The Ontario government has passed a bill giving cities the power to expand their borders “at any time” in order to build more homes.
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing first introduced the bill in early April. At the time, they said it would create a regulatory framework for a wide variety of changes that will help the provincial government reach its goal of building 1.5 million homes.
In November 2022, the provincial government modified Hamilton’s Urban Official Plan and its Rural Official Plan to expand the city’s boundaries by 2,200 hectares, something that was criticized by environmental law charity Ecojustice as being “unlawful.” The legislation that passed today will allow municipalities to take this action themselves.
In an effort to encourage more development, the government is freezing 74 provincial fees to reduce the cost of applications and red tape associated with home building.In addition to giving municipalities the ability to build in more rural areas, the bill also includes a number of changes officials say will protect renters from so-called renovictions.
Fines for offences under the Residential Tenancies Act will double to $100,000 for individuals and $500,000 for corporations. A Toronto report, submitted to the province about a month after the legislation was tabled, found the city’s policies have helped secure about 5,000 replacement rental units and ensured tenants are provided with compensation. The policy requires developers who intend to demolish rental buildings of more than six units replace existing apartments for those tenants.
They also expressed concern that the province could create new definitions of affordable rental housing that don’t reflect the city’s plan.
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