[39] Bill 26 Royal Assent (PDF)
Bill PR26 2009
An Act respecting The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of London, in Ontario
Preamble
The General Superior and the General Council of The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of London, in Ontario have applied for special legislation to exempt certain land from taxation for municipal and school purposes, other than local improvement rates, while the land is used for a specified purpose.
The applicants represent that The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of London, in Ontario was incorporated by An Act to incorporate the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of London, in Ontario, being chapter 92 of the Statutes of Ontario, 1870-1. That Act was amended by An Act to amend the Act to Incorporate the Sisters of St. Joseph, of the Diocese of London in Ontario, being chapter 95 of the Statutes of Ontario, 1915. The 1915 Act was amended by An Act respecting The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of London, being chapter 70 of the Statutes of Ontario, 1938.
The applicants represent that The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of London, in Ontario is a not-for-profit religious Roman Catholic order of women whose members are devoted to life-long learning and relief of the poor, and that The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of London, in Ontario is a registered charity within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
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:
Definition
1. In this Act,
"specified property" means the land, as defined in the Assessment Act, municipally known as 485 Windermere Road in the City of London and legally known as Parts 6, 7, 9 and 18 on Reference Plan 33R16346, deposited in the Middlesex Land Registry Office (No. 33).
Tax exemption by-law
2. The council of the City of London may pass by-laws exempting the specified property from taxes for municipal and school purposes, other than local improvement rates, if,
(a) the specified property is owned, occupied and used solely for the purposes of The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of London, in Ontario; and
(b) The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of London, in Ontario is a registered charity within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
Commencement
3. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Short title
4. The short title of this Act is the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of London, in Ontario Act (Tax Relief), 2009.