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Municipal & Planning Law Blog - Jun, 2011
Current issues and updates on law, legislation and policy.
| A recent case decided by the Supreme Court of British Columbia dealt with the intersection of two interesting areas of law and policy: On the one hand, the growing movement to more closely regulate [read more]Thursday, 9 June 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| On April 7, 2010, sections 2, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22 and 23 of the Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009 came into force, along with O. Reg 126/10 created pursuant [read more]Friday, 9 April 2010 | Alexis Alyea |
| On March 9, 2010, Council for the District of Tofino (BC) voted to direct staff to draft a by-law that would ban fastfood restaurants and large format retail chains from the municipality. Staff will [read more]Monday, 15 March 2010 |
| Following public outcry in late 2008 regarding contract allocation in the municipal sector and the government's undertaking to remedy the issue, the government of Québec yesterday passed [read more]Tuesday, 23 February 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| On February 1, 2010, changes to Ontario Regulation 419/05, Air Polution - Local Air Quality (O.Reg. 419/05), came into effect. These changes require industrial facilities to meet stricter air standards [read more]Thursday, 4 February 2010 | Liliane Gingras |
| Changes have been made to the following regulations under the Planning Act (Ontario): Ontario Regulation 543/06: Official Plans and Plan Amendments; Ontario Regulation 545/06: Zoning By-Laws, Holding [read more]Monday, 1 February 2010 | Alexis Alyea |
| The Ontario Ministry of the Environment ("MOE") has undertaken a new initiative to modernize the environmental approvals process. Lower-risk activities will have a simplified approval process [read more]Friday, 29 January 2010 | David Crocker |
| The Supreme Court of Canada found in a decision released on January 21, 2010 that the responsible authority cannot just conduct an environmental assessment screening study for a project listed on [read more]Friday, 22 January 2010 | David Crocker |
| The Town of Oakville is venturing into the realm of regulating environmental issues. It recently announced that Council will consider a by-law for the reporting and regulation of the amount of fine [read more]Thursday, 21 January 2010 | Lana Finney |
| On a date to be proclaimed, the Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009 (Ontario) will come into force. This Act received Royal assent as part of the Good Government [read more]Thursday, 14 January 2010 | Alexis Alyea |
| As announced here last week, the Ontario government has quietly adopted significant and long-awaited changes to the brownfields regulation, O. Reg. 153/04 (Records of Site Condition). The amending [read more]Wednesday, 13 January 2010 | Lana Finney |
| On November 16, 2009 amendments to the "Clean Water Act, 2006 Technical Rules: Assessment Report" were finalized by the MOE and posted on the EBR at EBR Posting.
The Clean Water Act [read more]Thursday, 7 January 2010 | Alexis Alyea |
| On December 9, 2009 significant amendments to O. Reg. 153/04 (Records of Site Condition) were made. They were filed on December 29, 2009. The road to a successful risk assessment has become much more [read more] |
| Posted by Jonathan Cummings and Jennifer Cleall
On March 4, 2009, the Minister of Environment, Jim Prentice, introduced the Environmental Enforcement Bill (the "Bill") in an effort to constrain poachers, [read more]Tuesday, 10 March 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Reporting issuers must improve their disclosure of known and contingent environmental liabilities in continuous disclosure documents. That is the message of the Ontario Securities Commission’s [read more]Wednesday, 2 April 2008 |
| Posted by Andrew Lord
The federal government reportedly revoked Imperial Oil's permit to take water for the planned Kearl oil sands project. Imperial Oil's legal challenge of that decision [read more]Tuesday, 1 April 2008 |
| Submitted by Alexis Alyea
Starting February 15, 2008, the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing will begin the public consultation process with respect to proposed amendments to the [read more]Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
| Submitted by Alexis Alyea
On January 18, 2008 the Ontario Ministry of the Environment posted a “Notice of intent to introduce legislation that would ban the cosmetic use of pesticides in [read more]Monday, 18 February 2008 |
| On November 20, MPIR released the mapping for the "proposed" final built boundary as referred to in Places to Grow. Once the boundary is final, municipalities will be required to include [read more]Tuesday, 20 November 2007 | Chris Barnett |
| We are pleased to announce that our blog has been selected to be featured in the “Top Blogs” section of the recently released LexisNexis Environmental law and Climate Change Center.
