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Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, received Royal Assent on November 28, 2022. The Act amends the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA) and its regulations to reduce red tape and remove barriers that are slowing down housing construction and other priority projects while continuing to conserve heritage properties that matter most to local communities.

Minor consequential changes have been made to Ontario Regulation 299/19: Additional Residential Units. The changes are intended to bring the regulation into alignment with the Planning Act changes made by Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 regarding additional residential units.

The proposal for updated Statement of Values for Treasury Board Statement is adopted.

To make the Excess Soil Regulation more practical and focused on higher-risk movements of soil, Ontario has finalized amendments to Ontario Regulation 406/19 and the Soil Rules to remove the excess soil reuse planning requirements for projects on low-risk sites and to provide more flexibility when storing excess soil.

In support of Ontario’s Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 and the government’s commitment to support the construction of 1.5 million new housing units over the next ten years, we have updated the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System as proposed and with additional clarifications.

A decision was made to revoke a Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) that applied to lands in the City of Pickering, filed as Ontario Regulation 154/03.

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is revoking the Central Pickering Development Plan, pursuant to subsection 4(8) of the Ontario Planning and Development Act, 1994.

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has amended the Greenbelt Area boundary regulation (O. Reg 59/05) to add 13 new Urban River Valley areas.

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has amended the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (Ontario Regulation 140/02) to redesignate lands in the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan area.

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has amended the Greenbelt Area boundary regulation (O. Reg 59/05) to add 13 new Urban River Valley areas and lands in the Paris Galt Moraine in Wellington County and remove 15 areas of land.

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has amended the Greenbelt Plan to add 13 new Urban River Valley areas and lands in the Paris Galt Moraine in Wellington County and remove or redesignate 15 areas of land.

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is amending the Greenbelt Plan to add 13 new Urban River Valley areas and lands in the Paris Galt Moraine in Wellington County and remove or redesignate 15 areas of land.

Ontario intends to release the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure program details in 2023, informed by feedback received on the public consultation.

The government has made changes to the Planning Act and Development Charges Act, 1997 through Bill 23 – the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 to encourage gentle density in most existing residential areas province-wide.

Through Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, amendments have been made to the Planning Act and the Development Charges Act, 1997 to reduce municipal development-related charges. These changes will help the government achieve its goal of building 1.5 million homes over the next ten years.

The government has made changes to the Planning Act and City of Toronto Act to support increasing housing supply and streamlining planning approvals.

We have amended three producer responsibility regulations made under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. These changes reduce or remove burden, correct market issues, increase transparency, align administrative and technical provisions between the regulations and remove old provisions.

We finalized a new regulation that will allow the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority to issue administrative penalties for not abiding by the provisions in the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 and specified regulations.

We have amended the Rondeau Provincial Park Management Plan to enable an extension of existing leases for cottage lots in Rondeau Provincial Park for an additional two-year period, until December 31, 2024.