Places to Grow Act, 2005

ONTARIO REGULATION 311/06

Transitional Matters — Growth Plans

Consolidation Period:  From October 20, 2024 to the e-Laws currency date.

Last amendment: 329/24.

Legislative History: 324/06, 223/09, 38/11, 8/12, 22/13, 183/13, 204/17, 373/18, 85/19, 305/19, 470/20, 329/24.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

Definitions

1. (1) In this Regulation,

“joint board” means a joint board under the Consolidated Hearings Act; (“commission mixte”)

“matter” includes an application, proceeding and request. (“affaire”)  O. Reg. 311/06, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 38/11, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 204/17, s. 1.

(2) Revoked:  O. Reg. 38/11, s. 2 (2).

Deemed day of commencement

2. For the purposes of this Regulation, a matter is deemed to have been commenced,

(a) in the case of a request for an official plan amendment, on the day the request is received;

(b) in the case of an official plan, an amendment to it or a repeal of it, on the day the by-law adopting the plan, amendment or repeal is passed;

(c) in the case of a zoning by-law or an amendment to it, on the day the by-law is passed;

(d) in the case of an application for an amendment to a zoning by-law, on the day the application is made;

(e) in the case of an application for an approval of development in a site plan control area under subsection 41 (4) of the Planning Act, on the day the application is made;

(f) in the case of an application for a minor variance under section 45 of the Planning Act, on the day the application is made;

(g) in the case of an application to amend or revoke an order under section 47 of the Planning Act, on the day the application is made;

(h) in the case of an application for the approval of a plan of subdivision under section 51 of the Planning Act or an application for the approval of, or an exemption from an approval of, a condominium under section 9 of the Condominium Act, 1998, on the day the application is made; and

(i) in the case of an application for a consent under section 53 of the Planning Act, on the day the application is made.  O. Reg. 311/06, s. 2.

2.0.1 Revoked: O. Reg. 329/24, s. 1.

2.1-4 Revoked: O. Reg. 329/24, s. 2.

5. Revoked: O. Reg. 204/17, s. 6.

5.1 Revoked: O. Reg. 329/24, s. 3.

5.2-5.7 Revoked: O. Reg. 204/17, s. 7 (1).

Growth Plan for Northern Ontario

Transition rules

6. (1) This section applies with respect to the Growth Plan for Northern Ontario, 2011, that was approved under subsection 7 (6) of the Act on February 16, 2011 to come into effect on March 3, 2011.  O. Reg. 38/11, s. 4.

(2) All matters described in section 2 that commenced before March 3, 2011 shall be continued and disposed of as if the Plan had not come into effect.  O. Reg. 38/11, s. 4.

(3) Any part of a matter described in section 2 that commences on or after March 3, 2011 shall be continued and disposed of as if the Plan were not in effect if,

(a) the part of the matter is being undertaken to establish uses permitted by a minister’s order made under section 47 of the Planning Act, whether or not the minister’s order has come into effect; and

(b) the minister’s order has not been revoked.  O. Reg. 38/11, s. 4.