Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario)

Ontario Home Builders’ Association calls on province to audit major municipalities’ collection and use of growth funding charges

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Home Builders Association (OHBA) is calling on the Government of Ontario to audit the collection and use of growth funding charges in major municipalities.

Key Points: 
  • Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Home Builders Association (OHBA) is calling on the Government of Ontario to audit the collection and use of growth funding charges in major municipalities.
  • Municipalities across the province hold reserves in excess of $9 billion, and these reserves are growing rapidly.
  • The Ontario Home Builders Association is the voice of the residential construction industry in Ontario, representing 4,000 member companies organized into 27 local associations across the province.
  • The residential construction industry contributes over $76 billion dollars to Ontarios economy, employing more than 550,000 people across the province.

Open Letter to Premier Doug Ford re: One Ontario Proposal to Streamline the Development Application Approval Process

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
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We need your leadership and support for the establishment of a Development Approval One Window Data and Information Exchange Standard that will lay the groundwork necessary for streamlining and digitizing the development approvals process.

Key Points: 
  • We need your leadership and support for the establishment of a Development Approval One Window Data and Information Exchange Standard that will lay the groundwork necessary for streamlining and digitizing the development approvals process.
  • After extensive preparation, in March of this year, we submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH).
  • Research shows that streamlining and integrating the development approval process will result in up to a 70% reduction in approval time to develop projects.
  • One Ontarios proposal will lay the groundwork for a modern solution that will ensure Ontario remains a growing, economically robust, and innovative province.