Ontario construction stakeholders are praising new labour-mobility regulations as an important step towards breaking down interprovincial work barriers, but they say they will be watching...
Municipalities are taking too long to process site plan applications and that is costing the Ontario economy roughly $3.5 billion a year, up from roughly $300 to $900 million a year in 2018, says the...
As the architecture profession and the OAA awaits more detail around the regulations and the coming-into-force date, members are advised to proactively become familiar with the amendments as they...
The Policy and Government Relations (PGR) service area of the OAA has had a busy second half of 2024. The Association has been closely monitoring the ongoing harmonization of the Ontario and National...
As reported in CodeNews 355, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) filed Ontario Regulation 158/24, which amended Ontario's Building Code to address changes regarding how permits are...
Even though they were published more than a few years ago, two interconnected studies into the site plan assessment approval process and how it impacts development and potentially increases...
There was a typo in an article in the last Practice Advisory e-newsletter, “Site Plan Control: New Regulation Under the Planning Act,” shared on September 15, 2023. Members are encouraged to...
As stated in the November 2022 Practice Advisory, one of the ways the OAA helps support members is through collaborative relationships with others in the industry and their respective...
Further to the passage of Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster, 2022, a new regulation was filed on August 9, 2023 under Section 41 of the Planning Act. Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 254/23: Prescribed...
After nearly a decade, the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) is pleased the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) has released its final order regarding amendments to the residential provisions of the...