On November 27, 2023, the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) adopted a new Education Development Charges Bylaw that reinstated education development charges on missing middle housing forms like laneway suites and garden suites. As a result, households in the process of obtaining building permits for the purpose of constructing these housing forms are now being asked to pay ~$3,600 in development charges, despite previous guidance that none would be payable. The decision to reinstate education development charges on missing middle housing forms is counterintuitive to the City of Toronto’s goal to expand housing options in neighbourhoods, the Province of Ontario’s goal to rapidly increase the supply of housing, and our collective goal to increase housing affordability writ large. Therefore, this letter requests that the Province of Ontario amend the Education Act for the purpose of adding secondary dwelling units such as garden suites and laneway houses to the list of properties exempted from education development charges, thereby eliminating this gap in legislation.
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