Taking the requirement by municipalities to demand adequate supporting professional studies documentation from developers submitting application planning applications before deeming said applications complete is the only way municipalities can ensure the proposals are safe, sound and of benefit to t
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Monday, June 9, 2025
ERO number: 025-0462
The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario
Sylvia Jones, MPP for Dufferin–Caledon
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
To whom it may concern,
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We support the principle of streamlining planning processes, but caution against limiting municipalities' ability to require site-specific technical studies. Local planning decisions rely on comprehensive, context-sensitive data, especially in complex or constrained sites.
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The Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) is an Accredited Farm Organization representing the interests of over 4,000 farm families in Ontario who are called to the vocation of farming.
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The City of Belleville expresses concerns regarding proposed regulations under Bill 17 that would change complete application requirements. Limiting studies in planning applications threatens our ability to comprehensively evaluate development impacts within the statutory timelines.
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Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Protect Ontario by Building Fast and Smarter Act. Town staff offer the following comments on the proposed Regulations- Complete Application:
General Comments:
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As a sustainable design consultant with over 25 years of experience helping municipalities, developers, and non-profit organizations create high-performance, climate-resilient buildings, I am deeply concerned that Bill 17 could undermine long-term affordability, public health, and environmental resp
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Peel Region appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed regulatory changes to the Planning Act. Peel staff generally supports efforts to streamline processes, expedite infrastructure projects and increase the housing supply.
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The following comments are submitted on behalf of the City of Greater Sudbury in response to this Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) proposal.
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Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025, marks the first major legislative move on housing post provincial election.
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Submitting Comment on behalf of the Corporation of the City of Windsor, through the Office of Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens.
Windsor Comments - Proposed Regulations – Complete Application
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I am concerned that Bill 17 will diminish the opportunity to ensure new homes built in Ontario are built to a standard that will reduce energy waste, keep housing affordable by considering ongoing utility costs to the owner, and also to ensure housing will shield occupants from the impacts of extrem
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This proposal would limit municipalities capacity to ensure that new development is not only built quickly, but also remains energy-efficient, livable, and affordable over the long term.
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The Ontario Building, recently updated in 2024 and issued in 2025, has not harmonized with the National Energy Code for Buildings and is actually using old 2017 energy efficiency values from the previous 2012 Ontario Building Code, SB-10 update.
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I really believe we need to build more homes and make planning simpler in Ontario. I also believe we need to work to fight climate change by helping cities build homes that are affordable and strong. Speeding up building is great but it shouldn't be done if it will reduce quality and safety.
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This legislation makes affordability and safety of occupants worse unless Ontario steps up buildings standards that both protect people from smoke and extreme heat as well as lower energy cost through better insulated and more air tight homes with heat recovery ventilation and heat pumps that are fa
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Building projects faster and better necessitate sufficient understanding of supporting infrastructure (transit, energy, water, stormwater management, sewage treatment…).
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