Resources, Articles, & Advocacy
Advocacy | June 11, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of June 9
Legislative Update | June 06, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of June 2
Ford Government Passes Mining Legislation: Bill 5, or the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, passed third reading this week and has been granted royal assent by the lieutenant governor. The legislation will create so-called special economic zones where laws, ranging from municipal approvals to environmental rules or even labour law, won’t apply. At Queen’s Park on Wednesday, cries of protest rang out from the galleries inside the legislature as MPPs voted. Indigenous leaders have vowed to keep fighting against the legislation.
Article | June 04, 2025
Building Faster and Smarter, at Last? Province of Ontario Introduces Bill 17
Amidst economic uncertainty and a trade war, one thing remains constant: the Province of Ontario (the “Province”)’s attempts to boost housing supply. On May 12, 2025, the Province introduced Bill 17, the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025. Currently in its second reading, the Bill, if passed, would make changes to development charges, planning instruments, and provincial infrastructure development. This article explores these changes.
Municipal Law | June 03, 2025
Former OBA president, Kelly McDermott, awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal
On May 28 during the OBA’s Municipal Law Section Award Reception, senior solicitor at the Region of Durham and former president of the OBA, Kelly McDermott was awarded the prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal.
Advocacy | May 30, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of May 26
Legislative Update | May 26, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of May 19
Toronto Passes Controversial 'Bubble Zone' Protest Bylaw: Toronto councillors have passed a bylaw aimed at restricting protests around places of worship, daycares and schools in the city. The bylaw – slated to come into effect on July 2 – allows schools, childcare centres and places of worship to request the city restrict protest within a 50-metre radius around their properties.
