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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | Canada | 1 Dec 2022
Bill 23 in Ontario: the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 receives Royal Assent
This bulletin will cover Bill 23 in Ontario and the changes to legislation related to planning and development, development charges, Ontario Land…
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | Canada | 2 Sep 2022
Ontario Court of Appeal: township liable for negligent building inspection
The Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in The Corporation of the Township of the Lake of Bays v Breen, 2022 ONCA 626. This is a…
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | Canada | 2 Sep 2022
Driving Ontario municipalities forward
As a municipality, there’s very little in daily life that you don’t touch—everything from safety to economic development, transportation to drinking…
McLeish Orlando Lawyers LLP | Canada | 24 Aug 2022
Filing a Claim for Pothole Damage Against a Municipality
Potholes are becoming increasingly present on our roadways and are often unavoidable. The damage that they cause can be costly, especially if serious…
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | Canada | 20 Nov 2020
Minister’s zoning orders come to the fore in a pandemic
Section 47 of the Planning Act allows the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Minister) to make “Minister’s Zoning Orders” (MZOs), to govern…
Aird & Berlis LLP | Aird & McBurney LP | Canada | 6 Sep 2019
Welcome (back) to the (new) Planning Act
On April 3, 2018, the land use planning approvals and appeals process in Ontario was significantly transformed by the Building Better Communities and…
Harper Grey LLP | Canada | 15 Jan 2019
Municipal Council’s consultative process was held to be procedurally fair
The Municipality of West Nipissing passed Motion 2017/84 adopting By-Law 2017/85 which accepted a contract proposal submitted by the Ontario…
Gowling WLG | Canada | 10 Jan 2019
The Risks of Scaling Up Ottawa's Heritage Register
Over the past several years, many Ottawa property owners have received notice that their properties have been listed in the register of the city's…
WeirFoulds LLP | Canada | 19 Nov 2018
Supreme Court of Canada Refuses to Hear Appeal from Ontario Court of Appeal Decision Giving Ontario Municipalities More Independence Over Parkland
On November 15, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed applications for leave to appeal from a decision of a 3-judge panel of the Ontario Court…
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP | Canada | 24 Sep 2018
New Ontario Government to Restore Municipal Rights to Oppose Renewable Energy Projects
Three months after taking power, Ontario’s new government introduced legislation to restore the rights of local municipalities to control the…
