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06-Sep-2006 |
Building Code Applicable Law
Updated
On August 29, 2006, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
filed Ontario Regulation 422/06 and Ontario Regulation 423/06, amending
the current and 2006 Building Code to update applicable law for the
purposes of issuing a building permit or conditional permit....
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01-Sep-2006 |
Final IGAP Reports Released
On August 29, 2006, Dillon Consulting Ltd. submitted a Growth
Potentials Assessment Report and an Implementation Assessment Report, as
part of the Intergovernmental Action Plan for Simcoe County, Barrie and
Orillia, to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the IGAP
partners....
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25-Aug-2006 |
2006 Building Code Information
Sessions
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Building and
Development Branch, is holding a series of Public Information Sessions
across the province to introduce the 2006 Ontario Building Code
and highlight the major changes to the new Code....
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21-Aug-2006 |
DFO Releases Five New
Operational Statements
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (“DFO”) has recently released an updated
Notification Form and Version 1.0 of 5 new Operational Statements for
immediate implementation....
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21-Aug-2006 |
Federal Government Posts Six
Draft Recovery Strategies
On August 14, 2006, the Ministry of Natural Resources (“MNR”) posted
EBR Information Notice Registry Number: XB06E6007 to inform the public
that the draft recovery strategies under the federal Species at Risk
Act....
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17-Aug-2006 |
Environmental Review Tribunal to
Act as Hearing Officer
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing recently announced that
the Environmental Review Tribunal is to act as the hearing officer
whenever the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing exercises the
authority to appoint a hearing officer under the Oak Ridges Moraine
Conservation Act, 2001....
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6-Jul-2006 |
Bill 51 / Planning Act
Draft Regulations Released
On July 4, 2006, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing posted
a series of draft regulations and proposed amendments to existing
regulations on the Environmental Bill of Rights with respect to the
Planning Act and Bill 51, the Planning and Conservation Land
Statute Law Amendment Act, 2006....
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29-Jun-2006 |
Province Releases New Building
Code
On June 28, 2006, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed
Ontario Regulation 350/06 to introduce the 2006 Building Code....
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19-Jun-2006 |
Province Releases Final Growth
Plan for Greater Golden Horseshoe –
Places to Grow
On June 16, 2006 the Honourable David Caplan, Minister of Public
Infrastructure Renewal, released the final Places to Grow Plan. This
Plan has been long anticipated by the development industry as it is
hoped it will deliver long-term certainty with respect to development
and infrastructure decisions with the Greater Golden Horseshoe area....
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15-Jun-2006 |
Region of Durham Development
Charges
On June 14, 2006, the Commissioner of Finance, Durham Region,
submitted two reports to the Finance and Administration Committee
RE:Authorization to Undertake a Review to Amend Development Charges
By-Law No. 45-2003 and Indexing of Regional Development Charges. Both
reports will be submitted to Regional Council on June 21, 2006....
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13-Jun-2006 |
UDI/Ontario Policy Watch - June 2006
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13-Jun-2006 |
Capital Cost Allowance - RE:
Electricity Related Equipment Regulation Passed
On June 1, 2006, the Regulations to implement the changes to the
Capital Cost Allowance provisions proposed in the 2005 budget were
passed into law....
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2-Jun-2006 |
Peel District School Board:
Education Development Charges Increase
On May 23, 2006, the Peel District School Board approved
Education Development Charges Amending By-Law, 2006, which amends the
Peel District School Board 2004 Education Development Charges By-law.
The new charges came into force May 28, 2006....
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2-Jun-2006 |
Halton Region: Proposed
Education Development Charge Increase
The Halton District School Board and the Halton Catholic District School
Board are proposing to amend their respective Education Development
Charge By-laws, which both came into effect on June 14, 2004, and were
both amended on June 21, 2005....
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30-May-2006 |
MNR Releases Discussion Paper
RE: Proposed Species at Risk Legislation
The Ministry of Natural Resources recently released Towards Better
Protection of Species at Risk in Ontario: a Discussion Paper on Proposed
Species at Risk Legislation....
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23-May-2006 |
Greg Sorbara Returned to Cabinet
Premier Dalton McGuinty shuffled his Cabinet today, welcoming back
Vaughan-King-Aurora MPP Greg Sorbara as Minister of Finance and Chair of
the Management Board of Cabinet, and re-assigning ministers Dwight
Duncan, Donna Cansfield and Harinder Takhar....
