Development Charges and Housing Affordability: A False Dichotomy?
Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM | Online Event, Online Event |
Description
Over the past 30 years, Ontario’s municipalities have relied on development charges to recover growth-related capital costs. At the same time, critics have argued that development charges increase the price of housing, and therefore work against efforts to make housing in the province more affordable.
On November 10, Adam Found will review the findings from his forthcoming paper for IMFG, which examines the connection between municipal development charges and housing affordability. By considering the effects of development charges on not only housing prices but also on property tax rates and municipal services, Found will argue that properly designed development charges in fact improve housing affordability.
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