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2026/APR/09

Could This Be the End of Green Building Standards in Ontario — Again?

Architectural News Author: Canadian Press

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...

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2025/DEC/10

Bill 60: Faster But Not Smarter? An Overview of Ontario’s Latest Planning Legislation

Architectural News Author: Meaghan Barrett, Laura Dean, Andrew Everton, Patrick Harrington, Matthew Helfand and Naomi Mares

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...

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Read More Bill 60: Faster But Not Smarter? An Overview of Ontario’s Latest Planning Legislation