Belleville City Council approved receiving a city report on Bill 17 at its meeting on Monday, but did so with some councillors expressing skepticism on the effectiveness of the provincial bill.

Ontario introduced the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act at its meeting of the legislature on May 12 with the bill aimed at proposing changes to the Development Charges Act, Planning Act, Building Code Act, and Transit related projects.

The bill received royal assent on June 5.

City staff put together a report on the bill noting the financial impact could be over $7.7 million in revenue lost to the city within the next 3-5 years.

One of the biggest concerns of the bill, among others laid out by city staff, is that the act would exempt long-term care homes from development char

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