Bill 73 Planning Act Amendments Come Into Force On July 1, 2016

On July 1, 2016, many of the Planning Act amendments introduced by Bill 73, Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015, will come into force and effect.¹ As summarized in our previous newsletter, Bill 73 introduced significant reforms to the planning regime in Ontario.

While a few of these Planning Act amendments came into effect when Bill 73 was passed on December 3, 2015, the vast majority of the amendments will not come into effect until July 1, 2016. To coincide with these legislative changes, the Province recently filed new and revised Planning Act regulations, which will also come into force on July 1, 2016. The following is a summary of some of the key changes introduced by the new and revised Planning Act regulations.