I am a professional heritage…

I am a professional heritage consultant and a member of CAHP. I am very familiar with the heritage process in Ontario. The proposed changes to the Ontario Heritage Act are not necessary to increase the housing supply and will result in the loss of significant heritage resources because of the deadlines being proposed. In urban areas it will likely result in a huge number of Notices of Intention to Designate being issued and some of these will be appealed to the OLT. If anything, I think this will cause further delays in the approval process.
Consultation with heritage professionals would provide more effective ways of streamlineing planning approvals and increasing the housing supply, without loss of significant cultural resources.