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O. Reg. 352/20: TAX MATTERS - VACANT AND EXCESS LAND SUBCLASSES, TAX REDUCTIONS
filed July 7, 2020 under Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25
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made under the
Municipal Act, 2001
Made: July 6, 2020
Filed: July 7, 2020
Published on e-Laws: July 7, 2020
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: July 25, 2020
Amending O. Reg. 580/17
(TAX MATTERS - VACANT AND EXCESS LAND SUBCLASSES, TAX REDUCTIONS)
1. Clause 2 (1) (b) of Ontario Regulation 580/17 is amended by striking out “28” and substituting “34”.
2. The Regulation is amended by adding the following sections:
Township of Ear Falls
29. For the purposes of subsection 313 (1.3) of the Act, the Township of Ear Falls is authorized to pass a by-law providing that a tax rate reduction in paragraph 2, 3, 4 or 5 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act does not apply for a taxation year after 2019.
City of London
30. For the purposes of subsection 313 (1.3) of the Act, the City of London is authorized to pass a by-law providing that a tax rate reduction in paragraph 2, 3, 4 or 5 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act does not apply for a taxation year after 2019.
City of Thunder Bay
31. (1) For the purposes of subsection 313 (1.2) of the Act, in respect of the City of Thunder Bay, instead of the tax rate reduction described in paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act, the prescribed range is between 15 and 35 per cent for the 2020 taxation year.
(2) For the purposes of subsection 313 (1.3) of the Act, the City of Thunder Bay is authorized to pass a by-law providing that a tax rate reduction in paragraph 2, 3, 4 or 5 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act does not apply for a taxation year after 2020.
Regional Municipality of Peel
32. (1) For the purposes of subsection 313 (1.2) of the Act, in respect of the Regional Municipality of Peel, instead of the tax rate reduction described in paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act, the prescribed range is between 15 and 35 percent for the 2020 taxation year.
(2) For the purposes of subsection 313 (1.3) of the Act, the Regional Municipality of Peel is authorized to pass a by-law providing that a tax rate reduction in paragraph 2, 3, 4 or 5 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act does not apply for a taxation year after 2020.
City of Pembroke
33. (1) For the purposes of subsection 313 (1.2) of the Act, in respect of the City of Pembroke for the 2020 taxation year,
(a) instead of the tax rate reduction described in paragraph 2 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act, the prescribed range is between 20 and 35 per cent;
(b) instead of the tax rate reduction described in paragraph 3 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act, the prescribed range is between 25 and 35 per cent;
(c) instead of the tax rate reduction described in paragraph 4 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act, the prescribed range is between 20 and 35 per cent; and
(d) instead of the tax rate reduction described in paragraph 5 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act, the prescribed range is between 25 and 35 per cent.
(2) For the purposes of subsection 313 (1.2) of the Act, in respect of the City of Pembroke for the 2021 taxation year,
(a) instead of the tax rate reduction described in paragraph 2 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act, the prescribed range is between 10 and 35 per cent;
(b) instead of the tax rate reduction described in paragraph 3 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act, the prescribed range is between 15 and 35 per cent;
(c) instead of the tax rate reduction described in paragraph 4 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act, the prescribed range is between 10 and 35 per cent; and
(d) instead of the tax rate reduction described in paragraph 5 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act, the prescribed range is between 15 and 35 per cent.
(3) For the purposes of subsection 313 (1.3) of the Act, the City of Pembroke is authorized to pass a by-law providing that a tax rate reduction in paragraph 2, 3, 4 or 5 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act does not apply for a taxation year after 2021.
United Counties of Prescott and Russell
34. For the purposes of subsection 313 (1.3) of the Act, the United Counties of Prescott and Russell is authorized to pass a by-law providing that a tax rate reduction in paragraph 2, 3, 4 or 5 of subsection 313 (1) of the Act does not apply for a taxation year after 2020.
Commencement
3. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.
Made by:
Pris par :
Le ministre des Finances,
Rod Phillips
Minister of Finance
Date made: July 6, 2020
Pris le : 6 juillet 2020