{"id":2711,"date":"2020-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.cancea.ca\/index.php\/2020\/06\/08\/the-gthas-unbalanced-housing-stock-benchmarking-ontarios-new-lpat-system\/"},"modified":"2020-06-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T04:00:00","slug":"the-gthas-unbalanced-housing-stock-benchmarking-ontarios-new-lpat-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cancea.ca\/index.php\/2020\/06\/08\/the-gthas-unbalanced-housing-stock-benchmarking-ontarios-new-lpat-system\/","title":{"rendered":"The GTHA&#039;s Unbalanced Housing Stock &#8211; Benchmarking Ontario&#039;s New LPAT System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Currently, the mix of housing supply in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is insufficient to meet the future requirements envisioned in the Places to Grow (P2G) Act.  More  control  has  been  given  to  municipal  governments  through  the  new  Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) to plan Ontario&#8217;s communities. Although it is too early to tell exactly what impact the new LPAT system will have on housing supply in the GTHA, if there is a continuation of current building trends, housing supply will continue to be insufficient to meet the future needs of the region and reach the growth targets set out in P2G. The risk of not reaching the growth targets as outlined in P2G represent about 7,200 dwellings per year that will not be built, with an annual average loss of $1.95 billion in GDP that is accrued directly from residential construction activity.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to replace the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) with LPAT through the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 presents both opportunity and risk to Ontario. The planning and development decisions made today regarding the type of dwellings to build and the productivity of the land will have significant impacts on the ability of  municipalities  to  achieve  their  growth  targets  (as  stated  in  P2G),  fund  infrastructure,  and  provide a diverse selection of affordable housing options for their residents. The new LPAT process will bring significant changes to the way development applications are handled and it will take time and experience to sort through the new roles and responsibilities of council and the LPAT, as well as the process that follows. Significant uncertainties persist due to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>transitioning pressures;<\/li>\n<li>generation of material required;<\/li>\n<li>untested rules and regulations; and <\/li>\n<li>tight timelines for responding to applications and to file at the LPAT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The considerable changes bring significant uncertainties to the execution of planning and approval  processes  and  come  at  a  time  when  housing  development  and  planning  decisions need  to  be  made  to  ensure  sustainable  and  prosperous  growth  in  the  GTHA.  The  role  of  evidence-based analysis in making these critical decisions is of utmost importance considering current housing affordability pressures.  <\/p>\n<p>The  goal  of  this  study  is  to  contextualize  those  challenges  as  they  relate  to  P2G  2041  population targets. The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario commissioned this analysis to better understand how the new LPAT process will change the development process in Ontario. As such, this analysis could be classified as a benchmarking study with a view to monitor future results.<\/p>\n<p>The full report is available from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rccao.com\/research\/allreports.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCCAO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currently, the mix of housing supply in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is insufficient to meet the future requirements envisioned in the Places to Grow (P2G) Act. More control has been given to municipal governments through the new Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) to plan Ontario&#8217;s communities. 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