Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Tories back off on lot severances

Steve Clark, Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, has scrapped his proposal to allow lot severances on farms.

He wrote to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture announcing his change of plans.


“We have clearly heard the concerns that have been raised about the need to preserve Ontario’s farmland – and we share that goal…We want to continue working with the agricultural sector to look at alternatives that would assist farm families in succession planning, but do not involve additional severances,” Clark wrote.


Clark said he is now extending the public comment period for the other regulations, to give him more time to consider alternative ways to support multigenerational farm families.