Since October 25, 2022, when the Government of Ontario
introduced Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act,
there has been much anticipation about the potential impacts on
land use planning and development in the province. On November 28,
2022, Bill 23 received royal assent and was passed into law. Its
amendments to numerous pieces of legislation are extensive and
intended to help achieve the government's objective of building
1.5-million homes over the next 10 years. Most changes came into
force upon royal assent; here is an overview of some of the most
impactful ones.
CITY OF TORONTO ACT AND MUNICIPAL ACT
Rental Housing Replacement
The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (the Minister) may
limit a municipality's power to prohibit and regulate the
demolition and conversion of rental units, a broad power intended
to preserve a municipality's existing rental stock. Just how
broad that power will remain is now up to the Minister and there
may be less onerous
