Bill 23 (More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022) is the Ford government's flagship housing-supply legislation. For homeowners, its two most impactful changes: (1) ADUs are now fully exempt from Development Charges and parkland dedication cash-in-lieu province-wide; (2) up to 3 units (1 main + 2 ADUs) are permitted as-of-right on most urban residential lots without Committee of Adjustment. This guide breaks down what Bill 23 changed, what it preserved, and how it interacts with each municipality's zoning bylaw.
Bill 23 (More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022) is the Ford government's flagship housing-supply legislation. For homeowners, its two most impactful changes: (1) ADUs are now fully exempt from Development Charges and parkland dedication cash-in-lieu province-wide; (2) up to 3 units (1 main + 2 ADUs) are permitted as-of-right on most urban residential lots without Committee of Adjustment. This guide breaks down what Bill 23 changed, what it preserved, and how it interacts with each municipality's zoning bylaw.
Status: skeleton page. The structure below is a placeholder. TODO: owner to fill each section with researched, source-cited content. Treat every claim below as provisional until verified against the statute text.
TODO — write a tight summary of the 5–6 headline changes a homeowner needs to know.
Source-cite each change to the specific section of 22m07.
TODO — concrete example: pre-Bill 23 vs post-Bill 23 cost breakdown for a typical 90 m² detached ADU. Show the DC line item disappearing.
TODO — important section to prevent over-claiming. Likely items:
TODO — explain the relationship: Bill 23 sets provincial floors (e.g. 3 units as-of-right), municipalities implement via their zoning bylaw. Where the local bylaw is silent or stricter, the provincial standard prevails.
TODO — table of permit types and how Bill 23 changed each:
TODO — some changes were immediate (royal assent Nov 2022), others phased through 2023–2024. Owner to verify current enforcement date for each.
TODO — actionable checklist a homeowner can follow to benefit from Bill 23 when planning an ADU or renovation.
Needs review. Start from Step A and confirm each item.
Per the Ontario Building Code Act, complete application review takes 10–30 days. Since January 6, 2025, zoning review and building permit review run in parallel.
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