Data show Ontario does not have a shortage of land for new housing, while provincial government claims Greenbelt removal is necessary
Ontario’s largest municipalities already have more than 1.1 million new homes in the development approvals pipeline, according to a new analysis that casts doubt on the government’s rationale for opening up the protected Greenbelt for housing.
The tally suggests that Ontario’s largest municipalities are already well on the way to considering significant additional housing capacity that, if approved and constructed, would cover a large portion of the Ford government’s target of 1.5 million new homes over the next decade. The analysis, which is based on data from municipalities representing roughly 70 per cent of the province’s population, is the latest in a string of reports, including by the government’s own industry-led housing task force, that have concluded that Ontario does not have a shortage of land for new housing.
Instead, Mr. Pothen and other critics argue that municipalities could address the housing shortage by changing zoning rules to better use land within existing neighbourhoods.
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