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35 (1) Every person who, (a) contravenes any provision of this Act or the regulations; or (b) makes a statement in any document, material, evidence or information submitted or required by or for the purposes of this Act that, at the time and in the light of the circumstances under which it is made, is false or misleading with respect to any material fact or that omits to state any material fact, the omission of which makes the statement false or misleading, is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $2,000 or, if such person is a corporation, to a fine of not more than $20,000.  R.S.O. 1990, c. L.16, s. 35 (1). False statements wilful (2) No person is guilty of an offence referred to in clause (1) (b) if the person did not know that the statement was false or misleading and in the exercise of reasonable diligence could not have known that the statement was false or misleading.  R.S.O. 1990, c. L.16, s. 35 (2). Liability of directors and officers (3) Where a corporation is guilty of an offence under subsection (1), every director or officer of such corporation, and where the corporation is an extra-provincial corporation, every person acting as its representative in Ontario, who authorized, permitted or acquiesced in such an offence is also guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $2,000.  R.S.O. 1990, c. L.16, s. 35 (3).
35.0.1 (1) In this section, “business filing services” includes any of the duties and powers of the Registrar and related services. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 125. Agreements to provide business filing services (2) The Minister or a person designated by the Minister may, on behalf of the Crown in right of Ontario, enter into one or more agreements authorizing a person or entity to provide business filing services on behalf of the Crown, the government, the Minister, the Registrar or other government official. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 125. Not Crown agent (3) A person or entity that has entered into an agreement under subsection (2) for the provision of business filing services is not an agent of the Crown for any purpose despite the Crown Agency Act, unless a regulation provides otherwise. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 125. Use, etc., of records and information (4) An agreement entered into under subsection (2) may also include provisions respecting the use, disclosure, sale or licensing of records and information required under this Act. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 125. Discretion to delegate unaffected by agreement (5) An agreement entered into under subsection (2) does not affect the Registrar’s power to delegate any duties or powers under subsection 1.1 (2) of the Business Names Act. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 125. No power to waive or refund fees for services (6) A person or entity that has entered into an agreement under subsection (2) for the provision of business filing services may not waive or refund all or part of any fee for such a service that is payable to the Province of Ontario, but the person or entity may pay all or part of the fee on behalf of the person or entity to whom the service was provided. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 125. Deemed date of receipt by Registrar (7) Declarations and other documents and information sent to a person or entity that has entered into an agreement under subsection (2), that authorizes the person or entity to receive declarations and other documents and information on behalf of the Registrar, are deemed to be received by the Registrar on the date that they are received by the authorized person or entity. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 125. Agreements for use, etc., of records and information (8) The Minister or the Registrar, or a person designated by the Minister or the Registrar, may enter into an agreement with any person or entity respecting the use, disclosure, sale or licensing of records and information required under this Act. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 125. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 125 - 19/10/2021 Minister’s regulations and orders
35.2 (1) Where a notice or other document is required to be sent to the Registrar under this Act, the Registrar may accept a copy of it if it meets the Registrar’s requirements established under this Act. 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 2. Exception, certain declarations (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to declarations filed by in-person delivery or mail unless, under this Act, the Registrar permits a copy of such declarations to be filed instead of the original. 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 2. Copy deemed original (3) A copy referred to in subsection (1) is deemed to satisfy any requirements under this Act for an original to be sent to the Registrar. 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 2. Issuance by Registrar (4) An issuance by the Registrar under this Act in respect of a notice or other document, including declarations, is deemed to comply with requirements under this Act for issuance if it complies, with necessary modifications, with all the requirements of this Act other than any requirements respecting originals, duplicates and number of documents. 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2011, c. 1, Sched. 5, s. 6 (2) - 30/03/2011 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 126 (1) - 19/10/2021 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 2 - 19/10/2021
35.2.1 For greater certainty, in respect of requirements under this Act respecting the signing of declarations and other documents filed with the Registrar, any declarations and other documents that meet the Registrar’s requirements established under this Act are deemed to satisfy any requirements for a signature under this Act. 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 3. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 3 - 12/05/2020 Note: On the day section 9 of Schedule 1 (Alternative Filing Methods for Business Act, 2020) to the COVID-19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario Act, 2020 comes into force, the Act is amended by adding the following section: (See: 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 4) Documents filed under Alternative Filing Methods for Business Act, 2020 35.2.2 Documents filed by a method specified under the Alternative Filing Methods for Business Act, 2020, as it read immediately before it was repealed, are deemed to have been filed by in-person delivery or mail for the purposes of this Act. 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 4. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 4 - not in force
35.3 (1) Subject to subsection (3), the Registrar may require that forms approved by the Registrar be used for any purpose under this Act. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 126 (1). Non-application of Legislation Act, 2006 (2) Part III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006 does not apply to a requirement established by the Registrar under subsection (1). 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 126 (1). Regulation re power of attorney form (3) The Registrar may make regulations prescribing the form of the power of attorney referred to in subsection 25 (4). 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 126 (1). Same (4) A regulation made under subsection (3) may incorporate, by reference, a power of attorney form as it may be amended from time to time. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 126 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 126 (1) - 19/10/2021