Bill 94, Putting Fans First Act (No Ticket Resales Above Face Value), 2026
Chamber
ontario
Stage
Introduced
This Ontario bill bans reselling event tickets on the secondary market for more than their original face value.
Key Changes
- Bans all persons from reselling tickets on the secondary market above face value
- Bans platforms or individuals from facilitating above-face-value ticket resales
- Fees and service charges are included when calculating whether a resale price exceeds face value
- Taxes are excluded from the face value comparison calculation
- Removes language from the existing subsection 2(1) that previously limited the scope of the above-face-value restriction
- Takes effect immediately upon Royal Assent
Gotchas
- The bill does not specify enforcement mechanisms or penalties for violations, which may affect how effectively it can be applied
- It is unclear how 'face value' will be defined or verified when original tickets have variable or dynamic pricing
- The bill does not address the primary ticket market, where dynamic pricing by original sellers can already set very high initial prices
- Platforms operating outside Ontario may be difficult to regulate under provincial law
- The bill is currently at First Reading, meaning it has not yet been debated or passed
Who's Affected
- Ticket scalpers and resellers
- Secondary market ticket platforms (e.g., StubHub, Ticketmaster resale)
- Concert, sports, and event fans buying tickets
- Event organizers and venues
- Ticket brokers and resale businesses
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Gotchas
- The bill does not specify enforcement mechanisms or penalties for violations, which may affect how effectively it can be applied
- It is unclear how 'face value' will be defined or verified when original tickets have variable or dynamic pricing
- The bill does not address the primary ticket market, where dynamic pricing by original sellers can already set very high initial prices
- Platforms operating outside Ontario may be difficult to regulate under provincial law
- The bill is currently at First Reading, meaning it has not yet been debated or passed
Summary
Bill 94 amends Ontario's Ticket Sales Act, 2017 to make it illegal for anyone to resell or help resell tickets at a price higher than what was originally printed on the ticket (the face value). This applies to all fees and service charges added on top of the resale price, though taxes are excluded from the calculation. The bill targets ticket scalping and secondary market platforms that charge inflated prices. The bill affects anyone who resells tickets — individual scalpers, resale websites, and ticket brokers — as well as event-goers who currently pay above face value on the secondary market. It was introduced by a group of MPPs and is intended to make concerts, sports games, and other events more affordable and accessible for everyday Ontarians. The law would take effect immediately upon receiving Royal Assent. It builds on existing provisions in the Ticket Sales Act, which previously only restricted certain sellers from going above face value, by broadening the prohibition to apply to all persons and all secondary market sales.
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