OBA.org - March 2018

Minister’s Zoning Orders Come to the Fore in a Pandemic

December 07, 2020
Lee English, Katie Butler, Pitman Patterson, and Edmund Un (student planner), BLG

Minister's Zoning Orders are on the rise in 2020. Learn more about why this is the case and their impact.

Game of Zones – Toronto’s Ongoing Efforts to Introduce Inclusionary Zoning

November 30, 2020
Jamie Cole and Grace O’Brien (student-at-law), Davies Howe LLP

An important update on Toronto's affordbale housing strategy.

Articling During COVID-19 – A Municipal Perspective

November 10, 2020
Eric Cheng, articling student - Legal Services, The Regional Municipality of Peel

What is articling like at a municipality right now? Read on to find out, and to hear tips for other articling students also working remotely.

Electronic Meetings and Proxy Voting

October 30, 2020
Sarah Hahn and Jacklyn Tuckey, Barriston Law

New tools are at the disposal of municipalities, with the introduction of electronic meetings and proxy voting.

Province Finalizes Community Benefits Charges and Changes to Parkland Dedication and Development Charges, and Introduces New Changes to the Environmental Assessment Act

October 08, 2020
Robert Howe, Max Laskin and Matthew Lakatos-Hayward, Goodmans LLP

This article summarizes recent changes to the Parkland Dedication, Development Charges, Community Benefits Charges, and Environmental Assessment Act regimes.

Province Moves Forward with Implementation of Ontario Heritage Act Amendments

October 05, 2020
Signe Leisk and Adrianna Pilkington, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

On September 21, 2020, the Province published notice of a proposed regulation under the Ontario Heritage Act, finally implementing amendments passed as part of Bill 108, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019. Both the amended Act and the regulation are to come into force on January 1, 2021. This article offers a summary of the changes.

Six Things You Need to Know About the New Community Benefits Charge Regime: 4% Cap, Two Years to Implement, and More

October 01, 2020
Christie Gibson, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

A hotly anticipated regulation under the Planning Act (O. Reg. 509/20) came into force on September 18, 2020, following on the heels of two recent amendments to the Planning Act: Bill 108, the More Homes, More Choices Act, 2019 and Bill 197, the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020. Alongside the regulation, the Province proclaimed into force the remaining Bill 108 and Bill 197 amendments to the Development Charges Act and Planning Act. Here are six things you need to know now.

Local Planning Appeal Tribunal - Proposed Interim Hearing Format

July 16, 2020
Christie Gibson and Andrea Wilson-Peebles

Links to the following resources provided by the LPAT are contained in this article: 1. Video Hearing Guide; 2. Sample Procedural Order for Video Hearings; and 3. Acknowledgment of Expert's Duty Form.

Q&A with Diana W. Dimmer, OBA Award of Excellence in Municipal Law Recipient

May 19, 2020

Diana W. Dimmer, Director of Litigation, City of Toronto Legal Division, is being honoured this year with the OBA Award of Excellence in Municipal Law for her outstanding leadership and contributions to the field of municipal law. Gain a glimpse of what motivates her and how she is making a difference in her area of practice in this quick and candid Q&A.

What’s Changing? The Provincial Policy Statement, 2020

May 04, 2020
Katarzyna Sliwa, Mary Ellen Bench, Mariam Awan and Aaron Kurtz

This articles summarizes the new Provincial Policy Statement, 2020.

Tracking Preferences

March 2018