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Member of Provincial Parliament

Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy

  • MPP
  • Member of Provincial Parliament
  • Pickering—Uxbridge
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
  • Ontario
  • Suite 213 1550 Kingston Rd. Pickering, ON L1V 1C3
  • tel: 905-509-0336
  • fax: 905-509-0334
  • Peter.Bethlenfalvy@pc.ola.org

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Ontario Bill 180

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
May 16, 2024
Building a Better Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2024
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Ontario Bill 154

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
December 06, 2023
New Deal for Toronto Act, 2023
  • This document is a summary of two Acts: the Recovery Through Growth Act (City of Toronto), 2023 and the Rebuilding Ontario Place Act, 2023. The Acts address various matters related to the City of Toronto and the redevelopment of Ontario Place. The Recovery Through Growth Act requires discussions between the Government of Ontario and the City of Toronto on topics such as transportation, housing, and homelessness programs. The Rebuilding Ontario Place Act defines terms, vests certain real property to the Crown, and exempts certain undertakings from environmental assessments. The Acts also include provisions for compensation, regulations, and miscellaneous matters. The Acts will come into force on the day they receive Royal Assent.
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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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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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Ontario Bill 36

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
December 08, 2022
Progress on the Plan to Build Act (Budget Measures), 2022
  • This explanatory note provides additional information about Bill 36, which has been enacted as Chapter 23 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2022. The note explains that it is not part of the law itself. Schedule 1 of the bill adds a new part to the Electricity Act, 1998, which establishes a framework for the transfer and recognition of clean energy credits. These credits can only be transferred to specified electricity consumers if they are recognized on a clean energy credit registry. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is responsible for establishing or designating the registry. Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 amend the Fuel Tax Act and Gasoline Tax Act, respectively, to extend the period during which a reduction of tax payable by purchasers of clear fuel and gasoline is available. Schedule 4 enacts the Interim Appropriation for 2023-2024 Act, 2022, which authorizes expenditures pending the voting of supply for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2024. Schedule 5 amends the Legislative Assembly Act to repeal a subsection related to the salary freeze for members of the Legislative Assembly. Schedule 6 amends the Ontario Guaranteed Annual Income Act to double the amount payable to eligible recipients for the period of January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. Schedule 7 amends the Pension Benefits Act to include collective agreements as documents that create and support a pension plan. It also requires pension plans that provide target benefits to have funding and governance policies. Schedule 8 amends the Securities Act to authorize or require alternative methods of delivering documents to persons or companies under specified provisions of the Act. Schedule 9 enacts the Supplementary Interim Appropriation for 2022-2023 Act, 2022, which authorizes additional expenditures pending the voting of supply for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2023. Schedule 10 amends the Taxation Act, 2007, to provide different conditions for eligible tangible property expenditures in respect of leased real property. Each schedule has its own commencement date, which is specified in the bill.
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Ontario Bill 2

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
September 08, 2022
Plan to Build Act (Budget Measures), 2022
  • This is a summary of Bill 2, which is a law in Ontario. It includes several amendments to existing laws and the enactment of new laws. Here are the main points: - Schedule 1: The City of Toronto Act, 2006 is amended to allow the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) to enter into agreements with municipalities or local boards to operate and maintain parts of the local passenger transportation system within the city. - Schedule 2: The Insurance Act is amended to require insurers to provide information about automobile insurance fraud to the Chief Executive Officer or an agency designated by them. The Act is also amended to provide for related rules to be made by the Authority. - Schedule 3: The Ontario Capital Growth Corporation Act, 2008 is amended to change the name of the Corporation to Venture Ontario in English and Croissance Ontario in French. - Schedule 4: The Ontario Loan Act, 2022 is enacted, authorizing the Crown to borrow a maximum of $24.2 billion. - Schedule 5: The Taxation Act, 2007 is amended to make changes to the low-income individuals and families tax credit, the Ontario book publishing tax credit, and the regional opportunities investment tax credit. It also introduces a new Ontario seniors care at home tax credit. - Schedule 6: The Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 is amended to remove the requirement for the main offices of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board to be in the City of Toronto. Overall, these amendments and new laws cover various areas such as transportation, insurance, finance, taxation, and workplace safety.
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