OntarioBill 94First Reading

Bill 94: Putting Fans First Act (No Ticket Resales Above Face Value), 2026

Sponsor: Rakocevic, TomIntroduced March 23, 2026Last checked August 30, 2026

Read the official text on ola.orgOfficial version — Legislative Assembly of Ontario

What this bill does

This Ontario bill amends the Ticket Sales Act, 2017 to prohibit anyone from reselling or facilitating the resale of event tickets on the secondary market for more than the ticket's original face value, including fees and service charges.

Plain-language summary by Legisail.

Business impact

Compliance

This bill directly affects ticket resale platforms (like StubHub or Vivid Seats) operating in Ontario, as well as individual ticket brokers and scalpers who buy and resell tickets to concerts, sports events, and other live entertainment at a markup. Online marketplace operators that facilitate secondary ticket sales would need to enforce price caps at face value on their platforms. Small-scale resellers — from solo ticket brokers to larger resale businesses — would lose the ability to profit from price premiums on high-demand events. Primary ticket sellers and event promoters in Ontario may also be indirectly affected as the secondary market dynamics shift.

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Where this bill is

First ReadingMarch 23, 2026

Next: Second Reading debate

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