On May 2, 2019, the provincial government released its
much-anticipated "Housing Supply Action Plan", which aims
to address housing affordability through new provincial policies
and legislative changes to Ontario's land use planning system.
Although the change that has received the most headlines is the
proposal to restore many of the appeal processes of the former
Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), the proposed changes are much
broader than that. If enacted as proposed, the proposed legislative
amendments, introduced in legislation known as Bill 108, would
fundamentally alter key features of the province's planning
system, such as parkland dedication, development charges, section
37 community benefits, the role of heritage protection, and the
availability of inclusionary zoning, among other things. Perhaps
most importantly, as explained in more detail below, a new
"community benefits charge" based on a percentage of land
value would replace parkland dedication
