[36] Bill 81 Original (PDF)
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater
Toronto Foundation Act, 1997
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The purpose of the Bill is set out in the Preamble.
Bill Pr811997
An Act respecting the
Chinese Cultural Centre of
Greater Toronto Foundation
Preamble
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto Foundation has applied for special legislation to authorize the cancellation of taxes for municipal and school purposes in respect of certain land that Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto has contracted to purchase in the City of Scarborough and intends to hold in trust for Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto Foundation. The applicant represents that it is a registered charitable organization within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada). The applicant further represents that Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto has entered a contract to purchase a freehold interest in 5183 Sheppard Avenue East in the City of Scarborough in October 1997.
It is appropriate to grant the application.
Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
Definitions
1. In this Act,
"City" means The Corporation of the City of Scarborough or, after January 1, 1998, its successor;
"land" means the land, as defined in the Assessment Act, and described in the Schedule;
"Metro" means The Corporation of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto;
"Metro School Board" means The Metropolitan Toronto School Board or, after January 1, 1998, its successor or replacement school board or boards or school authority or authorities.
Tax cancellation
2. (1) Despite Parts VIII and XVII of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto Act, the City may pass by-laws cancelling the taxes payable for municipal purposes, other than local improvement rates, on the land if,
(a) the land is beneficially owned by Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto Foundation;
(b) the land is occupied and used solely for the purposes of Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto Foundation and Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto;
(c) Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto Foundation is a registered charity within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada); and
(d) Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto is a not-for-profit corporation governed by Part III of the Corporations Act.
Conditions
(2) A tax cancellation under subsection (1) may be subject to such conditions as may be set out in the by-law.
Metro resolution
3. (1) Despite Parts VIII and XVII of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto Act, Metro may by resolution direct the City to cancel the taxes payable on the land for metropolitan purposes.
Notice
(2) Metro shall forward a copy of a resolution passed under subsection (1) to the City.
Metropolitan tax cancellation
(3) When the City receives a resolution passed under subsection (1), it shall by by-law cancel the taxes directed to be cancelled by the resolution.
School board resolution
4. (1) Despite Parts VIII and XVII of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto Act, the Metro School Board may by resolution direct the City to cancel the taxes payable on the land for all school purposes.
Notice
(2) The Metro School Board shall forward a copy of a resolution passed under subsection (1) to the City.
School tax cancellation
(3) When the City receives a resolution passed under subsection (1), it shall by by-law cancel the taxes directed to be cancelled by the resolution.
Notification to Minister
(4) The clerk of the City shall forward a copy of a by-law passed under subsection (3) to the Minister of Education and Training and shall notify the Minister if the by-law ceases to be in effect.
Notice to assessment commissioner
5. (1) The clerk of the City shall forward a copy of any by-law passed by the City under this Act to the assessment commissioner and shall notify the assessment commissioner if the by-law ceases to be in effect.
Collector's roll
(2) The treasurer of the City shall strike from the collector's roll each year that portion of the taxes that is no longer due and payable by reason of the by-law passed.
Chargeback
6. (1) Section 421 of the Municipal Act applies with necessary modifications to taxes cancelled under sections 3 and 4.
Notification
(2) The clerk of the City shall notify the Minister of Education and Training of the amount of taxes charged back to the Metro School Board under subsection (1).
Duration of by-law
7. (1) A by-law passed under subsection 3 (3) remains in effect so long as the resolution passed under subsection 3 (1) remains in effect.
Same
(2) A by-law passed under subsection 4 (3) remains in effect so long as the resolution passed under subsection 4 (1) remains in effect.
By-law ceases to have effect
8. A by-law passed under this Act ceases to have effect if any of the conditions set out in clause 2 (1) (a), (b), (c) or (d)is not met.
Commencement
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Short title
10. The short title of this Act is the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto Foundation Act, 1997.
Schedule
The land situate in the City of Scarborough in the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto being composed of Part of block 7, registered plan 66M-2300, City of Scarborough, Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.