Toronto City Council’s Planning and Growth Management Committee (the “Committee”) passed a motion on November 8, 2011 to remove the Ontario Municipal Board (“OMB”) from Toronto’s planning decisions. The Committee’s vote follows the City of Mississauga, which unanimously voted to abolish the OMB earlier this year.
The proposed reform is a departure from the current planning and development process in Ontario, where the OMB can substitute its decision for that of City council. If the Committee’s recommendations for reform are implemented, responsibility for planning matters may be borne almost entirely by Toronto city council.
Sources:
Moloney, Paul, “Scrap Ontario Municipal Board committee says”, http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1083642–scrap-ontario-municipal-board-committee-says (Accessed Nov. 9, 2011)
Turney, Jayne, “Dump OMB vote passes city committee” http://www.thebulletin.ca/cbulletin/content.jsp?ctid=1000006&cnid=1002925
(Accessed Nov. 9, 2011)
Matlow, Josh, “Free Toronto From the OMB! Motion to be debated November 8, 2011″, http://joshmatlow.ca/issues-and-policies/free-toronto-from-the-omb.html
(Accessed Nov. 9, 2011)
