OBA.org - Articles 2019

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

01 octobre 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

16 juillet 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.

What’s Changing? The Provincial Policy Statement, 2020

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

This articles summarizes the new Provincial Policy Statement, 2020.

Proposed New Regulation Respecting Community Benefits Authority Under the Planning Act

04 mai 2020
Mary Ellen Bench and Katarzyna Sliwa

This article provides an overview of the proposed regulation respecting community benefits authority under the Planning Act.

Development Impacts of ‘Building Transit Faster’

02 mars 2020
Signe Leisk and Marisa Keating

This article provides an overview of Bill 171, An Act to enact the Building Transit Faster Act, 2020, which was introduced on February 18, 2020.

Mortgages and Expropriations: A Refresher

17 janvier 2020
Liviu Cananau and Katie Butler,

This article discusses the impact of expropriations on security holders.

Case Review: No Appeal Avenue in Dismissed MCIA Application

22 janvier 2019
Sarah Hahn

Case review of Biffis v. Sainsbury, a decision of the Superior Court respecting application of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

Local Planning Appeal Support Centre: A Primer

22 janvier 2019
Meghan Rourke and Christie E. Gibson, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

A short primer on the Local Planning Appeal Support Centre.

Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (May 28 - June 1)

04 juin 2018
John Polyzogopoulos

Following are the summaries of this week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Bill 68 – Key Changes Related to Accountability and Transparency

31 mai 2017
Carolyn Poutiainen

This article highlights some of the key changes made by Bill 68 to the Municipal Act and Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

Tracking Preferences

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