Representation Act, 2015, S.O. 2015, c. 31, Sched. 1

• Jurisdiction: Ontario

Representation Act, 2015

S.o. 2015, chapter 31
Schedule 1

Consolidation Period: From December 31, 2017 to the e-Laws currency date.

Last amendment: 2017, c. 18, s. 1-3.

Definitions

1 In this Act,

“federal Act” means the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Canada); (“loi fédérale”)

“federal electoral district” means an electoral district established under the federal Act. (“circonscription électorale fédérale”)

Redistribution

2 (1) For the purpose of representation in the Legislative Assembly, Ontario is divided into the following electoral districts:

1. The 13 northern electoral districts, whose names and boundaries are set out in the Schedule.

2. In the part of Ontario that lies outside the 13 northern electoral districts, 111 southern electoral districts whose names and boundaries are identical to those of the federal electoral districts that come into effect on the first dissolution of Parliament after May 1, 2014. 2017, c. 18, s. 1 (1, 2).

Effective date

(2) The redistribution described in subsection (1) takes effect immediately after the first dissolution of the Legislature after November 30, 2016.

Existing electoral districts maintained until effective date

(3) Until the redistribution described in subsection (1) takes effect, Ontario is divided into 107 electoral districts with the names and boundaries that are in effect under the Representation Act, 2005 as it reads on the day before the day the Electoral Boundaries Act, 2015 receives Royal Assent.

Review, “Mushkegowuk-James Bay”

(4) The Attorney General shall undertake a review of the name of the Mushkegowuk-James Bay electoral district, in consultation with affected communities, and report any recommendations respecting the name to the Legislature. 2017, c. 18, s. 1 (3).

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

2017, c. 18, s. 1 (1-3) - 25/10/2017

One member per district

3 One member shall be returned to the Assembly for each electoral district.

4 Repealed: 2015, c. 31, s. 4 (13).

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

2015, c. 31, Sched. 1, s. 4 (13) - see 2016, c. 33, s. 36 (1) - 31/12/2017

2016, c. 33, s. 36 (1) - 01/01/2017

Advertisement of electoral districts

4.1 In the three months following the day the Representation Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017 receives Royal Assent, the Chief Electoral Officer shall publicly advertise the creation of the four new northern electoral districts created by that Act in those electoral districts. 2017, c. 18, s. 2.

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

2017, c. 18, s. 2 - 25/10/2017

5 Omitted (enacts short title of this Act).

Schedule
13 Northern Electoral Districts

(Paragraph 1 of subsection 2 (1))

1. Algoma-Manitoulin

Consisting of:

FIRSTLY:

All of the Territorial District of Algoma, EXCEPTING the City of Sault Ste. Marie and that part of the Rankin Location Indian Reserve No. 15D lying within the limits of the City of Sault Ste. Marie.

SECONDLY:

All those parts of the Territorial District of Sudbury described as:

(i) All that part lying west of the easterly limit of the geographic townships of Shenango, Lemoine, Carty, Pinogami, Biggs, Rollo, Swayze, Cunningham, Blamey, Shipley, Singapore, Burr and Edighoffer;

(ii) All that part lying south and west of a line described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of the geographic township of Acheson; thence easterly along the north boundary of the geographic townships of Acheson, Venturi and Ermatinger to the northeast corner of the geographic township of Ermatinger; thence southerly along the east boundary of the geographic townships of Ermatinger and Totten to the westerly limit of the former Regional Municipality of Sudbury (2000); thence generally southerly along the west limit of said former regional municipality to the northeast corner of the geographic township of Foster; thence southerly along the east boundary of the geographic townships of Foster and Curtin to the southeast corner of the geographic township of Curtin; thence easterly along the south limit of the geographic townships of Roosevelt, Hansen and Goschen to the southeast corner of the geographic township of Goschen; thence southerly along the west limit of the geographic township of Sale to the southwest corner thereof; thence easterly along the south limit of the geographic township of Sale to the southeast corner thereof; thence southerly along the west limit of the geographic townships of Kilpatrick and Travers and continuing southerly to the northeast corner of the Territorial District of Manitoulin on the west limit of the Territorial District of Sudbury.

THIRDLY:

All that part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay lying south and east of a line described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of the geographic Township of Downer; thence west astronomically to the intersection of a line drawn south astronomically from the southeast corner of the geographic Township of Bain; thence south astronomically to the intersection of a line drawn west astronomically from the southwest corner of the geographic township of McGill; thence east astronomically to longitude 86°00'W; thence southerly along longitude 86°00'W to the White River; thence generally westerly along said river to the northerly shore of Lake Superior; thence S45°00'W astronomically to the international boundary between Canada and the United States of America.

FOURTHLY:

All of the Territorial District of Manitoulin.

2. Kenora-Rainy River

Consisting of:

FIRSTLY:

All that part of the Territorial District of Kenora lying south of a line described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of a railway right-of-way and the east limit of the Territorial District of Kenora at approximate latitude 50º14'20"N; thence southwesterly along said railway right-of-way to its intersection with the east limit of the Municipality of Sioux Lookout; thence generally southerly and westerly along the east and south limits of said Municipality to the southwest corner thereof; thence northerly along the west limit of said Municipality to the northeast corner of the geographic township of Lomond; thence westerly along the north limit of the geographic townships of Lomond, McIlraith, Breithaupt, Daniel, Rowell, Ladysmith, Wauchope, Buller and Redvers to the northwest corner of the geographic township of Redvers; thence southerly to the southwest corner thereof; thence westerly and southerly along the north and west limit of the geographic township of Smellie to the southwest corner thereof; thence westerly along the north limits of the geographic townships of Bridges, Tustin, MacNicol and Jackman to the easterly water’s edge of Silver Lake; thence westerly on the production of the north limit of the geographic township of Jackman to its intersection of the northerly production of the east limit of lot 1, concession 3, of the geographic township of Pettypiece; thence northerly to the southeast limit of lot 1, concession 5, geographic township of Pettypiece and continuing northerly along the east limit of said township to the northeast corner thereof; thence westerly along the north limit of the geographic township of Pettypiece to the east limit of the geographic township of Redditt; thence northerly, westerly and southerly along the east, north and west limits of the geographic township of Redditt to the north limit of the City of Kenora; thence westerly along the north limit of said City of Kenora to the northeast corner of The Dalles I.R. 38C; thence generally northwesterly and southerly along the north and west limits of The Dalles I.R. 38C to an intersection with the easterly production of the north limit of the geographic township of Umbach; thence westerly along said production to the southeast corner of the Minaki Local Services Board Area as described in the Schedule to Ontario Regulation 212/83; thence generally northerly, westerly and southerly along the east, north and west exterior limits of said Local Services Board Area to the north limit of the geographic township of Umbach; thence westerly along the north limit of the geographic townships of Umbach and Pelican to the southeast corner of the geographic township of Rudd; thence northerly and westerly along the east and north limit of the geographic township of Rudd to the northeast corner of the geographic township of Noyon; thence westerly along the north limit of the geographic township of Noyon to the interprovincial boundary between Ontario and Manitoba.

SECONDLY:

All that...