Province Introducing Legislation to Build Homes and Infrastructure Faster
October 24, 2025
Proposed measures would also continue reducing delays at the Landlord and Tenant Board
TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government introduced the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 that would, if passed, protect Ontario’s economy and keep workers on the job by cutting red tape, getting shovels in the ground faster and supporting the construction of homes, roads and infrastructure. The proposed legislation also includes measures that would reduce gridlock, relieve backlog at the Landlord and Tenant Board and promote increased supply of rental housing.
“Our government is building a more prosperous, resilient and competitive economy by fighting costly delays and regulatory burdens that slow the delivery of homes, roads and infrastructure that communities need,” said Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. “With tariffs and economic uncertainty taking aim at our economy, we’re working with municipal leaders and homebuilders to get shovels in the ground faster so we can build more homes and keep workers on the job.”
The Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, if passed, and related actions would:
- Reduce barriers to building homes and infrastructure by streamlining approvals and site plan control in time for the spring building season. Site plan control is a planning tool that municipalities use to evaluate certain site elements such as parking areas and landscaping, which the province is streamlining to create consistent standards and lower costs for building.
- Undertake a section-by-section review of the Ontario Building Code to reduce regulatory burdens and costs while maintaining safety.
- Address delays and support backlog reduction efforts at the Landlord and Tenant Board by improving the speed and fairness of processes, limiting bad actors from abusing the system and including new measures to help balance the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants to encourage landlords to bring more rental housing online.
- Help cut red tape that is slowing down road construction by moving forward with a common set of road construction standards across all municipalities.
- Speed up decision-making and get shovels in the ground faster for water and wastewater in Peel Region by enabling a new public corporation model for Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon to deliver these services.
- Keep people and goods moving by prohibiting the reduction of vehicle lanes when municipalities install new bicycle lanes.
- Crack down on fraud in Ontario’s licensing system by strengthening eligibility requirements to get an Ontario driver’s licence.
- Help build housing for seasonal farm workers faster by making it easier to put septic systems in place on farm properties.
The Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 builds on the government’s ongoing work with municipal partners to cut red tape and accelerate housing and transportation infrastructure for the province’s long-term stability, resiliency and prosperity.
Quick Facts
- The Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 builds on the actions in the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025.
- A report from the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis found that gridlock in Ontario is significantly impacting commuters’ quality of life and costing the province $56 billion a year.
- Ontario invested $6.5 million in 2023-24 to appoint an additional 40 adjudicators and hire five additional staff – more than doubling the number of full-time adjudicators at the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) – to help address the backlog, improve timeliness and strengthen client services at the Landlord and Tenant Board. The LTB has since reduced its caseload by 33 per cent since its peak in December 2023.
- Consistent with the rules in place across the rest of the province, Ontario is also removing the City of Toronto’s ability to require so-called green roofs to help lower the cost of construction.
- Ontario farms employ 30,000 agricultural workers who help grow and harvest the food that supports the province’s agricultural sector and food-supply chain.
- Peel Region’s water and wastewater infrastructure is the second largest in Ontario, with assets over $40 billion and serving 1.6 million residents.
Quotes
“Our government is cutting through red tape to support standardizing the construction of municipal roads so we can keep traffic flowing across the province and drive economic growth as we continue our work to protect Ontario. The legislation we’re tabling today will also enhance road safety by introducing more stringent requirements for driver licensing to crack down on fraud, increase public confidence in our licensing system and ensure Ontario’s roads remain among the safest in North America.”
– Prabmeet Sarkaria
Minister of Transportation
“Our government is taking action to strengthen Ontario’s rental housing system by delivering faster, fairer and more accessible services. As part of the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, we’re proposing new measures to boost ongoing efforts to address delays and reduce backlogs at the Landlord and Tenant Board — it’s just the latest step in our plan to protect Ontario and help balance the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants.”
– Doug Downey
Attorney General of Ontario
“In the face of economic uncertainties, we are speeding up approvals for housing and infrastructure projects, ensuring construction moves forward quickly while safeguarding public health and the environment. These changes will enable the creation of thousands of new homes and jobs near transit through transit-oriented communities. The measures also support Ontario’s farmers by speeding up the development of housing for seasonal workers, protecting our food supply chain and strengthening our economy.”
– Todd McCarthy
Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks & Acting Minister of Infrastructure
“The Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) appreciates the continued action the Ontario government is taking to reduce delays, modernize approvals, and align housing delivery with critical infrastructure. This legislation reflects a growing partnership between government and industry — one rooted in the shared goal of building more homes, faster. Builders, municipalities, and government are most effective when we move in the same direction, and OHBA looks forward to working with Minister Flack and his colleagues to ensure these measures deliver real, on-the-ground results for Ontario’s builders and homebuyers alike.”
– Scott Andison
CEO, Ontario Home Builders’ Association
“FRPO applauds the Ontario government for introducing measures that support timely and effective outcomes at the Landlord & Tenant Board and reduce barriers to purpose-built rental development. Together, these actions will help strengthen Ontario’s housing sector, support fairness for rental-housing providers and residents, and make it easier to bring much-needed rental homes to market. FRPO looks forward to working with the government to advance the successful implementation of these important initiatives.”
– Tony Irwin
President & CEO, Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) and President & CEO, Rental Housing Canada
“The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) welcomes this legislation as yet another step by the Ontario government to speed up the provision of new housing, accelerate housing-supportive infrastructure, lower costs and enable more efficient approvals. This bill acknowledges and addresses the importance of producing housing supply faster, at a scale and cost to meet the needs of Ontario families. BILD and the industry look forward to working collaboratively with the province, municipalities and other stakeholders on the implementation of these measures to the benefit of housing supply and affordability.”
– Dave Wilkes
President and CEO, Building Industry and Land Development Association
“As builders, we see firsthand how different road specifications from one municipality to the next can slow down critical infrastructure projects and drive-up costs. Standardizing roadbuilding specs is another example of the Ontario government cutting red tape, supporting local jobs and businesses, enhancing infrastructure quality, and ensuring better value for taxpayers.”
– Raly Chakarova
Executive Director, Toronto and Area Road Builders Association
“This legislation represents a transformative step forward for Ontario’s infrastructure delivery. By enabling the harmonization of road construction materials and design standards, the government is addressing long-standing inefficiencies that have driven up costs and slowed project delivery. Greater consistency across jurisdictions will give contractors the certainty they need to plan and invest with confidence — ultimately allowing Ontario to build more, for less.”
– Steven Crombie
Senior Director of Public Affairs, Ontario Road Builders Association
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