Instrument type:
Approval of a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
019-6220
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
May 30, 2023 - June 29, 2023 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
A decision was made on February 8, 2024, to approve, with modifications, the new Town of Prescott Official Plan, as adopted by By-law number 37-2022. The approved new Town of Prescott Official Plan outlines a comprehensive framework of new and revised policies to guide growth and development to 2041.
Instrument type:
Approval of a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
019-7604
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 19, 2024 - February 18, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has received a proposed new official plan from the City of Dryden for a decision. The purpose of the proposed plan is to achieve consistency with provincial policies, and to establish goals, objectives and local policies to manage and direct physical (land use) change within the municipality.
Instrument type:
Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
019-6784
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 16, 2024 - February 15, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has received Official Plan Amendment 120 from the County of Wellington for a decision. Official Plan Amendment 120 proposes to amend the County of Wellington Official Plan to update population and employment figures to the year 2051 as Phase 2 of the County's municipal comprehensive review.
Instrument type:
Approval of a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
019-7548
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 16, 2024 - February 15, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has received a proposed new official plan from the Municipality of Neebing for a decision. The purpose of the proposed plan is to achieve consistency with provincial policies, and to establish goals, objectives and local policies to manage and direct physical (land use) change within the municipality.
January 12, 2024 - February 16, 2024 (35 days) Closed
Last updated
The Ministry is proposing changes to the Ontario Building Code related to the use, maximum height and application of Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (EMTC). If approved, these changes would allow for an expanded use of mass timber construction, would facilitate faster construction, reduce on site disruption and have environmental benefits.
Instrument type:
Draft approval of a plan of subdivision in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-8040
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 3, 2024 - February 2, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The ministry is reviewing a proposal for a plan of subdivision to create 7 lots and 2 blocks for recreational use on Burley Island, Lake of the Woods, in the Kenora District.
November 16, 2023 - December 8, 2023 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
A decision has been made to enact the Planning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023, which would help ensure that official plan decisions support our goal of building at least 1.5 million homes in a manner that maintains and reinforces public trust.
The government has changed the process for amending the Greenbelt through the Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023. Adding any future Urban River Valleys to the Greenbelt would require a legislative change.
October 16, 2023 - November 30, 2023 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
The government has made changes that restore the 15 areas of land that were redesignated or removed from the Greenbelt in December 2022. The Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023 also ensures that any future changes to the Greenbelt boundary can only be made through legislation.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-8023
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
December 19, 2023 - January 18, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is reviewing an application 58-C-230058 for a new lot. This is lot 1 of 2. Please see 019-8024 for lot 2.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
019-8024
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
December 19, 2023 - January 18, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is reviewing an application 58-C-230180 for a new lot. This is lot 2 of 2. Please see 019-8023 for lot 1.
September 28, 2023 - October 28, 2023 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Bill 134, the Affordable Homes and Good Jobs Act, 2023, received Third Reading on November 29, 2023. The Act amends the definition of “affordable residential units” in the Development Charges Act to lower the cost of building, purchasing, and renting these units.
Instrument type:
Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan
ERO number
019-5868
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
December 5, 2022 - February 3, 2023 (60 days) Closed
Last updated
A decision was made on December 12, 2023, to approve the City of Toronto Official Plan Amendment 591, as adopted by By-law 1106-2022 without modification. Official Plan Amendment 591 outlines policy and mapping changes related to employment, including employment conversions
December 13, 2023 - January 27, 2024 (45 days) Closed
Last updated
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing will be enhancing its monitoring of certain housing development Minister's Zoning Orders that have made limited progress.
