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Bill PR5 explained in plain English

H.B. Arndt & Associates Ltd. Act, 2022

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 PR5
Full title
H.B. Arndt & Associates Ltd. Act, 2022
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 8, 2022

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 8, 2022
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

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Short Version

Bill PR5, the H.B. Arndt & Associates Ltd. Act, 2022, revives a dissolved corporation to allow its estate trustee to manage unclaimed funds.

What It Means

This Act, the H.B. Arndt & Associates Ltd. Act, 2022, revives the corporation H.B. Arndt & Associates Ltd. The corporation was dissolved on January 27, 2006. The revival is to allow the estate trustee to deal with unclaimed funds held in the corporation's name at financial institutions. The corporation is restored to its legal position as if it had not been dissolved, subject to existing rights acquired by others and its previous liabilities. The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives the corporation H.B. Arndt & Associates Ltd.
  • Restores the corporation to its legal position as of the date of its dissolution.
  • Specifies that the revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after its dissolution.
  • States that the corporation is subject to all its former liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • Makes the Act effective on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • H.B. Arndt & Associates Ltd.
  • John Bradley Arndt (estate trustee for the estate of Henry Bror Arndt)
  • Persons who acquired rights after the dissolution of H.B. Arndt & Associates Ltd.
  • Financial institutions holding unclaimed funds for H.B. Arndt & Associates Ltd.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The revived H.B. Arndt & Associates Ltd. is restored to its legal position, including all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • The revived corporation is subject to all its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts as of the date of its dissolution.
  • The revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
  • H.B. Arndt & Associates Ltd. was dissolved on January 27, 2006.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The revival is intended to allow the estate trustee to deal with unclaimed funds held in accounts at various financial institutions in the corporation's name.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The extent of rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution that might impact the revival is not specified.
  • The specific nature and amount of the 'unclaimed funds' are not detailed in the Act.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Business Corporations Act
affected by revival

The dissolution of H.B. Arndt & Associates Ltd. under this Act is reversed by the revival provided in Bill PR5.

Source: Preamble

H.B. Arndt & Associates Ltd. Act, 2022
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
Oct 25, 2022
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 7, 2022
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 7, 2022
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 8, 2022

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
Peggy Sattler
New Democratic Party of Ontario | London West
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.

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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