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The only way to build enough homes fast enough to fix Ontario’s housing shortage is to focus construction on mid-rise housing.
Ontario must redirect the construction now into 5-11 storey, multi-family buildings on existing streets.
The Mid-Rise Manual is a lawmakers guide to unlocking mid-rise, by making it legal, practical and cost-effective to build.
Read MoreOur work is based on research, science, and a strong understanding of the facts. Below you will find our archive of reports, guides and media backgrounders that are available for download. You can find our government submissions here.
Protecting Ontario’s Environment
About The Backgrounder: Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, would give Premier Ford and his cabinet unprecedented power over our communities, including powers to dictate who is exempt from the law and who is not. If passed, Bill 5 would be a direct attack on healthy communities, good planning, clean water...
Climate change
About The Backgrounder: A new analysis from Environmental Defence reveals that in 2024, Canada’s federal government provided nearly $30 billion in subsidies and financing to the fossil fuel industry, including $21 billion for the TransMountain pipeline. This financial support comes at a significant cost to taxpayers and ignores the global shift toward renewable energy. Despite...
backgrounder
About The Backgrounder: The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is drafting Toronto’s next regional resource plan, which will set out where Toronto’s electricity will come from to meet the city’s growing needs. Today, part of Toronto’s electricity still comes from polluting gas plants. How can we ensure Toronto is powered by affordable, reliable and clean...
Toxics
About The Backgrounder: Despite the toxicity and widespread use of PFAS, Canada’s toxics laws have not meaningfully dealt with this class of thousands of chemicals, creating a toxic legacy for future generations. Finalizing the PFAS risk assessment, and proposing to list the class as “toxic” under Canada’s Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), are positive steps towards...
Climate change
About The Backgrounder: On March 4, 2025 President Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports to the United States, and 10 per cent tariffs on energy imports. A prolonged trade war will have enormous consequences for Canada’s economy and Canadians, putting countless jobs at risk, undermining domestic and foreign investment into the country,...
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