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Bill 17: Ontario Government Proposes Amendments to Accelerate Infrastructure and Housing Development

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On May 12, 2025, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing tabled Bill 17, the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025, for first reading. Bill 17 is intended to remove barriers to building,...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Be Careful what you Agree to: Municipal and Planning Agreement Enforceability and the Potential for Perpetual Impacts on...

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When are agreements entered into as part of the land use planning approval process an extension of that process, and therefore changeable through a future process, and when are they more akin to commercial contracts that will...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Protection de l’environnement : le gouvernement du Québec veut légaliser l’expropriation déguisée

L’Assemblée nationale a adopté, le 8 décembre dernier, des dispositions qui impacteront de manière draconienne les propriétaires dépossédés de leur terrain par un règlement municipal. Atteinte justifiée au droit de...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

New Legislation Seeks to Expand Housing Supply in British Columbia

As part of its continuing effort to address the housing shortage, the British Columbia government (Province) recently introduced Bill 43 – 2022: Housing Supply Act (Housing Supply Act) and Bill 44 – 2022: Building and Strata...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ce que les promoteurs doivent savoir sur la réforme du régime de planification et d’aménagement du territoire en Ontario

Le 25 octobre 2022, le dépôt, par le gouvernement de l’Ontario, du projet de loi 23, Loi de 2022 visant à accélérer la construction de logements, a créé énormément d’attentes quant aux répercussions possibles de cette loi sur...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Planning and Development Overhaul in Ontario: What it Means for Developers

Since October 25, 2022, when the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, there has been much anticipation about the potential impacts on land use planning and development in the province. On...more

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Ontario’s Housing Affordability Task Force Urges Major Reforms to Approvals Process for Residential Development

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On February 8, 2022, the Housing Affordability Task Force reported to the Government of Ontario on the state of the housing market in Ontario. Its 33-page Report makes 55 recommendations intended to remove impediments to the...more

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PPP Canada Phased Out Pending Launch of Canada Infrastructure Bank

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The Canadian government is taking a new approach to P3s. By the end of 2017, PPP Canada will have ceased operations, and the Canada Infrastructure Bank (the “CIB”) will be launched....more

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