O. Reg. 425/99: REPORTS ON ELECTORAL GROUPS, Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2
Education Act
ONTARIO REGULATION 425/99
Amended to: O. Reg. 412/00
REPORTS ON ELECTORAL GROUPS
Note: This Regulation was revoked on June 30, 2000. See: O. Reg. 412/00, s. 28.
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
1.(1)In this Regulation,
“Assessment Corporation” means the Ontario Property Assessment Corporation established by the Ontario Property Assessment Corporation Act, 1997; (“Société”)
“election year” means the year of a regular election as determined under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. (“année d’élections”)
(2)In this Regulation, the electoral group of a district school board is the group composed of all persons who are,
(a) supporters of the board;
(b) electors of the board; or
(c) dependants of supporters or electors of the board.
(3)In this Regulation, the electoral groups of a school authority are the following:
1. The group composed of all persons who are,
i. supporters of the school authority who are French-language rights holders,
ii. electors of the school authority who are French-language rights holders, and
iii. dependants of persons described in subparagraphs i and ii.
2. The group composed of all persons who are,
i. supporters of the school authority who are not French-language rights holders,
ii. electors of the school authority who are not French-language rights holders, and
iii. dependants of persons described in subparagraph i and ii. O. Reg. 425/99, s. 1.
2.(1)Before February 15 in each election year, the Assessment Corporation shall, in respect of each board, for each area set out in subsection (2), determine the population of the board’s electoral group or groups whose members are resident in the area on January 1 of that year.
(2)The areas referred to in subsection (1) are:
1. Each municipality that is not divided into wards.
2. Each ward of a municipality that is divided into wards.
3. Each area that is deemed under Ontario Regulation 467/97 or 468/97 to be a district municipality for the purposes of clause 257.12 (3) (a) of the Act.
4. Each area that is deemed under the Act to be attached to a municipality for election purposes.
5. Each part of territory without municipal organization that is deemed under the Moosonee Development Area Board Act to be a locality.
(3)Subject to subsection (4), the Assessment Corporation shall use the boundaries of each area that will be used under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 for the purpose of the regular election in that year.
(4)In determining what boundaries will be used for the purpose of subsection (3), the Assessment Corporation shall not take into account a decision affecting a boundary in respect of which there is a right of appeal if, on January 1 of the election year,
(a) the period during which an appeal may be brought has not expired; or
(b) an appeal has been brought but has not been finally determined.
(5)By February 15 of each election year the Assessment Corporation shall,
(a) report to the Minister each of its determinations under subsection (1);
(b) report to the clerk of each municipality each of its determinations under subsection (1) in respect of each board, the area of jurisdiction of which is wholly or partially the same as the municipality; and
(c) report to the secretary of each board each of its determinations under subsection (1) in respect of that board. O. Reg. 425/99, s. 2.