Another Bill, More Reversals: A Summary of Bill 185 and Proposed Provincial Policy Changes
Another Bill, More Reversals: A Summary of Bill 185 and Proposed Provincial Policy Changes On April 10th, 2024, the Province introduced Bill 185 the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, along with
Davies Howe Lawyers Recognized as a Canadian Legal Lexpert
We are proud to announce that three of our lawyers have been ranked as leading lawyers in the 2024 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. Please join us in congratulating the following Davies Howe
Supreme Court of Canada opens door to judicial review of Ontario Land Tribunal
On Friday March 15, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released a long-awaited administrative law decision, Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, 2024 SCC 8 (“Yatar”). Yatar stands for the proposition that judicial review is
Davies Howe LLP Recognized in Novae Res Urbis Top Ten Development Law Firm
For the past 17 years in a row, Davies Howe has been ranked in the top 3 of the Top 10 Land Development Law Firms for Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area. In this year’s ranking,
More Bills, Less Built: End-of-the-Year Roundup of Recent Provincial Policy
On November 16, 2023, the Province introduced Bill 150, the Planning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023, which became law on December 6, 2023. Bill 150 enacted the Official Plan Adjustments Act, 2023 (the “OPA Act”),
Minister Approves Changes to City of Toronto Employment Lands
Minister Approves First Wave of City of Toronto Changes to Employment Lands By Nikolas Koschany, Michael Cook, and Grace O’Brien On December 12, 2023, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (the “Minister”) approved City
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New OLT Rules Now Effective for Expropriation Proceedings
On Friday, October 13, 2023, revisions to Part II of the Ontario Land Tribunal’s (the “Tribunal”) Rules of Practice and Procedure (the “Rules”) became effective; however, we are cautiously optimistic that the only unlucky thing
Not Your Grandfather’s Neighborhood – City of Toronto Proposes Allowing Townhomes and Small-Scale Apartment Buildings along Major Streets in Neighborhoods
On September 28th the City of Toronto (the “City”) Planning and Housing Committee (the “Committee”) received a draft proposal for updates to the City’s Official Plan and Zoning By-law, to allow small-scale apartment buildings (“SSABs”)
Returning to Basics Planning by Numbers v. The Intangibles of ‘Neighbourhood Character’
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” – Albert Einstein Is planning a numbers game? Or is it context sensitive? A recent case from the Toronto Local