The [read more]Monday, 19 November 2007 |
| Last month the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld the certification of a class action against the Canadian Pacific Railway Limited relating to TCE contamination. The action alleged that the putative class [read more]Tuesday, 16 October 2007 | Lana Finney |
| The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently rendered an interesting decision dealing with damages in the event of the purchase of contaminated property, Lionhead Investments Inc. and Petro-Canada. See [read more]Tuesday, 16 October 2007 | Lana Finney |
| The Final Report of the Agency Cluster Facilitator has been released and Kevin Whitaker named as the Agency Cluster Facilitator. Mr. Whitaker will work with five tribunals in the municipal, environmental [read more]Tuesday, 25 September 2007 | Laura Bisset |
| The City of Windsor enacted a by-law which created the licensing scheme for adult entertainers in the City. The by-law required that those who fell within the definition of "dancer" must [read more]Thursday, 23 August 2007 | Laura Bisset |
| Kingston's wealthy Springer family offered to donate $1,000,000.00 to the City of Kingston in support of a project to revitalize Market Square, on the understanding that the City then rename the [read more]Thursday, 23 August 2007 | Laura Bisset |
| The Province announced on August 9th that it is proposing to require the collection of methane produced at landfill sites for use as a renewable energy. The government intends to implement this proposal [read more]Friday, 10 August 2007 | Laura Bisset |
| The Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Cash Converters Canada Inc. v. Oshawa (City) on July 4th. In this case, a franchisee of Cash Converters Canada Inc., that operated a second-hand [read more]Wednesday, 11 July 2007 | Laura Bisset |
| The Ontario Court of Appeal recently addressed the issue of the role of the doctrine of bad faith as grounds for quashing a by-law in light of modern jurisprudence requiring that courts afford deference [read more]Wednesday, 4 July 2007 | Laura Bisset |
| On June 21, 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada released a decision dismissing the appeal of the City of London (the "City") from a decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in respect of an [read more]Monday, 25 June 2007 | Laura Bisset |
| The Ministry of the Environment ("MOE") posted the final regulations for Bill 133 on the Environmental Bill of Rights ("EBR") on June 8, 2007. The Environmental Penalties ("EP") [read more]Tuesday, 12 June 2007 | David Crocker |
| Effective September 1, 2007, the 2001 Liquid Fuels Handling Code published by the Technical Standards & Safety Authority (the "TSSA") will be revoked and replaced with the "Liquid [read more]Thursday, 7 June 2007 | Lana Finney |
| Bill 187, the budget bill, received Royal Assent on May 17, 2007. Pursuant to this Bill, a number of changes have been made to the Record of Site Condition ("RSC") regime under the Environmental [read more]Monday, 28 May 2007 | Lana Finney |
| The province has quietly brought into force changes to the Development Charges Act to set out the rules applicable to the inclusion of the Toronto-York Subway extension in future development charges [read more]Thursday, 24 May 2007 | Chris Barnett |
| The Endangered Species Act, 2007 (Bill 184) received Royal Assent on May 17, 2007. With some minor exceptions, the Act comes into force on June 30, 2008 or such earlier date as may be named by proclamation [read more]Wednesday, 23 May 2007 | Lana Finney |
| On May 17, 2007, the Technical Standards and Safety Authority ("TSSA") released its replacement for the Environmental Management Protocol, referred to as "GA1/99" dated October [read more]Wednesday, 23 May 2007 | Lana Finney |
| The government announced that a second Growth Plan under the Places to Grow Act will be developed, covering Northern Ontario. The plan will presumably be an effort to stimulate growth, as opposed [read more]Thursday, 17 May 2007 | Chris Barnett |
| The first phase of draft Regulations under the Clean Water Act, 2006 are now posted on the Environmental Registry. The EBR posting for the Regulations can be found here .
