Policy Pile-Up
The layers of municipal and utility provider policy and requirements have grown over time. Our industry finds itself in a regulatory environment where multiple teams may be required to provide advice on how to successfully get approvals for projects. Often, disagreements about which policy priority should take precedence over another within city administration and other regulatory agencies leads to delays. More work to dismantle overly complex regulations for development must take place.
Our priorities include:
- Ensure municipalities adhere to the Municipal Government Act when crafting policy
- Determine the cumulative impacts of regulations and ask for impact assessments 
- Consider the cost impacts and design impacts for new housing and development when a change is made