Advocacy Items

Planning Act, City of Toronto Act, 2006, Buildi...

WRHBA supports any reforms that simplify official plans by reinforcing high-level, permissive land use policy rather than predetermining matters that are better addressed through zoning and site plan control.  ...

Planning Act, City of Toronto Act, 2006, Buildi...

WRHBA supports any reforms that simplify official plans by reinforcing high-level, permissive land use policy rather than predetermining matters that are better addressed through zoning and site plan control.  ...

Communal Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems ...

Waterloo Region is currently experiencing acute impacts on housing delivery as a result of ongoing water capacity constraints, driven in part by a prolonged under-investment in infrastructure and the application...

Communal Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems ...

Waterloo Region is currently experiencing acute impacts on housing delivery as a result of ongoing water capacity constraints, driven in part by a prolonged under-investment in infrastructure and the application...

Proposed Regulation to Prohibit Mandatory Enhan...

WRHBA believes that inconsistent and discretionary local standards undermine housing affordability and supply. Ontario already governs building safety and performance through the Ontario Building Code, environmental protection legislation, and servicing...

Proposed Regulation to Prohibit Mandatory Enhan...

WRHBA believes that inconsistent and discretionary local standards undermine housing affordability and supply. Ontario already governs building safety and performance through the Ontario Building Code, environmental protection legislation, and servicing...

Proposal to reform site plan control under the ...

WRHBA supports reforms that clearly define and limit the scope of site plan control so that matters already resolved through official plans and zoning by-laws are not re-opened when projects...

Proposal to reform site plan control under the ...

WRHBA supports reforms that clearly define and limit the scope of site plan control so that matters already resolved through official plans and zoning by-laws are not re-opened when projects...

ERO Consultation on Reducing Regulatory Burden ...

WRHBA supports the ongoing review of the Ontario Building Code.  The Code plays an important role in protecting public health and safety while at the same time, has a direct...

ERO Consultation on Reducing Regulatory Burden ...

WRHBA supports the ongoing review of the Ontario Building Code.  The Code plays an important role in protecting public health and safety while at the same time, has a direct...

MMAH Proposed Pause on Inclusionary Zoning (IZ)...

WRHBA has been actively engaged on the Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) file in the Region of Waterloo—and specifically in the Cities of Kitchener and Waterloo—since 2020. Over the past several years,...

MMAH Proposed Pause on Inclusionary Zoning (IZ)...

WRHBA has been actively engaged on the Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) file in the Region of Waterloo—and specifically in the Cities of Kitchener and Waterloo—since 2020. Over the past several years,...