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Bill PR29 explained in plain English

Hillsdale Land Corp. Act, 2023

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill PR29
Full title
Hillsdale Land Corp. Act, 2023
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 6, 2023

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Dec 6, 2023
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

The Hillsdale Land Corp. Act, 2023 revives Hillsdale Land Corp. to its legal position as it was before its dissolution.

What It Means

This Act revives Hillsdale Land Corp. The corporation was dissolved on June 20, 2022, under the Business Corporations Act. This revival means the corporation is restored to its legal status as if it had not been dissolved, including its property, rights, privileges, liabilities, contracts, and debts. This is subject to any rights that were acquired by others after the corporation's dissolution. The Act came into force on December 6, 2023, the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives the Hillsdale Land Corp.
  • Restores the corporation to its legal status, including its property, rights, privileges, and liabilities, as if it had not been dissolved.
  • States that the revival is subject to rights acquired by others after the corporation's dissolution.
  • Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Hillsdale Land Corp.
  • Barry Feiner (applicant, director, and president at the time of dissolution)
  • Any persons who acquired rights after the dissolution of Hillsdale Land Corp.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Hillsdale Land Corp. is restored to its legal position, including all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • Hillsdale Land Corp. is subject to all its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • The revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
Important Dates
  • The Act received Royal Assent and came into force on December 6, 2023.
  • Hillsdale Land Corp. was dissolved on June 20, 2022.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The revival of Hillsdale Land Corp. is explicitly stated to be subject to any rights acquired by any person after its dissolution. The specific nature or extent of these acquired rights is not detailed in the Act.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Hillsdale Land Corp.
revival

Hillsdale Land Corp. is revived and restored to its legal position as of the date of its dissolution, including all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises, and subject to all its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts, as if it had not been dissolved. This revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after its dissolution.

Source: Section 1

Commencement of the Act
commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Sep 27, 2023
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 6, 2023
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 6, 2023
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 6, 2023

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.

Sponsor
Brian Saunderson
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Simcoe—Grey
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

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Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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