The same day that Premier Doug Ford’s government announced its plans to take certain developers’ land out of the Greenbelt, it also made moves that benefitted developers who own rural land on the outskirts of Ottawa and Hamilton.
The province ordered the expansion in November 2022, opening up 2,200 hectares of countryside for development, at the same time it announced it would be removing land from the Greenbelt.
Province says it gave ‘careful’ consideration to all stakeholders before expanding city’s urban footprint, but probe of Greenbelt decision shows homebuilders got a sneak preview
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