This is an update to our previous bulletins of
March 23, 2020 and
March 30, 2020, detailing the impacts of COVID-19 on
development applications and hearings. Since the release of our
last bulletin, the Province has renewed its declaration of a State
Of Emergency and issued additional Emergency Orders under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection
Act, RSO 1990, c. E.9. An updated list reflecting the
status of a number of GTA municipalities may be found at the end of
this update.
As contemplated in our previous bulletins, communications
between the LPAT and numerous stakeholders have resulted in the
LPAT recommencing limited operations via electronic and
teleconference means as of April 6, 2020. These efforts are being
supported in part by the Province's provision of additional
broadband and teleconferencing resources to facilitate the
Tribunal's work. In particular, the Tribunal issued a notice on
April 2, 2020 indicating that it will consider exercising
