Please be advised that…

Please be advised that Brantford City Council at its meeting held November 29, 2022 adopted the following:

A. THAT Report 2022-712 respecting Bill 23 the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 BE RECEIVED; and

B. THAT since the Province of Ontario disregarded the comments and concerns of municipalities across Ontario with respect to the significant and sweeping amendments set out in Bill 23 by passing the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 before the commenting period had even closed; and given the fact that the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 includes amendments that will create infrastructure funding deficits, deplete funding for affordable housing, decimate reserves, and create wealth for developers while taxpayers pay for growth, the City demands that the Province make the City whole by providing grants and other funding to cover any loss in revenue resulting from the legislative changes implemented through the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022; and

C. THAT the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to forward a copy of Report 2022-712 to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Will Bouma, MPP Brantford-Brant as the City of Brantford’s official comments, and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the Ontario Big City Mayors for their information, and that Mayor Davis BE REQUESTED to advance the City’s position at the upcoming meeting of the Ontario Big City Mayors.

The staff report 2022-712 is provided.