ontario regulation 70/04

made under the

arthur wishart act (Franchise disclosure), 2000

Made: January 15, 2004
Filed: March 22, 2004
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: April 10, 2004

Amending O. Reg. 9/01

(Exemption of Franchisors under Subsection 13 (1) of the Act)

1. (1) Clause 2 (1) (b) of Ontario Regulation 9/01 is revoked and the following substituted:

(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;

(2) Clause 2 (1) (d) of the Regulation is amended by adding “or iii” after “2 i”.

(3) Clause 2 (1) (e) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(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.

 

Made by:

Jim Watson

Minister of Consumer and Business Services

Date made: January 15, 2004.