S-1001The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Ottawa-Cornwall Act
An Act to amalgamate The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Ottawa and The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall, in Ontario, Canada
Senate private bill, introduced in the Senate on April 19, 2023
- Status
- Became law on February 29, 2024 · S.C. 2024, c. 35
- Sponsor
- Bernadette ClementSenator
- Senator
What it does
Amalgamates the Ottawa and Alexandria-Cornwall Roman Catholic corporations into one new Ottawa-Cornwall corporation.
What it does
- Creates The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Ottawa-Cornwall by merging the Ottawa corporation and the Alexandria-Cornwall corporation.
- Transfers the property, debts, claims, rights, privileges, and legal proceedings of both corporations to the new corporation.
- Sets the new corporation up as a not-for-profit body, with the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall as its sole member.
- Requires the Archbishop to get written consent from one diocesan clergy member and one lay person before dealing with the corporation’s real property.
- Deems the Alexandria-Cornwall corporation to have applied for, and received, continuance under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act on royal assent, and repeals the 1884 federal Act for the Ottawa diocese.
Who it affects
- Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Ottawa
- Alexandria-Cornwall corporation
- Ottawa-Cornwall archbishop
- Diocesan clergy
- Lay appointees
- Roman Catholic faithful
Topics
Background
The bill deals with two existing corporations, one incorporated by a federal Act in 1884 and the other by Ontario legislation in 1891, later amended in 1977. It also treats the Alexandria-Cornwall corporation as having applied for continuance under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act.
Where it is
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Completed.
Third reading
Completed.
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Completed.
Third reading
Completed.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Completed.
Concerns a specific person or organization rather than the public at large, such as changing a company's charter. These start in the Senate. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
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LEGISinfo status: Royal assent received. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.