City of Toronto Proposes a New Centralized Affordable Housing Access System
On February 15, 2022, the City of Toronto (the “City”) Planning and Housing Committee (the “Committee”) received a Staff Report outlining the consultation findings and concept design for a New Centralized Affordable Housing Access System
Parking Up the Right Tree – Part 2
With the year coming to an end, the City of Toronto (the “City”) staff have been busy preparing programs, initiatives, and reports which are scheduled to go to City Council before 2022, including the Review
CONCEPT 2 KEYS (C2K) – UPDATE #3
Since our last updates on the City of Toronto’s (the “City”) Concept 2 Keys (“C2K”) program in May and June, the City is now transitioning parts of the C2K pilot program into a permanent service,
City of Toronto’s New Foundation Drainage Policy
On November 1, 2021, the City of Toronto (the “City”) released its Foundation Drainage Policy (the “Policy”) and introduced Foundation Drainage Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) to support the Policy’s implementation. The Policy will apply to all
City of Toronto Adopts Tools to Facilitate Inclusionary Zoning
At its meeting on November 9 and 10, 2021, the City of Toronto (the “City”) Council adopted amended versions of the proposed Official Plan Amendment (“OPA”) and the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment (“ZBLA”) to implement
Toronto’s New Green Standards – Environmental Essential or Affordability Aggravator?
In its meeting on July 14th, Toronto City Council (the “City”) adopted (with amendments) item PH25.17: Toronto Green Standard (TGS) Review and Update. This directs staff to apply version 4 of the TGS standards (the
City of Toronto Mulls Further Enhancements to Development Review Process
On Friday June 11th, 2021, the City of Toronto’s (“the City’s”) Planning and Housing Committee (“the Committee”), adopted two items which could further change its development review process to provide a more seamless and collaborative
The Goldilocks Standard: Right Sizing Housing in Toronto
It may not be as exciting as the song, “525,600 minutes”, but today, we talk about the Growth Plan’s targeted forecast for a Toronto of 3,650,000 people, and how many of them can be accommodated
Introducing the New Ontario Land Tribunal
Farewell LPAT, we hardly knew ye. On June 1, 2021, select changes from Ontario’s omnibus Bill 245, the Accelerating Access to Justice Act, took effect. Among these changes is the amalgamation of the Local Planning
Parking Up the Right Tree Continued
As an update to our post from March 11, 2021 titled Parking Up the Right Tree: A Review of Parking Requirements for New Development, the City of Toronto is on track with the Parking Review