Premier Doug Ford’s government is taking another swipe at green standards while nixing a requirement for municipalities to build climate change goals into their official plans. The new changes would...
Today, the Ontario government introduced the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act that would, if passed, protect Ontario’s economy and keep workers on the job by improving...
Ontario’s latest omnibus bill, Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 (“Bill 60”) aims to speed up planning approvals across the Province of Ontario (the “Province”). But faster doesn’t...
Two years ago, jurisdictions on both sides of the U.S./Canada border were moving briskly ahead with legislation to curtail CO2 emissions. At the same time, programs that discouraged non-fossil power...
On June 3, following a very expedited legislative process, the Ontario government passed Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025. As a result of the speed at which the Bill...
Significant updates to Ontario’s Construction Act, aimed at streamlining payments, expanding lien rights for design and engineering professional services, and refining dispute resolution, are on the...
A Look Back at the Second Half of 2022 With the introduction and swift passage of controversial new housing legislation, along with significant developments to the OAA’s offering of tools for members...
Housing affordability remains one of the biggest challenges in the province. The provincial government is promoting Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, as a tool to ensure cities and towns can grow...