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First: A win for heritage! Municipalities and heritage groups welcomed the May 27 announcement of Bill 200’s extension of the deadline for the designation of currently listed properties for two years — from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2027. [1]First: A win for heritage! Municipalities and heritage groups welcomed the May 27 announcement of Bill 200’s extension of the deadline for the designation of currently listed properties for two years — from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2027. [1]

On April 14 the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) released the latest draft of the proposed new provincial policy statement under the Planning Act. Called the Provincial Planning Statement 2024, the proposal is posted on the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) and open for public comment until May 12. [1]

It’s really a no-brainer.

The government, without consultation and an understanding of its practical impacts, imposed an arbitrary, very tight deadline for Ontario municipalities to review their municipal heritage registers — and decide whether their listed (non-designated) properties should be designated, failing which they would be kicked off the register and lose all protection. Scores of municipalities across Ontario have been scrambling, working hard to meet the deadline: January 1, 2025, now less than 11 months away. Almost all could use more time to comply.

Ontario's Bill 23 proposes two new changes to Heritage Conservation Districts: the application of criteria for cultural heritage value to district designations; and new rules for amending and repealing Heritage Conservation District plans.

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Is “shall be conserved” in peril?

Lost in the “bomb” of Bill 23 and the ensuing fury, a different provincial government initiative threatens to undermine another vital part of Ontario’s heritage protection regime.