US EditionOntario allows more density, building height near Toronto transit
The plan aims to increase housing density near 120 transit stations, addressing Ontario's shortfall with only 94,753 new units started last year, officials said.
- Ontario's housing minister Rob Flack announced on August 15, 2025, that the province approved a plan allowing higher, denser buildings near 120 transit stations in Toronto.
- The approval comes as Ontario lags behind its target to construct 1.5 million new residences province-wide by the year 2031, aiming to tackle housing shortages and promote development centered around transit hubs.
- The plan involves increasing density and height limits near transit hubs, and the province will continue collaborating with Toronto on 14 other transit station areas, subject to city council approval.
- Rob Flack announced that the revised official plan will enable the construction of up to 1.5 million additional residences across Toronto over the next 25 years, which is three times the 500,000-home increase proposed in a similar plan submitted by a former mayor five years ago.
- The initiative aims to ease city street gridlock by concentrating housing near transit, but recent starts of 94,753 homes—including long-term care and student residences—show the province still struggles to meet its targets.
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Ontario allows more density, building height near Toronto transit
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