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Ontario Bill 146

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
December 04, 2023
Building a Strong Ontario Together Act (Budget Measures), 2023
  • This explanatory note provides information about Bill 146, which has been enacted as Chapter 21 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2023. The bill includes amendments to various statutes, including the Commodity Futures Act, Construction Act, Fuel Tax Act, Gasoline Tax Act, Ministry of Revenue Act, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act, Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, Securities Act, Securities Commission Act, Taxation Act, Vaping Product Taxation Coordination Act, and Investment Management Corporation of Ontario Act. Some highlights of the amendments include the establishment of protection for whistle-blowers and protection from reprisals, changes to the powers of the Capital Markets Tribunal, automatic application of certain orders and settlement agreements made by authorities responsible for the regulation of commodities or contracts, rules governing the distribution of disgorged amounts, immunity for acts or omissions done in compliance with Ontario commodity futures law, and amendments to taxation laws. These amendments have different effective dates, and the bill does not form part of the law itself.
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