On May 17th, OFT held for a lunch and learn with Dr. Wayne Caldwell, Professor in Rural Planning and Development at the University of Guelph, and Dr. Pam Duesling, General Manager of Development Services in the County of Brant. Hosted by Margaret Walton, Ontario Farmland Trust Board Member and a Senior Associate in the planning firm, Planscape. We discussed the changes proposed in the new Ontario Provincial Planning Statement, particularly around proposals to change the severance policy, the potential impacts of these changes to Ontario’s agricultural sector and rural communities.
This webinar was held live in May 2023, in response to current provincial policy proposals.