Ontario’s New Planning Rules Require Cities to Set Minimum Affordable Housing Targets

Ontario’s New Planning Rules Require Cities to Set Minimum Affordable Housing Targets
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Government House Leader Paul Calandra speaks to reporters in Toronto, on Sept. 7, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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Ontario’s housing minister has announced new planning guidelines that require cities to set minimum targets for affordable housing, a move that he says will pave the way for a “long-term building boom.”

Minister Paul Calandra unveiled his government’s Provincial Planning Statement at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference this week, saying the land use guidelines will give municipal leaders the “tools and flexibility they need to build more homes.”