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OAA Submits Recommendations to Fix the Site Plan Approval Process
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has submitted a targeted set of recommendations to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, aimed at bringing consistency and transparency to the Site Plan Approval
ACEC publishes Conflict of Interest Guidelines
With increasingly large-scale and complex projects with large interdisciplinary teams, many consulting engineering firms have been faced with varying and sometimes inconsistent interpretations of conflict of interest
Ontario Court of Appeals ruling good news for design and construction sector
Statutory trusts can survive bankruptcy – so long as funds remain identifiable and traceable Ontario’s Court of Appeals has ruled that a statutory trust created under Section 8 of the Construction Lien Act
Province extends support for asset management planning
The Ontario government has announced a plan to help smaller municipalities prepare infrastructure asset management plans, a move hailed by construction stakeholders
RCCAO Report: The GTHA's Unbalanced Housing Stock
RCCAO released a report on “The GTHA’s Unbalanced Housing Stock”, a benchmarking study which points out that there could be negative implications of the new Local Planning Appeal Tribunal system