Buy in Canada for Mass Transit Vehicles Act, 2007 Mauro, Bill — Bill 216 (38th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 216, 38-2

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Bill 216, Buy in Canada for Mass Transit Vehicles Act, 2007

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Bill 216 2007

Act to promote the purchase of mass transit vehicles that are made in Canada

Her

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

Purpose

1. The

purpose of this Act is to enact the principle that when mass transit vehicles

are purchased, public authorities achieve the best possible outcome for every

dollar spent by assessing the costs and benefits to government and the people

of Canada, rather than selecting solely on the basis of the lowest purchase

price.

Definition

2. In

this Act,

"mass

transit vehicles" include subway cars, rail transit cars, light rail cars,

buses and street cars.

Purchase

of mass transit vehicles

3. A

municipality that receives a grant, loan or other financial assistance from the

Province for the purchase of mass transit vehicles shall give a preference to

mass transit vehicles that are manufactured in Canada in accordance with

section 4.

Preference

(1) In

the purchase of mass transit vehicles, municipalities shall give a preference

of 30 per cent of the total dollar value of the contract to vehicles that are

manufactured in Canada.

Same

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply unless,

(

a) the

bid that includes mass transit vehicles manufactured in Canada is a compliant bid and conforms to the rules and procedure applicable to the

purchase process; and

(

b) the

Canadian manufactured vehicles are not inferior in quality to vehicles included

in bids that are lower in price, not taking the preference into account, that

are compliant bids and conform to the rules and procedure applicable to the

purchase process.

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 Buy in Canada for Mass

Transit Vehicles Act, 2007 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill gives a 30 per cent preference for the purchase of mass transit vehicles

that are made in Canada, if the municipality making the purchase receives funds

from the Province for the purchase.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

April 18, 2007

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April 18, 2007

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 216, 38-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p38 s2 bill 216 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	ba02cfb5ae245fc0e89f410e6aa751ff6964e5cc

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