Parliamentary Notice

Royal Assent

The Province Of Ontario

Toronto, Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 3:10 p.m.

In the name of Her Majesty the Queen, His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, assented to the following bills in his office:-

Bill 37
An Act to amend the Child and Family Services Act to protect Ontario’s children.
[S.O. 2008, Chapter 21]

Bill 98
An Act to promote the sale of Ontario produced agricultural products by amending the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act.
[S.O. 2008, Chapter 22]

Bill 99
An Act to protect and restore the ecological health of the Lake Simcoe watershed and to amend the Ontario Water Resources Act in respect of water quality trading.
[S.O. 2008, Chapter 23]

Bill 100
An Act to amend the Corporations Tax Act and the Taxation Act, 2007.
[S.O. 2008, Chapter 24]

Bill 111
An Act to proclaim Emancipation Day.
[S.O. 2008, Chapter 25]

Bill 124
An Act to amend the Smoke-Free Ontario Act with respect to cigarillos.
[S.O. 2008, Chapter 26]

Bill Pr9
An Act to revive 2029652 Ontario Ltd.
[S.O. 2008, Chapter Pr8]

Bill Pr10
An Act respecting Master’s College and Seminary.
[S.O. 2008, Chapter Pr9]

Bill Pr11
An Act to revive Eugerry Investments Limited.
[S.O. 2008, Chapter Pr10]

Bill Pr12
An Act to revive Porcupine Goldtop Mines Limited and to change its name to Porcupine Goldor Mines Limited.
[S.O. 2008, Chapter Pr11]

Bill Pr13
An Act to revive 2076467 Ontario Inc.
[S.O. 2008, Chapter Pr12]

Bill Pr14
An Act to revive 1068080 Ontario Limited.
[S.O. 2008, Chapter Pr13]

Bill Pr19
An Act to revive Able Insurance Brokers Ltd.
[S.O. 2008, Chapter Pr14]

Bill Pr20
An Act respecting the Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Jewish Community Campus.
[S.O. 2008, Chapter Pr15]

Deborah Deller
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
(142-G001)

Election Finances Act

Statement by the Chief Electoral Officer Related to the Indexation Factor for the Five-Year Period 2009 - 2013

Pursuant to section 40.1, subsection 2 of the Election Finances Act, R.S.O 1990, Chapter E.7, as amended, notice is hereby given of the statement of the indexation factor required by section 40.1, subsection 1, applicable to the five-year period from January 1st 2009 to December 31st 2013. The indexation factor was calculated based on the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Canada for prices of all items for the 60-month period ending October 31st, 2008 as published by Statistics Canada, rounded to the nearest two decimal points.

The indexation factor for the five-year period 2009 to 2013 will be 1.24.

Accordingly, the amounts provided in subsection 18(1), subsections 38(2), (3.1) and (3.4), subsection 40(7), and subsection 44(2) of the Election Finances Act are deemed to have been adjusted as follows:

Subsection

Base Amount ($)

Applicable amount 2009-2013 ($)

18(1)1

7,500

9,300

18(1)2

1,000

1,240

18(1)3

5,000

6,200

18(1)4

1,000

1,240

18(1)5

5,000

6,200

38(2)

0.60

0.74

38(3.1)

0.96

1.19

38(3.4)

7,000

8,680

40(7)(a)(i)

1,200

1,488

40(7)(b)(i)

600

744

40(7)(c)(i)

1,000

1,240

40(7)(d)(i)

800

992

44(2)

7,000

8,680


Dated this 1st day of January, 2009

Greg Essensa
Chief Electoral Officer
(142-G002)