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Bill 220, Election Finances Amendment Act (Quarterly Allowances), 2024

Downey, Hon. Doug Attorney General

Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2024,

chapter 23

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader’s

aid to Bill 220 and does not form part of the law.

Bill 220 has been enacted as

Chapter 23 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2024.

The

Election Finances Act is amended to continue

quarterly allowances for registered parties and registered constituency

associations for 2025 and 2026. The commencement of the amendments that would end

such allowances is changed from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2027.

Bill 220 2024

Act to amend the Election Finances Act

His

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

(1) Subsection 32.1 (2.1) of the Election

Finances Act is repealed.

(2) Subparagraph

1 ii of subsection 32.1 (5) of the Act is amended by striking out “2024” at the

end and substituting “2024 or a subsequent year”.

Restoring

Trust, Transparency and Accountability Act, 2018

Subsection 7 (2) of

Schedule 13 to the Restoring Trust,

Transparency and Accountability Act, 2018 is amended by striking out

“2025” at the end and substituting “2027”.

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Election Finances Amendment Act (Quarterly Allowances), 2024 .

Bill 220 Original (PDF)

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Election Finances Act is amended to continue

quarterly allowances for registered parties and registered constituency

associations for 2025 and 2026. The commencement of the amendments that would end

such allowances is changed from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2027.

Bill 220 2024

Act to amend the Election Finances Act

His

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

(1) Subsection 32.1 (2.1) of the Election

Finances Act is repealed.

(2) Subparagraph

1 ii of subsection 32.1 (5) of the Act is amended by striking out “2024” at the

end and substituting “2024 or a subsequent year”.

Restoring

Trust, Transparency and Accountability Act, 2018

Subsection 7 (2) of

Schedule 13 to the Restoring Trust,

Transparency and Accountability Act, 2018 is amended by striking out

“2025” at the end and substituting “2027”.

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Election Finances Amendment Act (Quarterly Allowances), 2024 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

November 19, 2024

Royal Assent

Royal Assent received

November 7, 2024

Third Reading

Vote

Carried

November 7, 2024

Third Reading

Question put

November 7, 2024

Second Reading

Ordered for Third Reading pursuant to the Order of the House

November 7, 2024

Second Reading

Vote

Carried

November 7, 2024

Second Reading

Question put

November 7, 2024

Second Reading

Debated

November 7, 2024

First Reading

Motion to arrange proceedings

November 6, 2024

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

November 6, 2024

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

November 6, 2024

Carried

Ordered for Second Reading

November 7, 2024

Motion to arrange proceedings

Second Reading

November 7, 2024

Principal Debaters

Downey, Hon. Doug

Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte

Fraser, John

Ottawa South

Schreiner, Mike

Guelph

Vanthof, John

Timiskaming—Cochrane

Question put

Carried

Ordered for Third Reading pursuant to the Order of the House

Third Reading

November 7, 2024

Question put

Carried

Royal Assent

November 19, 2024

Royal Assent received