Ontario will expand powers for new developments to bypass planning process

Ontario will expand powers for new developments to bypass planning process

As part of a bill set to be tabled next week, the government will allow the Ministry of Infrastructure to issue Minister’s Zoning Orders for some developments.

Ontario plans to impose new planning rules on municipalities to boost housing #Canada #CDNNews #Ontario

The Ford government is planning to impose new rules on how local governments greenlight development projects, Global News has learned, pushing the changes on municipalities as the province struggles to meet its self-imposed goal of building 1.5 million homes by 2031. The government is relying on a series of changes to Ontario’s planning rules, like reducing studies developers have to undertake and standardizing development charges, in a bid to s…

Guelph Approves High-Rise Policy Changes | Canadian Real Estate Wealth

Guelph City Council has approved two complementary policy changes designed to accelerate high-rise development in the city’s primary growth corridors—Downtown and the Stone Road/Edinburgh Road area—while protecting heritage assets and streamlining approvals.  On April 10, 2025, Council enacted an Official Plan Amendment allowing up to 24 storeys in strategically selected peripheral blocks of the Downtown Secondary Plan, with protections for hist…