Ford government reverses changes to urban boundaries of multiple Ontario municipalities
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The Ontario government is reversing its plan to change urban boundaries after finding the decisions were not made 'in a manner that maintains and reinforces public trust.'
The Doug Ford government is reversing plans to change the urban boundaries of multiple Ontario municipalities after finding the decisions were not made “in a manner that maintains and reinforces public trust.”
New Housing Minister Paul Calandra made the announcement at Queen’s Park on Monday morning.
Legislation will soon be tabled that would reverse official plans to change the boundaries of Barrie, Bellevile, Guelph, Hamilton, Ottawa, Peterborough, and the regions of Halton, Niagara, Peel and Wellington County.
Calandra added there will be exceptions in “circumstances where construction has started or where doing so would contravene existing provincial legislation and regulation.”
“We want to make sure that the reset plans match our shared ambitions to build more homes, especially now that these municipalities have made their housing pledges.”
Municipalities will have 45 days to reach out to ministry staff to identify any additional amendments or improvements they would like to their official plans.
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