O. Reg. 310/18: GENERAL
filed April 23, 2018 under Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. A.31
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made under the
Assessment Act
Made: April 20, 2018
Filed: April 23, 2018
Published on e-Laws: April 24, 2018
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: May 12, 2018
Amending O. Reg. 282/98
(GENERAL)
1. (1) Ontario Regulation 282/98 is amended by adding the following section after the heading “Part IX Miscellaneous”:
Enumeration for Municipal Elections and Elections in Non-Municipal Territory
42.7 (1) For the purpose of subsection 15 (1) of the Act, the assessment corporation shall conduct an enumeration of the inhabitants of each municipality and locality in the following manner:
1. Information on the inhabitants contained in the database of the assessment corporation shall be confirmed with information contained in the National Register of Electors maintained by Elections Canada, and with the Permanent Register of Electors for Ontario maintained by Elections Ontario.
2. The enumeration may be additionally made by mail, internet-based elector confirmation and registration services, or by making such other inquiries or undertaking such other research as the assessment corporation deems advisable.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the following information shall be collected in respect of each inhabitant of the municipality or locality:
1. The inhabitant’s name (last, middle and first name).
2. The inhabitant’s gender.
3. The inhabitant’s date of birth (year, month and day).
4. The inhabitant’s citizenship status (Canadian citizen or not).
5. The inhabitant’s occupancy status (owner, tenant, spouse of owner or tenant or other).
6. The location of the inhabitant’s primary residence (the unit being enumerated, elsewhere in the municipality or locality or elsewhere in the province).
7. Religion (Roman Catholic or not).
8. Whether the inhabitant is a French-language rights holder.
9. The type of school board that the inhabitant supports.
(3) For the purposes of subsection 15 (2) of the Act, the assessment corporation shall conduct an enumeration of the inhabitants of non-municipal territory that is not located in a locality in the following manner:
1. Information on the inhabitants contained in the database of the assessment corporation shall be confirmed with information contained in the National Register of Electors maintained by Elections Canada, and with the Permanent Register of Electors for Ontario maintained by Elections Ontario.
2. The enumeration may be additionally made by mail, internet-based elector confirmation and registration services, or by making such other inquiries or undertaking such other research as the assessment corporation deems advisable.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the following information shall be collected in respect of each inhabitant of the non-municipal territory:
1. The inhabitant’s name (last, middle and first name).
2. The inhabitant’s gender.
3. The inhabitant’s date of birth (year, month and day).
4. The inhabitant’s citizenship status (Canadian citizen or not).
5. The inhabitant’s occupancy status (owner, tenant, spouse of owner or tenant or other).
6. The location of the inhabitant’s primary residence (the unit being enumerated, elsewhere in the non-municipal territory or elsewhere in the province).
(5) An enumeration under subsection (1) or (3) shall be conducted for each regular election under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. It may commence at any time, but it must be completed prior to the delivery of the preliminary list under subsection 19 (1.1) of that Act.
(2) Paragraph 2 of subsection 42.7 (2) of the Regulation, as made by subsection (1), is revoked.
(3) Paragraph 2 of subsection 42.7 (4) of the Regulation, as made by subsection (1), is revoked.
Commencement
2. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.
(2) Subsections 1 (2) and (3) come into force on January 1, 2019.
Made by:
Pris par :
Le ministre des Finances,
Charles Sousa
Minister of Finance
Date made: April 20, 2018
Pris le : 20 avril 2018