An Act respecting Ronald McDonald House (Hamilton) — Private Bill PR18 (38th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill PR18, 38-2

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2ND SESSION, 38TH LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2006 Bill Pr18 (Chapter Pr2 Statutes of Ontario, 2006)

An Act respecting Ronald McDonald House (Hamilton) Ms Marsales 1st Reading May 8, 2006 2nd Reading June 22, 2006 3rd Reading June 22, 2006 Royal Assent June 22, 2006 Printed by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Bill Pr18

An Act respecting Ronald McDonald House (Hamilton)

Preamble The board of directors of Kids Care Oncology Central West Ontario has applied for special legislation to exempt certain land from taxation for municipal and school purposes, other than local improvement rates, while the land is used for a specified purpose. The applicant represents that Kids Care Oncology Central West Ontario was incorporated under the Corporations Act on May 28, 1991 and is a registered char ity within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada).

The applicant also represents that Kids Care Oncology Central West Ontario operates the Ronald McDonald House in Hamilton on land it owns to provide temporary lodging for families of seriously ill children receiving medical treat ment from Hamilton area hospitals. It is appropriate to grant the application. Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: Definition 1. In this Act, “specified property” means th e land, as defined in the Assessment Act, municipally known as Main Street West, in the City of Hamilton.

Tax exemption by-law 2. The council of the City of Hamilton may pass by- laws exempting the specified property from taxes for municipal purposes, other than local improvement rates, if, (

a) the specified property is occupied and used solely for the purposes of the Ronald McDonald House operated by Kids Care Oncology Central West Ontario or a corporation controlled by it; and (

b) Kids Care Oncology Central West Ontario is a registered charity within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada). Property exempt from school taxes 3. If the council of the City of Hamilton passes a by- law under

section 2, the specified property is also exempt from taxes for school purposes for so long as the by-law remains in effect. Commencement 4. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title 5. The

short title of this Act is the Ronald McDonald House (Hamilton) Act, 2006.

Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill PR18, 38-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p38 s2 bill pr18 bill text 38 2 en pr018ra.pdf
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	96271bc577a093084685ca3e6f8ac09f52e2816c

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