Comments

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on proposed changes to the Planning Act as outlined in ERO 019-6173 and as related to Bill 23, the proposed More Homes Built Faster Act. Read more

See OHBA's comments attached. Read more

Re: Proposed Amendment to O. Reg 232/18: Inclusionary Zoning Consultations on More Homes Built Faster: Ontario's Housing Supply Action Plan 2022-2023 Read more

The More Homes Built Faster Act claims to build 1.5 million homes in the next 10 years. However, none of this housing is going to be affordable. In fact, the legislation drastically weakens the potential of the cities to build any new affordable housing. Read more

Please see attached correspondence from the City of Cambridge regarding ERO 019-6173 regarding proposed changes to O.Reg. 232/18 Inclusionary Zoning. Read more

I believe there should not be a cap on affordable housing and each municipality should decide what is needed by working with the development community to get the best result for affordable housing including the length of time a development is deemed affordable..

Establishing an upper limit of affordable housing at 5% of homes within an area is not enough. There needs to be more affordable housing. Isn't that the whole point of this bill? So that people can afford to live in Ontario? Read more

Renters living in purpose-built rentals are more at risk of being evicted. The government is giving itself permission to ban and restrict city rules that requires developers to return a tenant to their rent-controlled apartment after construction of the new bigger condo is complete. Read more