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10-May-2006 |
Province Announces Legislative
Review of Species at Risk Legislation
On May 9, 2006, the Ministry of Natural Resources (“MNR”) posted a
notice on the EBR - A Review of Ontario's Species at Risk
Legislation....
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4-May-2006 |
Province to Release New
Building Code
On April 28, 2006, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
posted a proposed regulation under the Building Code Act, 1992, to
establish a new Building Code replace the existing Building Code....
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4-May-2006 |
Peel District School Board
Proposed EDC By-law Amendments
At the regular meeting scheduled for May 23, 2006, at 7:30 p.m., the
Peel District School Board (“Board”) will consider A by-law to amend
the Peel District School Board 2004 Education Development Charges
By-Law....
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24-Apr-2006 |
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District
School Board Proposed EDC By-law Amendments
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (“Board”) is
considering amendments to its 2004 Education Development Charge (“EDC”)
by-law to account for increased land acquisition costs that the Board
has experienced in Peel Region since passing the current EDC by-law in
2004....
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21-Apr-2006 |
UDI/Ontario Policy Watch - April 2006
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27-Mar-2006 |
Lakes and Rivers Improvement
Act Streamlining
On March 24, 2006, the Ministry of Natural Resources released a
policy proposal: Issuance of a Policy and Procedural Directive to MNR
field organization providing clear direction with respect to the
decision to not issue approvals under the Lakes and Rivers Improvement
Act....
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24-Mar-2006 |
Ontario
Budget 2006: All About Infrastructure Investment
On March 23, 2006, the Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dwight
Duncan, presented the Provincial budget: Building Opportunity, in
the Legislature. If anything, this budget is a first step towards what
will be a long road enroute to closing Ontario’s massive infrastructure
gap....
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20-Mar-2006 |
Simcoe County Growth Management
Update
On March 15, 2006, the Honourable John Gerretsen, Minister of
Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced that the Province has scheduled
two open houses to inform the public about the progress of major studies
on growth and environmental issues in the Simcoe County area, Provincial
News Release....
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8-Mar-2006 |
MOE Approves Terms of Reference
and Individual EA for Southeast Collector
On March 1, 2006, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment approved
the Terms of Reference for the Southeast Collector Trunk Sewer Project
for York and Durham Regions. The approval allows the Regions of York and
Durham to move forward with an Individual Environmental Assessment
(“EA”) for this portion of the York Durham Sewage System (“YDSS”)....
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27-Feb-2006 |
Proposed Changes to OBC RE:
Energy Efficiency
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has begun public
consultations on proposed changes to the Ontario Building Code
that are intended to increase the energy efficiency of buildings....
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27-Feb-2006 |
Bell Revises Letter of
Understanding
Recently, Bell Canada advised UDI/Ontario that they have revised
their Letter of Understanding with Developers and will be pursuing the
endorsement of UDI/Ontario through the UDI Utilities Committee for the
new, revised version...
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22-Feb-2006 |
CLOCA Generic Regulation
Approved
On February 16, 2006, the Minister of Natural Resources approved the
Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority’s (CLOCA’s) new regulation:
Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to
Shorelines and Watercourses....
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21-Feb-2006 |
Ontario Heritage Act
Regulations Released
On January 25, 2006, the Ministry of Culture released two regulations
under the Ontario Heritage Act:...Ontario Regulation 9/06:
Criteria for Determining Cultural Heritage Value or Interest, and
Ontario Regulation 10/06: Criteria for Determining Cultural Heritage
Value or Interest of Provincial Significance....
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1-Feb-2006 |
UDI/Ontario Policy Watch - February 2006
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30-Jan-2006 |
DFO Releases Operational
Statement RE: Punch and Bore Crossing
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (“DFO”) has released a new Operational
Statement that addresses "Punch and Bore Crossings", which will be
posted on DFO’s website....The new Operational Statement was recently
approved at regional and national headquarters and is ready for
implementation.
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19-Jan-2006 |
Harper Supports Housing
Industry: Pledges to Cut GST
A key campaign promise by the Federal Conservative party is to reduce
the GST. Today, this promise was reiterated with specific emphasis
to homebuyers and the residential housing and construction industry....
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10-Jan-2006 |
UDI/GTHBA/Bell/Rogers Joint Advisory Memo RE: Damage to Utility Plant
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10-Jan-2006 |
UDI/Ontario Policy Watch - January 2006
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