The A [read more]Tuesday, 17 April 2007 |
| The Ministry of the Environment has enacted the Waste Management Projects Regulation under theEnvironmental Assessment Actand put in place amendments under theEnvironmental Protection Actfor waste [read more]Monday, 26 March 2007 |
| The Ministry of the Environment has posted an update of the document entitled "Soil and Ground Water and Sediment Standards for Use Under Part XV.1 of the Environmental Protection Act"? [read more]Monday, 26 March 2007 |
| The province has renewed the appointments of 4 OMB members for 5 years. Members Marc Denhez, Reid Rossi, Joseph Sniezek and Peter Acheson have all been renewed until 2012. All were originally [read more]Tuesday, 20 March 2007 | Chris Barnett |
| Davis&Company LLP Successfully Defends Composting Facility
David Crocker, Jonathan Davis-Sydor and Liliane Gingras successfully represented Halton Recycling Ltd., a composting facility located [read more]Wednesday, 14 March 2007 |
| Ontario has re-designed its Environmental Registry in an effort to make it easier for users to inquire about, and participate in, government decision-making on what affects Ontario's [read more]Wednesday, 14 March 2007 |
| The Peacock family operated a 1,000 head intensive hog operation in the County of Norfolk, and sought to double the capacity of their facility to 2,000 hogs. The proposed facility would contain [read more]Wednesday, 14 March 2007 |
| The Interim Report of the Agency Cluster Facilitator for the Municipal, Environment and Land Planning Tribunals was released on January 31, 2007. The project was commenced in September 2006 [read more]Monday, 5 February 2007 |
| We are proud to announce that our partner and friend Tom Lederer has been appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice, effective immediately. Tom joined Davis& [read more]Tuesday, 30 January 2007 |
| Bill 130 (available here ), theMunicipal Statute Law Amendment Act, 2006(the "Bill"),received Royal Assent on December 20, 2006 and is now in force. The Bill amends, among other [read more]Thursday, 25 January 2007 |
| As of October 19, 2006 an amendment has been made to theLimitations Act, 2002, which loosens the restrictions on contracting out of limitation periods. When the originalLimitations Act, 2002came [read more]Wednesday, 24 January 2007 |
| In December the federal government introduced a new "Chemicals Management Plan" which is intended to improve the degree of protection against hazardous chemicals. According to [read more]Friday, 19 January 2007 |
| The government has posted a notice on the Environmental Bill of Rights website indicating that the Ministries of Environment, Municipal Affairs and Housing, Northern Development and Mines and the [read more]Wednesday, 17 January 2007 |
| The Ministry of the Environment intends to ban the burning of used oil (i.e. waste-derived fuel) for the purposes of space heating. As such, a proposed amendment to Regulation 347 under theEnvironmenta [read more]Tuesday, 16 January 2007 |
| The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has published a draft regulation with an incorporated guide under the Environmental Assessment Act to provide an environmental assessment process for activities [read more]Tuesday, 16 January 2007 |
| By order in council published in the December 9 Ontario Gazette, the government has proclaimed that the major changes to the Planning Act contained in Bill 51 will come into force on January 1, 2007 [read more]Thursday, 14 December 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| On November 27, 2006, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal released a technical paper on the proposed methodology for determining the 'built boundary' for the Greater Golden Horseshoe [read more]Tuesday, 28 November 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 51 (now S.O. 2006, c. 23) received Royal Assent on October 19; however, the most significant sections which amend large portions of the Planning Act are not yet in force.The Act provided that [read more]Monday, 23 October 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 43, the Clean Water Act (now S.O. 2006 c.22) received Royal Assent on October 19. However the Act will not come into force until a date to be named by Cabinet. We will provide an update when [read more]Monday, 23 October 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 51, the Planning and Conservation Land Statute Law Amendment Act, received 3rd reading and was passed on October 12. It is now awaiting Royal Assent. [read more]Thursday, 12 October 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| One of the recurring comments during the recent consultation on OMB Reform related to the length of OMB appointments. The three year tenure was seen as being too short, and providing lack of [read more]Tuesday, 10 October 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The Ontario Municipal Board announced today (October 2) that it has created the Citizen Liason Office .
