Bill 98 is a major provincial proposal that would standardize planning rules, speed up housing approvals, and shift some planning authority away from upper‑tier municipalities, while also limiting municipalities’ ability to impose certain environmental or design requirements.
Bill 98 Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 is a proposed Ontario law aimed at accelerating housing […]
On March 31 the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing introduced the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act a new piece of legislation aimed at reducing barriers to homebuilding, improving transit, and streamlining planning processes across Ontario.
The proposed legislation reflects a continued focus on modernizing Ontario’s planning framework, reducing complexity, improving consistency across municipalities […]
Town of Collinwood has advised that significant portions of the Town’s Official Plan are no longer under appeal Town-wide, meaning the policies are now in force and effect for all properties other than those under site-specific appeal.
An updated working copy of the new Official Plan (January 2026) has been posted on the Towns web site. […]
Bill 109 passed in 2022 .It gives the approval authority the ability to reinstate a lapsed draft plan approval. The lapse date must have been within the past 5 years. It is a one-time ability to reinstate the draft plan. A sworn affidavit is required of the developer to state there are no Agreements of […]
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”). .
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The Province of Ontario announced that it will introduce legislation to create an Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency to provide leadership, governance, and strategic direction to conservation authorities.
This agency will be tasked to develop […]
29-45 Birch Street: is a proposed affordable housing redevelopment. This project is under review by Planning Staff and includes a zoning by-law amendment and site plan application.
This project has attracted considerable community engagement. The applicant proposes to amend the Town’s Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit the development of a mixed-use development comprised of 8 commercial buildings, including uses such as retail commercial establishments, pharmacy, and food supermarket, and a 12-storey mixed-use building containing up to 165 residential dwelling units/suites/rooms.
The […]
In late June 2025 the Town of Blue Mountains Council adopted a new Official Plan. It will now be sent to Grey County for approval.