Birds Canada is a non-profit…

Birds Canada is a non-profit charity that aims to drive action to better understand, appreciate, and conserve birds in Canada. We are writing to express our significant concerns regarding the extensive suite of changes proposed under ERO 019-6160 of Bill 23 or the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022. We believe the proposed changes will harm native Ontario wildlife species and their habitats and will undermine the province’s commitments and accomplishments for biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation. We urge the Government of Ontario to provide cities, towns, and rural communities with a mix of ownership and rental housing types that meet the needs of all Ontarians without implementing the changes proposed in ERO 019-6160. We strongly oppose nearly all of the proposed changes under ERO 019-6160.