The Ontario government has passed a bill giving cities the power to expand their borders “at any time” in order to build more homes.
The legislation, known as Bill 97 or the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, passed its third reading on Monday at Queen’s Park. It will go into effect once it receives Royal Assent.
In November 2022, the provincial government modified Hamilton’s Urban Official Plan and its Rural Official Plan to expand the city’s boundaries by 2,200 hectares, something that was criticized by environmental law charity Ecojustice as being “unlawful.” The legislation that passed today will allow municipalities to take this action themselves.
Under Bill 97, landlords will be required to give tenants a 60-day grace period to move back in once renovations are complete at the same rent they were paying before. Amendments to the City of Toronto Act and the Municipal Act, made under Bill 97, gives the minister power to impose “restrictions, limits and conditions” when it comes to the demolition or conversion of residential rental properties.
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