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, the Regulation) came into force on September 18, 2020, following on the heels of two recent amendments to the Planning Act:

  1. Bill 108, the More Homes, More Choices Act, 2019, which introduced the Community Benefits Charge (CBC) authority upon royal assent on June 6, 2019, and
  2. Bill 197, the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020, which expanded on and clarified the regime changes introduced through Bill 108, receiving royal assent on July 21, 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, meaning subject to the transition provisions, the new development charges, parkland dedication, and Section 37 regimes are now in place.

Here are six things you need to know: