Month: March 2016
Housing and the Federal Budget – Still a Ways to Go
March 30, 2016
Author:
John Fox
Is there ever a lot happening in housing these past two weeks? First the Province starts down the Inclusionary Zoning path and then, last week, the Federal Budget includes housing as part of its social infrastructure spending and it looks promising. Here is how budget introduces housing: Read more on this article The investment in[…]
Inclusionary Zoning 2 – A Proposed Next Step.
March 24, 2016
Author:
John Fox
In my last blog on Inclusionary Zoning, I suggested that the housing sector and the development community get together to discuss the issue before government consultations. Here is how that can work: Both sectors have umbrella organizations and they should connect. A first step would be for our friends at BILD to meet with[…]
Inclusionary Zoning – Why the Usual Suspects should say Unusual Things.
March 21, 2016
Author:
John Fox
Last week, the government of Ontario committed itself to the use of Inclusionary Zoning, as part of its Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy. See: http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page9181.aspx. That means that there will soon be rules requiring affordable housing units within developments as a condition of approval. The decision to give municipalities the power to enact inclusionary zoning by-laws may now[…]