An Act respecting the Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario — Private Bill PR43 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill PR43, 39-2

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2ND SESSION, 39TH LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2011 Bill Pr43 (Chapter Pr4 Statutes of Ontario, 2011)

An Act respecting the Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario Mr. Hoy 1st Reading December 9, 2010 2nd Reading April 13, 2011 3rd Reading April 13, 2011 Royal Assent May 4, 2011 Printed by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Bill Pr43

An Act respecting the Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario

Preamble The General Superior and the General Council of the Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario have applied for special legislation to exempt certain land from taxation for municipal and school purposes, other than local improvement rates, beginning June 28, 2010, while the land is used for a specified purpose. The applicants represent that the Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario was incorporated under the name The Ursuline Academy of Chatham by

An Act to incorporate the Ursuline Academy of Chatham , being

chapter of the Statutes of the Province of Canada, 1866, and that its name was changed to the Ursuline Reli- gious of the Diocese of London in Ontario by

An Act to amend The Act to incorporate the Ursuline Academy of Chatham, being

chapter of the Statutes of Ontario, 1916.

The applicants further repr esent that the Ursuline Reli- gious of the Diocese of London in Ontario owns a free- hold interest in the land at Merici Way in the Munici- pality of Chatham-Kent, which is used as its Mother- house, for the residence and care of its members and for religious and educational purposes, and that the Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario is a not- for-profit religious Roman Catholic order of women whose members are devoted to life-long learning and education and is a registered charity within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada).

It is appropriate to grant the application. Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and con- sent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of On- tario, enacts as follows: Definition 1. In this Act, “specified property” means th e land, as defined in the Assessment Act, municipally known as Merici Way in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent and legally de- scribed as Parts 1, 8 and of Registered Plan 24R7721, deposited in the Kent Land Registry Office (No. 24). Municipal tax exemption by-law 2.

The council of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent may pass by-laws exempting th e specified property from taxes for municipal purposes, other than local improve- ment rates, beginning June 28, 2010, if, (

a) the specified property is occupied and used solely for the purposes of the Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario; (

b) the Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario is the registered owner of the specified property; and (

c) the Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario is a registered charity within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada). Municipal tax cancellation by-law 3. If the council of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent passes a by-law under

section 2, it may pass by-laws can- celling the taxes for municipal purposes, other than local improvement rates, including interest and penalties, on the specified property for any year or part of a year, (

a) to which the exemption applies; and (

b) for which taxes have been levied. School taxes Tax exemption 4.

(1) If the council of the Municipality of Chatham- Kent passes a by-law under

section 2, the specified prop- erty is also exempt from taxes for school purposes for so long as the by-law remains in effect. Tax cancellation

(2) If the council of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent passes a by-law under

section 3, the taxes for school pur- poses on the specified propert y, including interest and penalties, are also cancelled for the years or part of a year for which the taxes for municipal purposes, other than local improvement rates, are cancelled. Chargeback

(3) Section 353 (taxes collected on behalf of other bod- ies) of the Municipal Act, 2001 applies to taxes cancelled by subsection (2). Commencement 5. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title 6. The

short title of this Act is the Ursuline Religious of London Act (Tax Relief), 2011.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill PR43, 39-2
Type	bill
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Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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