1 In this Act, “child” means a child born within or outside marriage and includes an adopted child and a person whom a parent has demonstrated a settled intention to treat as a child of his or her family; (“enfant”) “controlling interest” means the interest that a person has in a corporation when the person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over, equity shares of the corporation carrying more than 10 per cent of the voting rights attached to all equity shares of the corporation for the time being outstanding; (“intérêts majoritaires”) “council” means the council of a municipality; (“conseil”) “elector” means, (a)  in respect of a municipality, or a local board thereof, other than a school board, a person entitled to vote at a municipal election in the municipality, and (b)  in respect of a school board, a person entitled to vote at the election of members of the school board; (“électeur”) “interest in common with electors generally” means a pecuniary interest in common with the electors within the area of jurisdiction and, where the matter under consideration affects only part of the area of jurisdiction, means a pecuniary interest in common with the electors within that part; (“intérêt commun à tous les électeurs”) “judge” means a judge of the Superior Court of Justice; (“juge”) “local board” means a school board, board of directors of a children’s aid society, committee of adjustment, conservation authority, court of revision, land division committee, municipal service board, public library board, board of management of an improvement area, board of health, police services board, planning board, district social services administration board, trustees of a police village, board of trustees of a police village, board or committee of management of a long-term care home, or any other board, commission, committee, body or local authority established or exercising any power or authority under any general or special Act in respect of any of the affairs or purposes, including school purposes, of one or more municipalities or parts thereof, but does not include a committee of management of a community recreation centre appointed by a school board or a local roads board; (“conseil local”) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the definition of “local board” in section 1 of the Act is amended by striking out “police services board” and substituting “police service board”. (See: 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 35) “meeting” includes any regular, special, committee or other meeting of a council or local board, as the case may be; (“réunion”) “member” means a member of a council or of a local board; (“membre”) “municipality” includes a board, commission or other local authority exercising any power in respect of municipal affairs or purposes, including school purposes, in territory without municipal organization, but does not include a committee of management of a community recreation centre appointed by a school board, a local roads board or a local services board; (“municipalité”) “parent” means a person who has demonstrated a settled intention to treat a child as a member of his or her family; (“parent”) “school board” means a board as defined in subsection 1 (1) of the Education Act, and, where the context requires, includes an old board within the meaning of subsection 1 (1) of the Education Act; (“conseil scolaire”) “senior officer” means the chair or any vice-chair of the board of directors, the president, any vice-president, the secretary, the treasurer or the general manager of a corporation or any other person who performs functions for the corporation similar to those normally performed by a person occupying any such office; (“dirigeant”) “spouse” means a person to whom the person is married or with whom the person is living in a conjugal relationship outside marriage. (“conjoint”)  R.S.O. 1990, c. M.50, s. 1; 1997, c. 25, Sched. E, s. 7; 1997, c. 31, s. 156 (1); 1999, c. 6, s. 41 (1); 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table; 2005, c. 5, s. 45 (1, 2); 2006, c. 19, Sched. C, s. 1 (1); 2006, c. 32, Sched. D, s. 10; 2007, c. 8, s. 219; 2016, c. 23, s. 58; 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 23 (1-3). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 156 (1) - 01/01/1998; 1999, c. 6, s. 41 (1) - 01/03/2000 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003 2005, c. 5, s. 45 (1, 2)
- 13/06/2005 2006, c. 19, Sched. C, s. 1 (1) - 22/06/2006; 2006, c. 32, Sched. D, s. 10 - 01/01/2007 2007, c. 8, s. 219
- 01/07/2010 2016, c. 23, s. 58
- 01/01/2017 2018, c. 3, Sched. 5, s. 37 - no effect - see 2019, c. 1, Sched. 3, s. 5 - 26/03/2019 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 35 - not in force 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 23 (1-3) - 19/04/2021