Ontario’s contentious Bill 5 passed its third reading by a vote of 71-44, despite the opposition’s efforts to delay its progress.
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Bill 5 passes despite opposition delay tactics
Premier and Deputy Premier not in attendance for vote
Wilmot Orchard preserved for a millennium
Working with Ontario Farmland Trust, the farm has an 999 year easement to ensure it remains protected from urban development
Wilmot Orchards worked with Ontario Farmland Trust to put the farm into a 999-year easement, ensuring it remains agricultural land.
Ford’s controversial Bill 5 under fire for weakening safeguards
OFA optimistic farmland protection could be triggered under special economic zone criteria
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s controversial Bill 5 under fire for weakening public input and environmental safeguards. OFA optimistic farmland protection could be triggered under special economic zone criteria
‘Foodbelt’ legislation to be tabled by Ontario Greens and Haldimand-Norfolk MPP
Protecting Ontario’s economy starts with protecting farmland, they say
A proposed bill from the Ontario Green Party and Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady aims to protect agricultural land in food production areas across Ontario
Ratio of rent to value for Canadian farmland stable in 2024
Renting extends cash flow advantage over ownership, land values grow
The ratio of farmland rental prices to farmland value was similar in 2024 compared to 2023, but renting extended its cash flow advantage over ownership, Farm Credit Canada reported.
Farmland becoming less affordable: FCC
Buying farmland became more costly in 2024, according to Farm Credit Canada.
We must protect farmland for the sake of future generations
Ontario farmers know better than most that this province is home to some of Canada’s richest and most fertile farmland. It’s where we grow food and feed for people and animals alike, but in addition to sustaining us, it also helps support climate change mitigation, benefits water and air quality and supports our environmental biodiversity. […] Read more
How land expropriation happens
What constitutes ‘public good’ is not always clear
The land expropriation case in Wilmot township, Waterloo Region, continues to develop. While the exact purpose of the expropriation remains murky, the question for many is whether the Region of Waterloo’s actions are in fact, legal. Jonathan Minnes, an expropriation, planning and municipal lawyer and partner with Kitchener-based firm Gowling WLG, says there have been […] Read more
Farmers, farm groups condemn expropriation threat to farmland in Wilmot township
Farmers in Wilmot township in the Region of Waterloo are calling into question an assembly of prime farmland. Farmers and landowners have been approached by a U.S.-based consulting firm acting on behalf of the Region of Waterloo to purchase 770 acres of prime agricultural land. The Waterloo Federation of Agriculture (WFA) and the Ontario Federation […] Read more
Farmland value growth slowed in 2023, FCC says
Strongest growth in Saskatchewan, Quebec and Manitoba
Glacier FarmMedia – Farmland is getting more expensive, but not quite as quickly as in recent years, according to the latest farmland value report from Canada’s biggest agricultural lender. Farm Credit Canada put average national farmland value growth in 2023 at 11.5 per cent, down from 12.8 per cent in 2022. Why it matters: The […] Read more