ONTARIO AND MUNICIPAL REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

• Report of the Housing Affordability Task Force
• Town of Oakville Staff Report on Ontario Government HAFT
• AMO (Association of Mayors) Response to HAFT Report 2022-03-01 
• We Love Oakville Position Paper
• Halton Region response to the Provincial Affordability Housing initiatives and Bill 109 

Housing Demand Reference Documents

Making life easier for developers and increasing their profits do nothing for affordability. The Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force ​recommendations do not address housing demand. Below are links to articles on what the experts say about housing demand:

• Investors now make up more than 25% of Ontario homebuyers, pushing prices higher, experts warn 
• Average home costs are up 30% since before the pandemic, a spike CMHC links to speculative investors​​ 
• Want to solve the housing crisis? Address super-charged demand​ 
• Giving developers free rein isn’t the solution to the GTHA housing challenges​s
• Canada Has Over 1.3 Million Vacant Homes, About 6 Years Of Supply: OECD
• A shortage of homes isn’t the main reason house prices keep rising

Relaxing Zoning Bylaws

What have experts and studies in other parts of the world indicated about relaxing zoning bylaws as a means to solve the housing affordability crisis in their jurisdictions? 

• We zoned for density and got higher house prices: Supply and price effects of up zoning over 20 years
• Upzoning Chicago: Impacts of a Zoning Reform on Property Values and Housing Construction (see study  and  news coverage )