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Bill 235, Cannabis Licence Amendment Act, 2020

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 235 2020

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

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Cannabis Licence

Amendment Act, 2020 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

November 25, 2020

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

November 25, 2020

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 235

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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