The office will
Provide information to the public about the OMB, such as how to file [read more]Monday, 2 October 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 43, which is touted as being the government's response to the Walkerton Inquiry, has been scheduled for 3rd reading on October 2. The Bill was considered at Committee over the summer, [read more]Friday, 29 September 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| During the summer, Bill 51 was considered and amended by the General Government Committee. It was reported back as amended on September 25, the first day back of the new legislative session, [read more]Tuesday, 26 September 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| On September 23, Ontario Regulation 444/06 (available here ), made pursuant to theEnvironmental Protection Act, will be published in the Ontario Gazette. The Regulation amends Ontario [read more]Friday, 15 September 2006 |
| As of May 1, 2006, Conservation Authorities in Ontario have new powers to regulate development in or near wetlands, shorelines, watercourses, escarpment areas, valley lands and floodplains. [read more]Thursday, 27 July 2006 |
| On June 23, 2006, Gemtec Ltd., an environmental consulting company, and Robert Lutes, a Gemtec principal and project manager, were sentenced in Provincial Court in Moncton, New Brunswick [read more]Thursday, 27 July 2006 |
| TThe Standing Committee on Social Policy intends to hold hearings on Bill 43, An Act to protect existing and future sources of drinking water, in Toronto, Walkerton, Cornwall, Bath and Peterborough [read more]Thursday, 27 July 2006 |
| TheMOE has posted notice of its intention to extend the expiry date for Qualified Persons under Ontario Regulation 153/04:Records of Site Condition - Part XV.1 of the Act for 18 months, [read more]Thursday, 27 July 2006 |
| The Ministry of the Environment has proposed several regulatory amendments to facilitate waste recycling, alternative fuel production, and emerging waste management development. A description [read more]Friday, 21 July 2006 |
| The Standing Committee on General Government has scheduled public hearings for the consideration of Bill 51. The Committee will meet on August 3rd in Toronto, and will travel to London, Napanee [read more]Tuesday, 11 July 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has posted a series of proposed regulations for Bill 51 on the Environmental Bill of Rights for comment.
The various proposed regulations (a [read more]Wednesday, 5 July 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| Robert D.M.Owen, formerly a vice-chair of the OMB, has been appointed to the Immigration and Refugee Board, as of June 30. First appointed to the OMB in 1983, and cross appointed to the Assessment [read more]Sunday, 2 July 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal which challenged the process followed by the Province in establishing a plan under the Ontario Planning and Development Act in Seaton.
The [read more]Friday, 30 June 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| As part of the last minute flurry of legislative activity, the legislative assembly passed Bill 209, which amends the Highway Traffic Act to provide that persons convicted of drinking and boating [read more]Friday, 23 June 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| Before adjourning for the summer, the legislative assembly authorized the Standing Committee on General Government to meet during the summer to consider Bill 51, the Planning and Conservation Land [read more]Friday, 23 June 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 104, An Act to establish the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority, was given third reading and Royal Assent June 22. This puts in place the legal framework for the GTTA to be established [read more]Friday, 23 June 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| As the legislative session wraps up today, Bill 104, that would establish the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority is scheduled for 3rd Reading debate. We assume this means it will go to [read more]Thursday, 22 June 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| To assist in understanding the changes from the Proposed (Nov. 2005) to the Final (June, 2006) Growth Plans, we have prepared a "blacklined" version (although the lines are red, blue and [read more]Tuesday, 20 June 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The Province has amended the transition regulation with respect to the Growth Plan to clarify how official plan amendment applications commenced prior to June 16, 2006 are to be treated.
