Ontario government

The mayor of Mississauga and other municipal leaders who have voiced opposition to a new provincial housing law need to ``get on board'' and ``stop whining,'' Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday in an unprompted burst of criticism.…

CLARINGTON, Ont. – Ontario has no plans to allow homes to be built on floodplains, Premier Doug Ford said Friday after the federal environment minister warned Ottawa would not provide disaster compensation where development is greenlit…

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to extend further ``strong mayor'' powers to the leaders of Toronto and Ottawa, and is reviewing the role of regional governments, in new legislation the opposition decries as antidemocratic.The bill…

THE LAKE REPORT The chief administrator of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority fears agencies like hers may lose the ability to protect vulnerable environments if the province passes a new bill to help developers build houses…

According to a release from the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), housing affordability remains one of the biggest challenges in the province, and association acknowledges that the provincial government is touting Bill 23, More…

Toronto Mayor John Tory says he will use so-called strong mayor powers to create a new division at city hall to streamline housing development.We need to get more housing built faster. As promised in my Five Point Housing Plan, we…

TORONTO – Ontario municipalities are concerned that parts of the province's new housing legislation may actually hamper growth and download excessive burdens to them and their taxpayers.One aspect of a large bill introduced Tuesday by…

TORONTO — The Ontario government has appointed nine members to a task force that will advise the province on ways to address housing supply and affordability.The Housing Affordability Task Force is expected to look into measures to…

The Ontario government is investing over $1 million in two projects that will provide free training in construction to 645 people in Northern Ontario.According to a release, the investment plan will prioritize those from remote First…