Ontario Housing Bill

• Ottawa mayor seeks funding help to cover shortfalls from provincial housing bill

  Mayor Sutcliffe says the city needs financial support from other levels of government to make up for the lost revenue it expects will be associated with a provincial housing bill.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2023
  
• ‘Stop whining,’ Doug Ford tells Bonnie Crombie, mayors criticizing housing law

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is telling the mayor of Mississauga and other municipal leaders who've voiced opposition to new housing legislation to "get on board" and "stop whining."

  Politics

  Dec 7, 2022
  
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• Hamilton councillors say passing of Ontario bill speeding up home construction ‘will cost the city’

  A number of Hamiltonians stepped forward at city council on Tuesday and expressed anger and frustration with Ontario's Bill 23 speeding up home construction in the province.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2022
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• London, Ont. mayor meeting with peers to discuss next steps after Ontario passes Bill 23

  Ontario passed the More Homes Built Faster Act on Monday in a bid to speed up home construction, despite an outpouring of criticism from municipalities and environmental groups.

  Politics

  Nov 28, 2022
• Ontario passes housing bill amid criticism from cities, conservation authorities

  One of the most controversial aspects of the bill is freezing, reducing and exempting fees developers pay.

  Politics

  Nov 28, 2022
• Simcoe County groups speak out on Ontario housing bill, Greenbelt development

  Advocates in Simcoe County are speaking out about the province’s housing bill and plans to develop the land protected by the Ontario Greenbelt.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2022
• Cities protest ‘staggering’ losses Ford government’s Ontario housing bill could cause

  Municipal planning staff have predicted that changes proposed under Bill 23 could dramatically increase the rate of property tax residents pay or gut public services.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2022
• Association of Municipalities of Ontario worries about housing bill impact

  One aspect of a large bill introduced Tuesday by Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark would freeze, reduce and exempt fees developers pay in order to spur building.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2022