Bill 30Prince Edward IslandPEI PC
Land Protection Act Amendments
PEI's century-old protections against absentee landownership have eroded; corporations and out-of-province buyers have driven up agricultural land prices. This bill restores tighter restrictions.
Status
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Introduced✓
1st Reading✓
2nd Reading4
Committee5
Report6
3rd Reading7
Royal AssentQuick learn
Restores tighter restrictions on absentee and corporate land ownership in PEI. Lowers the maximum holding a non-resident or non-farming corporation can own without ministerial approval. Builds on PEI's century-old Lands Protection Act tradition.
Issues this bill touches
- Agriculture & Food Security
Restores tighter restrictions on absentee and corporate land ownership in PEI. Protects agricultural land prices.
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Debated in principle; vote sends the bill to committee.
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Sponsored by
Rob LantzPEI PCOfficial source
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