Summer Student Position for Summer 2026
Davies Howe LLP is looking for an exceptional student to join our Land Use Development, Expropriation and Litigation teams for the summer of 2026. Our Land Use Development team advises clients on a broad range
Planning to Accelerate Development: Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025
On October 23, 2025, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (the “Minister”), the Honourable Rob Flack, introduced the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 (the “Act”). The Act proposes over 40 initiatives under three
Bill 5 and Special Economic Zones: Understanding the Proposed Designation Criteria
On June 5, 2025, Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025, received Royal Assent, which enacted the controversial Special Economic Zones Act, 2025 (the “SEZ Act”). The SEZ Act establishes a
Bill 5 and the Ontario Heritage Act: Understanding the Proposed Archaeological Exemption Framework
On June 5, 2025, Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025, received Royal Assent, which on a day to be named by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council (“LG”), will
Bill 17 Proposed Building Code Amendments: Occupancy Permits for Residential Developments with Deferred Development Charges
Bill 17 amended the Development Charges Act, 1997 (the “DCA”) to allow development charges for residential developments to be deferred to either the issuance of an occupancy permit or the first occupancy of the building,
Summer Student Position for Summer 2026
Davies Howe LLP is looking for an exceptional student to join our Land Use Development, Expropriation and Litigation teams for the summer of 2026. Our Land Use Development team advises clients on a broad range
Supreme Court of Canada Allows Adverse Possession of Municipal Parkland
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has issued a landmark decision clarifying the application of adverse possession in the context of municipal parkland. In Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28, the SCC considered whether
It’s Been a Long Time Coming – City of Toronto Receives Provincial Approval of Six Official Plan Amendments
On August 15, 2025, the City of Toronto received long-awaited Provincial approval of Official Plan Amendments 524, 537, 540, 544, 570 and 575 (the “OPAs”) originally adopted by City Council in 2022. Together, these six
Bill 17 [Part Three]: Transit and Provincial Infrastructure Development
Bill 17: Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 Introduction On June 5, 2025, Bill 17: Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 (“Bill 17”) received royal assent. Bill 17 aims
Bill 17 [Part Two]: Development Charges
Bill 17: Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 Introduction On May 12, 2025, the new Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Honourable Rob Flack, introduced Bill 17: Protect Ontario by Building