On May 2, 2019, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 108,
the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019. Bill 108 proposes
changes that the government believes will help bring new housing to
market sooner by making sweeping changes to the land use planning
regime.
Schedule 4 of Bill 108 amends the Education Act with
the apparent aim of reducing land acquisition expenditures for
school boards and the corresponding education development charges
(EDCs) that developers are required to pay for growth-related net
education land costs. This bulletin discusses the following three
proposed amendments:
- Alternative Projects: With
ministerial approval, school boards will be permitted to allocate
EDC funds to Alternative Projects that would have the goal of
reducing land acquisition costs;
