Secondary Suites - Case studies from across Canada

October 07, 2015

2:15pm - 3:15pm

An increasing number of Canadian municipalities are adopting policies and regulations to encourage the provision and operation of secondary suites. The percentage of municipalities in CMAs that permit accessory suites increased from only 54% (220 of the 404 municipalities) in 2006 to 78% (292 of 373 municipalities) in 2014. In Ontario, Bill 140: Strong Communities through Affordable Housing Act was enacted in 2011 and this Act requires municipalities to assess, review and develop policies in their Official Plans and zoning bylaws to provide for secondary suites.  CMHC will share lessons learned about secondary suites and how they were implemented, from seven communities across the country

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