O. Reg. 324/06 [read more]Monday, 19 June 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The Province has released the final growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. It is available here .All Planning Act decisions must conform with the Plan, subject to the transitional regulation [read more]Friday, 16 June 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| Four Director positions in the Integrated Environmental Planning Division, Ministry of the Environment, have been filled as follows
*John Vidan - Director, Waste Management Policy [read more]Friday, 16 June 2006 |
| The McGuinty Government introduced today proposed reforms to theMunicipal Act which are intended to broaden the powers of Ontario's municipalities. The Government is proposing to prov [read more]Thursday, 15 June 2006 |
| The Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal has announced that the final Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe will be released on June 14 at 11:45 a.m. at the Waterside Inn in Mississauga [read more]Wednesday, 14 June 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The Ministry of the Environment's proposed Guideline for Phase II Environmental Site Assessments in Ontario has been posted to the Environmental Registry. A copy of this posting is available [read more]Monday, 12 June 2006 |
| Bill 53, theStronger City of Toronto for a Stronger Ontario Actis scheduled for 3rd reading today, June 6. It was considered by the Standing Committee on General Government during 8 separate [read more]Tuesday, 6 June 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing has made a s. 47 zoning order, covering particular land in Haldimand County. O. Reg 200/06 prohibits the erection of buildings or structures [read more]Friday, 19 May 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The proposed new City of Toronto Act is continuing to move through the Standing Committee on General Government, having had 7 days of public hearings. The Committee will meet to consider the [read more]Friday, 19 May 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| Debate on the motion for second reading of the proposedClean Water Act concluded on May 17th; and the vote on the motion was deferred to the next day. On May 18th, the Legislature voted [read more]Friday, 19 May 2006 |
| The debate on the motion for second reading of theClean Water Actresumed on May 15. This is the third time the bill has been debated in the house, but no vote has yet been taken. Debate [read more]Tuesday, 16 May 2006 |
| Bill 43, the proposedClean Water Act(available here ),has now been debated by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on two occasions prior to second reading. The debate began on April 12th, and [read more]Friday, 5 May 2006 |
| We're 1!!!! We launched this site on May 3, 2005. Since then, we have posted 80 or so changes in law, policy and politics. Is it useful? Well, since we are approaching 80,000 [read more]Thursday, 4 May 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The Province has announced the final development plan for the Seaton community in Pickering. The press release indicates that the implementation of the plan will be supported by a management [read more]Thursday, 4 May 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The Standing Committee on General Government will be considering Bill 53, the new City of Toronto Act on May 1 at 3:45 and May 3 at 4 p.m. [read more]Monday, 1 May 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to appeal from a decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in the RSJ Holdings v. London case. The Court of Appeal decision (available here ) quashed an [read more]Thursday, 27 April 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 51, the Planning and Conservation Land Statute Amendment Act received second reading on April 26. It has been referred to the Standing Committee on General Government, and is expected to [read more]Wednesday, 26 April 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| On April 21, 2006, The Minister of the Environment announced approximately $10 million in funding for municipalities in support of source protection planning to accomplish the goals of the proposedClean [read more]Wednesday, 26 April 2006 |
| A Private Member's Bill, known as theLake Simcoe Protection Act, 2006 (available here ) was introduced to the Legislature on April 25th, 2006. The Bill proposes to give [read more]Tuesday, 25 April 2006 |
| On April 24th, 2006, the Minister of Transportation introduced Bill 104 to the Ontario Legislature, "An Act to establish the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority and to repeal the GO Transit [read more]Monday, 24 April 2006 |
| In an unusual move, Bill 123, theTransparency in Public Matters Actwas withdrawn with the unanimous consent of the Legislative Assembly on April 18.
