It’s no secret that the GTA needs more affordable housing and that creating it is a challenge. Over the last few decades, the responsibility for delivering affordable housing has largely shifted to municipalities and social agencies, which have limited resources. We need more housing for people with lower incomes — but this housing should not come at the expense of housing affordability for everyone. If passed, the legislation would give local government the option to establish policies which would require housing applications to include a certain percentage of affordable housing units. The intent of inclusionary zoning is to encourage development of affordable units that would not otherwise be built.

Source: thestar September 24, 2016 12:56 UTC