Please accept our attached…

Please accept our attached full submission from the Ontario Home Builders’ Association to the government’s request for feedback on the Get It Done Act 2024 - Amending the Official Plan Adjustments Act, 2023 (ERO 019-8273), which is being submitted on behalf of the local associations of OHBA.

To summarize, OHBA finds that the recent introduction of Bill 162, the Get It Done Act, 2024, is a step in the right direction in bringing some stability to the municipal land use planning environment in Ontario. OHBA appreciates that some municipalities in the province have made a clear and admirable attempt to properly plan for growth for the longer term, demonstrating an understanding of what the policy directive was, and were willing to make the tough decisions to uphold the integrity of provincial land use policy.

It is OHBA’s respectful opinion that the province has the responsibility to uphold the integrity and directives of their own provincial policies, and responsible decision making must matter. By allowing municipal council will to contradict and delay proper long-range planning and growth management for these municipalities will regrettably not serve the province well in the future.

Finally, OHBA encourages the province to move forward expeditiously with the introduction of the new Provincial Planning Statement. We look forward to continuing our ongoing engagement with the Ministry staff to ensure that our collective efforts are fulfilling our shared goals of delivering on Ontario’s housing supply targets while improving housing attainability for current and future Ontarians.