The Bill had proceeded through 2 readings [read more]Thursday, 20 April 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| Debate on the second reading of Bill 51, thePlanning and Conservation Land Statute Law Amendment Act, which proposes significant changes to thePlanning Actand by extension to the OMB appeal process, [read more]Thursday, 20 April 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 53, the Stronger City of Toronto for a Stronger Ontario Act, 2005, received second reading on April 10. It has been referred to the Standing Committee on General Government for public hearings [read more]Wednesday, 19 April 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| IIn a decision released February 28, the Divisional Court has dismissed an application for leave to appeal a decision of the Ontario Municipal Board which redivided the electoral ward boundaries in [read more]Thursday, 2 March 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The Ministry of the Environment has announced that the South East Collector, a key piece of infrastructure to upgrade the York Durham Sewer System, will proceed as a full environmental assessment, [read more]Thursday, 2 March 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The government has announced the introduction of theRegulatory Modernization Act, 2006on February 27, 2006. This act, if passed, purports to enable staff from 13 different ministries and agencies, [read more]Thursday, 2 March 2006 |
| The Divisional Court, in a unanimous decision released February 21, has dismissed an application for judicial review brought by Save our St. Clair Inc. which sought declarations that the St. Clair [read more]Wednesday, 22 February 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| Ontario has amended theAirborne Contaminant Discharge Monitoring and Reportingregulation to remove the obligation to report emissions of substances that are required to be reported through other [read more]Wednesday, 15 February 2006 |
| Ontario's Environment Minister, Laurel Broten, announced today that the Ontario government has directed the City of Vaughan to remove the Boyd Conservation Area as a possible route to address [read more]Wednesday, 15 February 2006 |
| While the 2006 parliamentary calendar originally contemplated that the session would not begin until March, the Ontario Legislature resumes sitting on February 13, 2006. It will sit until March [read more]Monday, 13 February 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The Province announced that they are amending the transition regulations for the Greenbelt Plan to further protect larger portions of the Rouge River watershed. The press release, available [read more]Friday, 3 February 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has posted proposed changes to theOntario Planning and Development Actplan for the Seaton area in Pickering. The changes (available here ) are described [read more]Thursday, 2 February 2006 | Chris Barnett |
| On January 3, 2006, the Fuels Safety Program of the Technical Standards& Safety Authority (the "TSSA") issued an advisory indicating that, effective immediately, the TSSA would require [read more]Thursday, 19 January 2006 |
| The legislature, on its last sitting day until March, 2006, gave third reading to the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve Act, 2005. It was given Royal Assent just before the legislature rose [read more]Thursday, 15 December 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Province has introduced thePlanning and Conservation Land Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005, which will propose amendments to the Planning Act and other statutes to change and clarify the role of [read more]Wednesday, 14 December 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Province today introduced the tongue-twisting Stronger City of Toronto for a Stronger Ontario Act, 2005 (who names these?!?).
A copy of Bill 53, weighing in at a sparse 306 pages, can be [read more]Wednesday, 14 December 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| On November 22, 2005, the federal government added six greenhouse gases to Schedule 1 of theCanadian Environmental Protection Act 1999(CEPA 1999). The addition allows for the introduction later [read more]Tuesday, 13 December 2005 |
| On November 29, 2005, Ontario Environment Minister Laurel Broten and Ontario Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay announced a measure to preserve Ontarians' access to safe drinking [read more]Tuesday, 13 December 2005 |
| The Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve Act, 2005, went to Committee on December 8th and 12th, and was reported back to the Legislature without amendment. It has been ordered for 3rd reading [read more]Tuesday, 13 December 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 37, the Respect for Municipalities Act, 2005, received 2nd and 3rd reading on December 12. At the end of the day, it also received Royal Assent. The Act amends the Taxpayer Protection Act [read more]Tuesday, 13 December 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| A news conference has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on December 12, at which Minister John Gerrettsen will announce the proposed reforms to the Ontario Municipal Board reform, and further changes [read more]Sunday, 11 December 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The legislative session has been extended, and Queen's Park will now be sitting the week of Dec. 12.Rumour has it that the OMB reform package will be coming forward on Dec. 12, mainly in the form [read more]Friday, 9 December 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| As of November 30, 2005, Ontario's new air pollution regulation, Regulation 419/05, is now in force. The regulation revokes and replaces Ontario Regulation 346 General - Air Pollution. [read more]Thursday, 8 December 2005 |
| On December 7, the government introduced a motion that will ensure that when the Respect for Municipalities Act is next brought forward, all votes necessary for it to receive both second and third [read more]Thursday, 8 December 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Ontario Court of Appeal has made environmental class actions in Ontario easier by permitting certification in a recent case, despite the fact that two lower courts had refused to certify [read more]Wednesday, 7 December 2005 |
| The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has released a consultation paper on Bill 133, theEnvironmental Enforcement Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005. This Act, which was passed on June 9, 2005, make [read more]Wednesday, 7 December 2005 |
| The Province has fulfilled a long standing committment today by introducing the Clean Water Act. The Act proposes to
Requiremunicipalities and conservation authorities to map the sources of [read more]Monday, 5 December 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve Act received second reading onNovember 28, 2005, and was referred to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly (it has originally been sent to General [read more]Monday, 28 November 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| On November 28, 2005, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing introduced theRespect for Municipalities Act, 2005. While a copy of the bill is not yet available, it apparently will amend [read more]Monday, 28 November 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Province has released the proposed Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horshoe. It can be found here .
