Bill PR31 explained in plain English
Vaughan Basketball Inc. Act, 2025
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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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.
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Bill PR31 revives Vaughan Basketball Inc., a corporation that was voluntarily dissolved in September 2024, and restores it to its legal position with all its property, rights, privileges, and liabilities as of the date of dissolution.
This is a special private bill that brings back Vaughan Basketball Inc., a company that was shut down in September 2024. Michelle McFarland-Howell, who was the sole director when the company closed, asked the Ontario government to revive it so she can continue running the business under that corporation's name. The law restores the company to the same legal position it had when it dissolved, including all of its property, rights, and also all of its debts and liabilities, except for any rights that other people may have gained after the company was dissolved. The law comes into effect on the day it received Royal Assent, which was June 2, 2026.
- Revives Vaughan Basketball Inc., a corporation that was voluntarily dissolved on September 5, 2024
- Restores the corporation to its legal position as of the date of dissolution, including all property, rights, privileges, and franchises
- Restores all liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts that the corporation had at the time of dissolution
- Comes into force on June 2, 2026 (the date it received Royal Assent)
- Michelle McFarland-Howell (the applicant and sole director of Vaughan Basketball Inc.)
- Vaughan Basketball Inc. (the corporation being revived)
- Any persons or entities with property rights, contracts, or claims against the corporation
- The revived corporation is restored to all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises as of September 5, 2024
- The revived corporation remains subject to all its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts as of September 5, 2024
- The corporation's revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after its dissolution
- September 5, 2024: Date of original voluntary dissolution of Vaughan Basketball Inc.
- June 2, 2026: Royal Assent received and the Act comes into force
- The bill text does not specify details about what business activities Vaughan Basketball Inc. will conduct
- The bill text does not provide information about the financial condition of the corporation at the time of dissolution
- The practical effect of 'any rights acquired by any person after its dissolution' is not detailed in the bill
The corporation was originally dissolved under this Act on September 5, 2024, and this Bill revives it from that dissolution
Source: Preamble
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