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Greg Suttor, Scott Leon

Submission on Proposed Inclusionary Zoning Regulations

Housing is an important factor in health and well-being. People with low incomes or other disadvantages face large problems of housing affordability and quality, which is bad for health. Inclusionary zoning is a tool that can help provide affordable options, reduce housing problems, and build mixed communities.

This brief suggests some modifications to the proposed regulations. These proposals build on Wellesley Institute’s expertise and research on inclusionary zoning. These changes would improve the ability of municipalities to use inclusionary zoning, and enhance opportunities to create more affordable housing.

Submission on Inclusionary Zoning Regulation

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.