Comments on the Plan are due January 27, 2006.
We are reviewing the plan and [read more]Thursday, 24 November 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the application for leave to appeal filed by Croplife Canada against the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision to uphold the City of Toronto's anti-pesticide [read more]Thursday, 17 November 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Province of Ontario and City of Toronto have released the results of their joint consultation regarding proposed revisions to the City of Toronto Act. It can be downloaded here .
The [read more]Monday, 14 November 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The City of Toronto has won its motion to have the Divisional Court panel which heard the St. Clair streetcar case struck, and a new hearing ordered.
A copy of the decision is available here [read more]Friday, 4 November 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Gord Miller, the Environmental Commissioner for Ontario released his 2004-2005 report "Planning our Landscape" on November 1. The report expresses concerns over the drafting of both [read more]Tuesday, 1 November 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| On October 31, David Ramsay, Minister of Natural Resources, introduced Bill 16, theDuffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve Act, 2005. The Bill, (available for download here ) de [read more]Tuesday, 1 November 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The City of Toronto has come out swinging as a result of the Divisional Court decision which put a stop to the St. Clair street car right of way.
In a motion argued on October 25, Earl Cherniak [read more]Wednesday, 26 October 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| In a much reported decision, the Divisional Court quashed a decision of the City of Toronto to proceed with the construction of the St. Clair Avenue dedicated street car right of way.
The [read more]Thursday, 13 October 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Throne Speech delivered October 12 contains a few hints of things to come in this legislative session. The speech is largely made up of broad statements, with few specifics. [read more]Wednesday, 12 October 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Ministry of the Environment has classified proposed certificates of property use as Class II instruments for the Environmental Bill of Rights.
O. Reg. 505/05 , filed September 23, 2005, makes [read more]Tuesday, 27 September 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Premier's Office has announced that current session of Legislature will be prorogued, and return on October 11, instead of September 26.
The new session of the legislature will begin [read more]Monday, 19 September 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| A new regulation dealing with Ontario's air, Regulation 419/05, will become effective on November 30, 2005. According to the government, the new rules provided for in this regulation, along [read more]Tuesday, 13 September 2005 |
| The Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry and Toronto External Contracts Inquiry, headed by Madame Justice Bellamy, released its report on September 12. The report, which is reported to be 1,123 [read more]Monday, 12 September 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990, made under theEnvironmental Protection Act, has been amended to put in place a land disposal restriction program in Ontario. The amending [read more]Thursday, 18 August 2005 |
| Premier McGuinty, speaking to the annual Association ofMunicipalities of Ontario conference, referred generally to OntarioMunicipal Board reform. While he did not give specific details,he did [read more]Wednesday, 17 August 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| In a decision released August 12, the Divisional Court has dismissed the appeal by Residents for Sustainable Development in Guelph, of an Ontario Municipal Board decision approving Official Plan [read more]Saturday, 13 August 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Globe and Mail reported on August 13 that "provincial sources" had confirmed that the province hasre-appointed Susan Fish to the Ontario Municipal Board. Ms Fish,a former Toronto [read more]Saturday, 13 August 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| David Caplan announced on August 11 that former York Region CAO Alan Wells has been appointed as the Provincial Development Facilitator. The goal is to bring a stable, business-like approach [read more]Thursday, 11 August 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Divisional Court, in a decision dated July 8, 2005, allowed an appeal from an OMB decision authorizing minor variances for a home located in Hogs Hollow. The decision inVincent v. De Gasperisis [read more]Thursday, 14 July 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Ministry of the Environment has released some light summer reading, in the form of 9 new technical papers to assist in the implementation of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan.
The [read more]Thursday, 30 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| On June 29, the first regulation under the Places to Grow Act was filed. O. Reg. 416/05 defines the Greater Golden Horsehoe growth plan area.
