Bill 139 (Building Better Communities and Conserving
Watersheds Act, 2017) is expected to return to Queen's
Park for Third Reading and receive Royal Assent in November 2017.
The Bill's coming into force date has yet to be determined.
Bill 139 proposes to continue the Ontario Municipal Board as the
renamed Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, make fundamental changes to
the Planning Act approval and appeal process, and revise
the Conservation Authorities Act as well as various other
Acts. In June, Aird & Berlis created a list of the
Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Bill
139.
Since our last update, the Legislative Assembly completed Second
Reading of Bill 139 in September and referred the Bill without
amendment to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. Earlier this
month, the Standing Committee held two days of public hearings.
Public stakeholders advocated for immediate or even retroactive
implementation of the proposed changes to the Planning Act
and the Ontario
