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...
As the regulator of architectural practice with a mandate to serve the public interest, the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has reviewed Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act...
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has reviewed Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, which has been passed following an expedited legislative process. While the Association...
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...
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...