The City of Toronto’s Planning and Housing Committee has voted to advance the new Inclusionary Zoning policy in an effort to ensure more affordable housing units are built in the future.

Inclusionary zoning has become a heated subject once again in the wake of the Ford Government’s “More Homes, More Choice” action plan, otherwise known as Bill 108.

Recent changes to regulations under the Promoting Affordable Housing Act allows municipalities to require affordable units in new residential developments.

Mixed-use developments in Toronto are creating neighbourhoods that are unaffordable for many people, according to a new study.

Ontario's Inclusionary Zoning framework would allow municipalities to require the inclusion of affordable housing units in new development projects.

London, England, will soon be welcoming its first modular build-to-rent apartment complex, located 500 metres from Greenwich town centre. Developed by rental specialist Essential Living and designed by Assael Architecture, the project, known as Creekside Wharf, received planning approval in July 2015 for the delivery of 249 new rental apartments.

New inclusionary zoning legislation in Ontario could soon give municipalities the power to require that builders include affordable housing units in all new residential developments. If passed, the Promoting Affordable Housing Act, 2016, will be the first of its kind in Canada and could take effect in early 2017, if not sooner.