Ian Andres at OBA's Institute 2017 - Emerging Developments in Municipal and Planning Law
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Ian Andres is the Chair of the Ontario Bar Association's Institute 2017 - Emerging Developments in Municipal and Planning Law.
Whether you act for municipalities, landowners or developers, attend this program to keep up to date in the ever evolving area of municipal and planning law. You will hear from experienced and entertaining colleagues who will speak on: the state of the OMB & ELTO, updates from the Province’s ongoing reviews, regulating medical marihuana dispensaries, municipal funding tools, inclusionary zoning, what’s new in municipal elections, the ever popular Municipal and Planning case law update, and many more critical topics.
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