Ontario Introducing Legislation to Improve Transit and Build More Homes

March 30, 2026

Our government has introduced the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act to help protect Ontario’s economy, fight gridlock and speed up the construction of new homes.

The proposed legislation would:

• expand rideshare services along the Northlander corridor to support passenger journeys from beginning to end

• eliminate red tape in the homebuilding process by simplifying planning and approval tools, including through municipal official plans, Ontario’s Building Code and site plan control

• remove development charges from non-profit retirement homes to expand affordable housing options for seniors

• expand housing opportunities in hard-to-service remote and/or rural areas by supporting the adoption of communal water and wastewater systems, and reinforcing that the new public corporation for water and wastewater in Peel Region (enabled through the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act) will remain in public sector ownership

The Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act builds on the province’s work in the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act and the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act.