The City of Toronto approved its new inclusionary zoning
framework on November 9, 2021. Council adopted the official plan
amendment ("OPA") and passed the zoning by-law amendment
("ZBA") that will permit the City to require a percentage
of all new development within delineated Protected Major Transit
Station Areas ("PMTSA") to be affordable housing. The
City also adopted amendments to certain definitions relating to
affordable housing in its Official Plan.
Inclusionary zoning is a tool that permits municipalities to
require a certain portion of new development to be made affordable
to people with low and moderate incomes. We provided an update on
the City's proposed inclusionary zoning framework
here, as it was first introduced in September 2020.
