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1. (1) A person who carries on a farming business shall file with the Minister a completed farming business registration form in every year in respect of which the annual gross income of the farming business equals or exceeds $7,000.  O. Reg. 723/93, s. 1 (1). (2) The annual gross income of a farming business shall be determined in the same manner as the gross income from farming of the farming business is determined under the Income Tax Act (Canada) for the most recent taxation year for which a tax return was filed in relation to the farming business during the eighteen-month period preceding the date on which the annual registration form is required.  O. Reg. 723/93, s. 1 (2). (3) For the purposes of clause 2 (1) (b) of the Act, the determination of the annual gross income of a farming business shall be made by the Ministry in accordance with subsection (2) based on financial, inventory and business information and records provided by the farming business upon request. O. Reg. 50/14, s. 1.
1.1 (1) The following two classes of farming business registration forms are established for the purpose of prescribing the information that must be included in the forms under subsection 2 (3) of the Act: 1. The long version of the farming business registration form which shall contain all the information required under subsection 2 (1). 2. The short version of the farming business registration form which shall contain the information required under subsection 2 (2). O. Reg. 50/14, s. 2. (2) The long version of the farming business registration form shall be used by, (a) any person who files a farming business registration form with the Minister in 2015, 2020, 2025 or in any year that is at five year intervals thereafter; and (b) a person who files a farming business registration form with the Minister if the farming business was not assigned a registration number for the previous year. O. Reg. 50/14, s. 2. (3) The short version of the form shall be used by a person who wishes to file a farming business registration form with the Minister in any year that the long version of the form is not required. O. Reg. 50/14, s. 2.
2.1 For the purposes of section 3 of the Act, the purposes for which the Minister may use information received from farming business registration forms include, (a) validating eligibility for Ministry and other programs that require a registration number; (b) providing information to Statistics Canada at its request; (c) providing information to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at its request; and (d) such other purposes as the Minister may determine are in the public interest. O. Reg. 490/17, s. 2.
3. (1) For the purposes of subsection 21 (1) of the Act, “cheque” has the same meaning as in the Bills of Exchange Act (Canada), but does not include an undated, stale-dated or post-dated cheque.  O. Reg. 723/93, s. 3 (1). (2) The amount of the payment to be provided to the Ministry under subsection 21 (1) of the Act is $240 plus the applicable amount of any harmonized sales tax (HST) that may be charged.  O. Reg. 723/93, s. 3 (2); O. Reg. 442/09, s. 1; O. Reg. 490/17, s. 3 (1, 2). Note: On January 1, 2022, subsection 3 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “$240” and substituting “$255”. (See: O. Reg. 490/17, s. 3 (3))
4. Revoked: O. Reg. 490/17, s. 4.
6. An accredited farm organization may apply for renewal of its accreditation only during the period that is no sooner than nine months and no later than six months before the expiry of its accreditation.  O. Reg. 723/93, s. 6.
7. Revoked: O. Reg. 490/17, s. 6.
8. (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a francophone organization representing farmers in Ontario may be eligible for special funding if, in addition to meeting the criteria set out in clauses 12 (a) and (b) of the Act, it meets the following criteria: 1. It promotes knowledge of agriculture and agricultural issues amongst francophones in agricultural and rural areas of Ontario. 2. It provides advice and analysis to governments, administrative tribunals or advisory bodies concerning agricultural issues and the development of programs or policies that are of interest to francophones carrying on farming businesses in Ontario. 3. It provides education or training in respect of agricultural matters or provides information on obtaining such education or training to francophones carrying on farming businesses in Ontario. 4. It plans, promotes or implements or assists in planning, promoting or implementing economic development projects in agricultural and rural areas of Ontario. 5. It maintains a liaison with the accredited organizations and other francophone organizations representing farmers. 6. Persons sitting on its board of directors have all been elected, except for persons who were appointed to fill a vacancy or in other exceptional circumstances. 7. It prepares audited financial statements annually in accordance with subsection (2) and makes them available to the public within 30 days of its annual general meetings and, if the Tribunal has held any hearings under the Act, it submitted a copy of its most recent audited financial statements to the Tribunal before the hearing began. 8.  Revoked: O. Reg. 50/14, s. 6 (1). 9. It is incorporated under a general or special Act of the Legislature. 10. It has at least forty members who, i. carry on a farming business in Ontario, and ii. have paid the membership fee. 11. It has at least twenty-one members who carry on a farming business for which there is a current farming business registration.  O. Reg. 723/93, s. 8 (1); O. Reg. 442/09, s. 3; O. Reg. 50/14, s. 6 (1). (2) An audited financial statement shall include: 1. The total amount of special funding received by the francophone organization in the year. 2. Financial statements and an auditor’s report prepared by an auditor in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. 3. The number of members in the organization. O. Reg. 50/14, s. 6 (2).
9. A francophone organization eligible for special funding may apply for renewal of its eligibility only during the period that is no sooner than nine months and no later than six months before the expiry of its eligibility.  O. Reg. 723/93, s. 9.
10. In the Act and this Regulation, “special funding” means the funding accredited organizations have agreed to pay to the eligible francophone organization.  O. Reg. 723/93, s. 10.
11. For the purpose of subsection 21 (7) of the Act, the time prescribed for applying for a refund is the ninety-day period starting with the day the registration form is required to be filed.  O. Reg. 723/93, s. 11.
12. For the purpose of subsection 11 (7) of the Act, the time prescribed for resubmitting a payment is the thirty-day period starting with the day the Ministry returns the first payment pursuant to subsection 11 (6) of the Act.  O. Reg. 723/93, s. 12.
13. In addition to the information that the Minister must provide under subsection 21 (3) of the Act, the Minister may, under section 3 of the Act, for the purpose of promoting the efficient administration of the Act, provide to the appropriate farm organizations the fax numbers and e-mail addresses provided in the farming business registration forms of those who have provided payments under subsection 21 (1) of the Act.  O. Reg. 42/99, s. 2.