The area is defined as being the following [read more]Thursday, 30 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Proposed amendments to Ontario Regulation 170/03 have been posted on the Environmental Bill of Rights for 90 days for public comment. Click here for a link to the Environmental Bill of Rights [read more]Wednesday, 22 June 2005 |
| On June 21, 2005, the Minister of Natural Resources, David Ramsay, released "Protecting What Sustains Us Ontario's Biodiversity Strategy 2005 ". (The document can be [read more]Tuesday, 21 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The provisions of Ontario's Environmental Protection Act that will make the filing of a Record of Site Condition mandatory in a number of circumstances where a change in property use occurs (regardless [read more]Monday, 20 June 2005 |
| Bill 133, known colloquially as the "Spills Bill", received Royal Assent on June 13, 2005 and is now in force. The Royal Assent version of Bill 133 (now S.O. 2005, [read more]Thursday, 16 June 2005 |
| The Province of Ontario has established the Greenblet Foundation, and given it a one time grant of $25 milllion to coordinate and fund activities such as the promotion of agriculture and [read more]Thursday, 16 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 136, thePlaces to GrowAct, today received third reading from the Legislative Assembly, was given Royal Assent, and is now in force. Cabinet now has the power to put in place growth [read more]Monday, 13 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Legislative Assembly has passed Bill 186, which changes thecomposition of Region of Peel Council for the 2006 election. Itwas given Royal Assent today, and is now in force. It passed [read more]Monday, 13 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Minister of Natural Resources today announced approval of the revisedNiagara Escarpment Plan, based on the results of the statutory reviewthat began in 1999. The review included 6 discussion [read more]Thursday, 9 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| In a decision released June 6, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by the South Residents and Ratepayers Association from a decision of the Divisional Court, which had dismissed an application [read more]Monday, 6 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| As part of the ongoing implementation of the Walkerton Inquiry reccommendations, the Ministry of the Environment has filed a number of new regulations under theSafe Drinking Water Act, 2002.
Regulation [read more]Saturday, 4 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| A new Bill 133 came out of Committee on May 30, 2005, was given 2ndreading on June 2, and has been referred back to Committee for further consideration on June 6. 2ndreading is considered approval [read more]Friday, 3 June 2005 |
| The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has announced the establishment of the Greenbelt Council, which will provide advise on the administration of the Greenbelt and guide the government on [read more]Thursday, 2 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Divisional Court, in a decision released May 24, 2004, quashed as premature an application for judicial review which sought to compel the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to permit the [read more]Thursday, 26 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Renewal has released "ReNew Ontario" which is a 5 year infrastructure investment plan. It sets out the strategic direction the government [read more]Wednesday, 25 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The City of Toronto and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs have released a progress report from their joint task force which is reviewing the City of Toronto Act and other legislation. The task [read more]Wednesday, 18 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| In a decision dated May 13, the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimouslyupheld the City of Toronto's jurisdiction to pass a pesticide ban.The Court determined that, absent an express direction in theMunicipal [read more]Friday, 13 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Ontario budget contains a number of items of interest. They include reference to infrastructure projects the government is working on including
Improvements to Highway 401 and the QEW [read more]Wednesday, 11 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| In a decision released April 28, the Superior Court of Justice hasruled that a permit from MTO is not required for residentialdevelopment within 800 metres of a controlled access highway.InEssex 143 [read more]Monday, 9 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 133, theEnvironmental Enforcement Statute Law Amendment Act, will be considered by the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly on Thursday May 12. The Bill proposes changes to theEnviroment [read more]Sunday, 8 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 136, thePlaces to Grow Act, has been reported back to the Legislative Assembly from the General Government Committee with amendments, and ordered for third reading.UPDATE Bill 136 has now received [read more]Wednesday, 4 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Three new members have been appointed to the Ontario Municipal Board, as of April 20. They areDoug Gates (former City Solicitor in Oakville);Karlene Hussey (a lawyer from Stratford who has previously [read more]Tuesday, 3 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 92, which makes a minor amendment to the Municipal Act, was given third reading on May 3. It has yet to be given Royal Assent.
The Bill, which amends section 3(1) of the Municipal [read more]Tuesday, 3 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 60, An Act to Amend the Heritage Act, has been given Royal Assent and is now in force.
The final version of the Bill, now S.O. 2005, c.6 , can be found at
http://shorl [read more]Tuesday, 3 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
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