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ARTICLE · 23 APRIL 2024

First Reading Of Bill 185 And The Draft 2024 Provincial Planning Statement

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Since 2021, there have been no less than 10 bills brought forward by the Province of Ontario (the "Province") addressing matters of land use planning, development and municipal regulatory powers.

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Since 2021, there have been no less than 10 bills brought forward by the Province of Ontario (the "Province") addressing matters of land use planning, development and municipal regulatory powers. Review the names of these bills and you will pick up on the Province's theme: More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022 (Bill 109), More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23), Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 (Bill 97), Affordable Homes and Good Jobs Act, 2023 (Bill 134) and, most recently, the Get It Done Act, 2024 (Bill 162).

To the foregoing we can now add the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024 (Bill 185), which was presented to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for first reading on April 10, 2024. That same day, the Province also released for further public comment an updated draft of a new Provincial Planning Statement 2024 – one that is proposed to replace both the

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