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Bill PR3 explained in plain English

Gilda Investments Limited Act, 2025

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill PR3
Full title
Gilda Investments Limited Act, 2025
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 11, 2025

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 44th 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 11, 2025
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill PR3 revives Gilda Investments Limited, a corporation that was dissolved in 1995, and restores it to its legal status as of the date of dissolution.

What It Means

Bill PR3 is a special law that brings back (revives) a company called Gilda Investments Limited. The company was officially dissolved on January 21, 1995 because it failed to follow requirements under the Corporations Information Act. Gilda Lucy Price, the executor of her late mother's estate (Hanka Ann Hilary, who was the company's sole owner and director), applied for this special legislation to restore the company. According to the bill, business had continued to be done in the company's name even after it was dissolved. The bill restores the company to the same legal position it had on the day it was dissolved, including all its property, rights, and obligations. However, this restoration does not affect any rights that other people may have acquired after the company was dissolved. The law comes into force immediately upon receiving Royal Assent, which happened on December 11, 2025.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives Gilda Investments Limited as a corporation
  • Restores the corporation to its legal position as of January 21, 1995 (the date of its dissolution)
  • Returns all property, rights, privileges, and franchises the corporation had at the time of dissolution
  • Restores all liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts the corporation had at the time of dissolution
  • Preserves any rights acquired by other persons after the dissolution
  • Comes into force on Royal Assent (December 11, 2025)
Who Is Affected
  • Gilda Lucy Price (the applicant and executor of Hanka Ann Hilary's estate)
  • Gilda Investments Limited (the revived corporation)
  • Creditors and other parties with claims against the corporation at the time of dissolution
  • Any person who acquired rights related to the corporation after its dissolution (their rights are preserved)
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Gilda Investments Limited regains all rights and privileges it had before dissolution
  • Gilda Investments Limited becomes subject to all liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts it had before dissolution
  • Rights acquired by third parties after dissolution are not affected by this revival
Important Dates
  • January 21, 1995: Date of original dissolution of Gilda Investments Limited
  • December 11, 2025: Royal Assent received and Bill PR3 comes into force
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify what property, rights, or liabilities the corporation actually held at the time of dissolution
  • The bill does not detail what happens if the corporation's assets have been dealt with or distributed since 1995
  • The bill does not explain the procedure for the corporation to come into compliance with the Corporations Information Act going forward
  • The bill preserves rights acquired by third parties after dissolution but does not detail what those rights are or how they will be handled
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Business Corporations Act
affected

The dissolution of Gilda Investments Limited under section 241(4) of this Act is reversed by this bill's revival provision

Source: Section 1 and Preamble

Corporations Information Act
affected

Non-compliance with this Act caused the original dissolution of Gilda Investments Limited in 1995

Source: Preamble

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
May 13, 2025
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 10, 2025
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 10, 2025
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 11, 2025

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
Michelle Cooper
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Eglinton—Lawrence
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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