OBA.org - Articles 2020

Conservation Authorities Legislative Update

December 17, 2020
Jonathan Nehmetallah, Gardiner Roberts LLP

This article offers a review of recent amendments to legislation regarding Conservation Authorities.

963 City of Toronto Properties are Proposed to be Added to the City’s Heritage Register – Is your property one of them?

December 14, 2020
Adrianna Pilkington and Julia Pierdon, Cassels LLP

The City of Toronto is proposing to list almost one thousand properties on its Heritage Register pursuant to section 27 of Ontario Heritage Act (Act), impacting the development potential of hundreds of properties across the City.

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.

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