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Session: Affordable Housing and Inclusionary Zoning
Time: 1:30 pm
Speaker: David Bronskill
Our panel will discuss the evolution of inclusionary zoning, including the City of Toronto’s recent adoption of the first inclusionary zoning regime. Our speakers will also examine changes to the Development Charges Act, 1997 as well as the impact of secondary suites on affordable housing.
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