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Ontario Bill 85

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
May 18, 2023
Building a Strong Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2023
  • This explanatory note provides information about Bill 85, which has been enacted as Chapter 8 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2023. The bill includes amendments to various statutes, including the Dedicated Funding for Public Transportation Act, the Financial Professionals Title Protection Act, the Fuel Tax Act, the Gasoline Tax Act, the Insurance Act, the Liquor Tax Act, the Ministry of Revenue Act, the Ontario Guaranteed Annual Income Act, the Taxation Act, 2007, and the Tobacco Tax Act. The amendments include changes to the calculation of dedicated funding for public transportation, rules governing the use of protected titles for financial professionals, amendments to the Fuel Tax Act and Gasoline Tax Act regarding the definition of fuel and the calculation of distances traveled, changes to the Insurance Act regarding individual variable insurance contracts, amendments to the Liquor Tax Act regarding taxes on beer and wine, provisions for the collection of information from Transport Canada under the Ministry of Revenue Act, changes to the Ontario Guaranteed Annual Income Act regarding monthly benefits and automatic indexing, amendments to the Taxation Act, 2007 regarding non-refundable tax credits, penalties for unregistered importers and exporters, and the small business deduction, and changes to the Tobacco Tax Act regarding tear tape and definitions. These amendments have different commencement dates, some of which are retroactive.
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Assembly Motion No. 4275

43rd Parl. 1st Sess. (ON)
May 18, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
  • Bill 85
  • Latest: Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2023, chapter 8
  • Third Reading of Bill 85, An Act to implement Budget measures and to amend various statutes.

Assembly Motion No. 4274

43rd Parl. 1st Sess. (ON)
May 18, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
  • Bill 85
  • Latest: Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2023, chapter 8
  • Motion for closure on the motion for Third Reading of Bill 85, An Act to implement Budget measures and to amend various statutes.

Assembly Motion No. 4304

43rd Parl. 1st Sess. (ON)
March 30, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
  • Bill 85
  • Latest: Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2023, chapter 8
  • Second Reading of Bill 85, An Act to implement Budget measures and to amend various statutes.

Assembly Motion No. 4303

43rd Parl. 1st Sess. (ON)
March 30, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
  • Bill 85
  • Latest: Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2023, chapter 8
  • Motion for closure on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 85, An Act to implement Budget measures and to amend various statutes.