O. Reg. 9/01: EXEMPTION OF FRANCHISORS UNDER SUBSECTION 13 (1) OF THE ACT

Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000
Loi Arthur Wishart de 2000 sur la divulgation relative aux franchises

ONTARIO REGULATION 9/01

Amended to O. Reg. 218/04

EXEMPTION OF FRANCHISORS UNDER SUBSECTION 13 (1) OF THE ACT

Historical version for the period August 10, 2004 to November 17, 2004.

Note: This Regulation is revoked on July 1, 2005. See: O. Reg. 9/01, s. 3.

This Regulation is made in English only.

Exemption

1. Pursuant to subsection 13 (1) of the Act, the following franchisors are exempt from the requirement to include the financial information described in clause 3 (1) (a) or (b) or subsection 3 (2) or (3) of Ontario Regulation 581/00 in a disclosure document, subject to the terms and conditions set out in section 2:

A & W Food Services of Canada Inc.

Ace Hardware Canada Limited

Amex Canada Inc.

Apple Auto Glass Limited

Belron Canada Incorporated/Belron Canada Incorporée

BMW Canada Inc.

Boston Pizza International Inc.

Bulk Barn Foods Limited

Burger King Restaurants of Canada Inc.

Cara Operations Limited

Carquest Canada Ltd.

Century 21 Real Estate Canada Ltd.

Consultour Inc.

Corbeil Electrique Inc./Corbeil Electric Inc.

DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc.

Dairy Queen Canada Inc.

DFO, Inc.

Discount Car & Truck Rentals Ltd.

Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited

General Motors of Canada Limited

Giant Tiger Stores Limited

Goodyear Canada Inc.

Great Atlantic & Pacific Company of Canada, Limited (The)

Groupe Cantrex Inc.

Hyundai Auto Canada, a registered name of Hyundai Motor America

International Truck and Engine Corporation Canada

Kampgrounds of America (Canada) Ltd.

Kelsey’s Restaurants Inc.

Land Rover Group Canada Inc.

Loblaws Inc.

Lumsden Brothers Limited

M & M Meat Shops Ltd.

Mack Canada Inc.

Mazda Canada Inc.

McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited

Midas Canada Inc.

Mikes Restaurants Inc.

Mister Transmission (International) Limited

National Car Rental System (Canada) Inc.

Nissan Canada Inc.

O.K. Tire Stores Inc.

Orange Julius Canada Limited

Petro-Canada

Pizza Delight Corporation

Pizza Nova Take Out Ltd.

Pizza Pizza Limited

The Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc.

Realstar Hotel Services Corp.

Red Robin International, Inc.

ServiceMaster of Canada Limited

Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.

Shoppers Drug Mart (London) Limited

Smitty’s Canada Limited

Snap-On Tools of Canada Ltd.

Sobeys Capital Incorporated

The Second Cup Ltd.

The TDL Group Ltd.

Toyota Canada Inc.

Travelodge Canada Corp.

Tricon Franchise (Canada) LP

UAP Inc.

Volkswagen Canada Inc.

Volvo Trucks Canada Inc.

Wendy’s Restaurants of Canada Inc.

Weston Foods Inc.

William E. Coutts Company, Limited

Yamaha Motor Canada Ltd.

Yogen Früz Canada Inc.

94272 Canada Limited

O. Reg. 9/01, ss. 1, 3 (1); O. Reg. 22/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 23/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 55/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 56/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 203/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 204/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 308/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 430/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 114/02, s. 1; O. Reg. 238/02, s. 1; O. Reg. 309/02, s. 1; O. Reg. 39/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 131/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 260/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 455/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 95/04, s. 1; O. Reg. 218/04, s. 1.

Terms and Conditions

2. (1) An exemption described in section 1 ceases to be effective if,

(a) the franchisor ceases to meet the exemption criteria set out in paragraph 1 of section 11 of Ontario Regulation 581/00;

(b) the franchisor no longer meets any of the following conditions:

1. The franchisor has at least 25 franchisees engaging in business at all times in Canada.

2. The franchisor has fewer than 25 franchisees engaging in business at all times in Canada and has at least 25 franchisees engaging in business at all times in a single jurisdiction other than Canada.

3. The franchisor does not meet the conditions of paragraph 1 or 2, but is controlled by a corporation that meets the conditions of paragraph 1.

4. The franchisor does not meet the conditions of paragraph 1 or 2, but is controlled by a corporation that meets the conditions of paragraph 2;

(c) the franchisor ceases to engage in the line of business associated with the franchise;

(d) in the case of a franchisor described in subparagraph 2 i or iii of section 11 of Ontario Regulation 581/00, a judgment, order or award relating to fraud, unfair or deceptive practices, or a law regulating franchises is made in Canada against any of the franchisor, the franchisor’s associates, and the directors, general partners and officers of the franchisor; or

(e) in the case of a franchisor described in subparagraph 2 ii or iv of section 11 of Ontario Regulation 581/00, a judgment, order or award relating to fraud, unfair or deceptive practices, or a law regulating franchises is made in Canada or in the jurisdiction referred to in subparagraph 2 ii of section 11 of that regulation against any of the franchisor, the franchisor’s associates, and the directors, general partners and officers of the franchisor. O. Reg. 9/01, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 70/04, s. 1.

(2) The franchisor is required to promptly notify the Minister if an exemption described in section 1 ceases to be effective or upon knowing that the exemption will cease to be effective at a future date. O. Reg. 9/01, s. 2 (2).

(3) If the franchisor is Pizza Pizza Limited, the franchisor is required to include, in a disclosure document that it provides, a statement that the following judgments have been made against it:

1. 887574 Ontario Inc. v. Pizza Pizza Limited (1995), 23 B.L.R. (2d) 259 (Ont. Ct. Gen. Div.).

2. 2632-750632-7502 Québec Inc. v. Pizza Pizza Canada Inc., [1995] Q.J. No. 1659 (Sup. Ct.). O. Reg. 204/01, s. 2.

Revocation

3. This Regulation is revoked on July 1, 2005. O. Reg. 260/03, s. 2.

4. Revoked: O. Reg. 204/01, s. 3.