Bill 63, Stop Ripping Off Fans Act (Ticket Resale Price Caps), 2025
Chamber
ontario
Stage
Introduced
This Ontario bill caps resale ticket prices at no more than 50% above the original face value.
Key Changes
- Prohibits reselling tickets on the secondary market for more than 50% above face value
- Includes all fees and service charges in the price cap calculation
- Excludes applicable taxes from the price cap calculation
- Applies to both individual sellers and platforms that facilitate ticket resales
- Takes effect immediately upon receiving Royal Assent
Gotchas
- The bill does not address enforcement mechanisms or penalties for violations, which may affect how effectively the cap is applied in practice.
- The 50% cap still allows significant markups above face value, which may not fully address affordability concerns for high-demand events.
- The bill does not restrict the original sale price set by event organizers or primary ticket sellers.
- It is unclear how 'face value' will be defined or verified when tickets are sold through various channels or bundled with packages.
- The bill is currently only at First Reading and has not yet been debated or passed into law.
Who's Affected
- Ticket resellers and scalpers
- Online ticket resale platforms (e.g., StubHub, Ticketmaster resale)
- Concert and sports event fans purchasing tickets on the secondary market
- Event organizers and venues
- Original ticket purchasers who resell tickets
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Gotchas
- The bill does not address enforcement mechanisms or penalties for violations, which may affect how effectively the cap is applied in practice.
- The 50% cap still allows significant markups above face value, which may not fully address affordability concerns for high-demand events.
- The bill does not restrict the original sale price set by event organizers or primary ticket sellers.
- It is unclear how 'face value' will be defined or verified when tickets are sold through various channels or bundled with packages.
- The bill is currently only at First Reading and has not yet been debated or passed into law.
Summary
Bill 63 amends Ontario's Ticket Sales Act, 2017 to limit how much resellers can charge for tickets on the secondary market. Under this bill, no person or platform can sell or facilitate the sale of a ticket for more than 150% of its original face value — meaning a $100 ticket could not be resold for more than $150. All fees and service charges are included in that calculation, though taxes are excluded. This bill was introduced in response to concerns about ticket scalping, where resellers buy large quantities of tickets to popular events and then resell them at dramatically inflated prices. Fans trying to attend concerts, sports games, or other live events often face prices many times higher than the original cost. The bill affects anyone who resells tickets in Ontario, as well as the platforms that facilitate those sales. It is currently at First Reading in the Ontario Legislative Assembly.
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