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Bill 29, Cannabis Licence Amendment Act, 2021

Stiles, Marit

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends

section 4 of the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018 to provide that, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, the Registrar shall consider a resolution of the council of the municipality, in which are located the premises for which a person makes an application for a retail store authorization, as proof of the needs and wishes of the residents of the municipality for the purposes of paragraph 5 of subsection 4 (6) of the Act.

Bill 29 2021

An Act to amend the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section 4 of the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018 is amended by adding the following subsections:

Resolution of council

(9.1) In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the Registrar shall consider a resolution of the council of the municipality, in which are located the premises for which a person makes an application for a retail store authorization, as proof of the needs and wishes of the residents of the municipality for the purposes of paragraph 5 of subsection (6).

Same

(9.2) A resolution referred to in subsection (9.1) may apply with respect to a particular application for a retail store authorization, to one or more areas within the municipality or to the entire municipality.

Same

(9.3) A resolution referred to in subsection (9.1) may include guidance with respect to the concentration of cannabis retail stores.

Commencement

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

Short title

3 The

short title of this Act is the Cannabis Licence Amendment Act, 2021 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

October 26, 2021

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

October 26, 2021

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 29

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Cannabis Licence Act, 2018

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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