New report gives 22 of 34 Ontario municipalities a failing grade when it comes to enabling housing starts

Most municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, including the City of Toronto, have been given a failing grade in a comprehensive new report done by the University of Ottawa’s Missing Middle Initiative for the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) .

Disturbingly, of the 34 municipalities that were graded, 22 received an F, another five received a D, and the other seven municipalities received a C or higher. Brantford had an A-plus and Milton an A.

Municipalities were graded in five categories: three related to housing starts (ground-oriented, condo and rental), and two related to sales (ground-oriented and condo.)

Ajax, Aurora, Barrie, Brampton,

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