Advocating for Fourplexes in Caledon

TRREB’s Government Relations Committee West Working Group advocates across Peel Region, including Caledon, to expand housing options and accelerate the delivery of diverse, attainable homes. TRREB collaborated with Caledon planning officials to permit fourplexes as-of-right across the municipality, an initiative that City Council adopted.

Drawing on market data and housing trends, we demonstrated in our submission how gentle density solutions like fourplexes can improve affordability and provide diverse housing options for current and future residents, while maintaining the character and integrity of Caledon’s communities. Our advocacy highlights how as-of-right permissions can significantly reduce soft costs by speeding up permitting timelines and help Caledon reach its ambitious target of 13,000 new homes by 2031. These actions build on TRREB’s past successes in nearby municipalities, where streamlined processes have increased starter-home availability.

Pushing for Development Charge Incentives across Peel Region

Our West Working Group also collaborates with Peel Region, Mississauga, and Brampton to advance housing affordability through impactful development charge (DC) incentives. TRREB supports Mississauga’s initiatives, including a temporary 50 per cent DC reduction for all new residential projects, a 100 per cent DC waiver for three-bedroom purpose-built rental (PBR) units, and payment deferrals until occupancy. For a typical single-family home, the reduction amounts to savings of more than $28,000 (from a full charge of approximately $57,000), while DCs on a typical condo unit will decrease from about $38,000 to $19,000.

TRREB also commends Brampton’s tiered DC reductions on PBR projects ranging from 50 per cent up to 100 per cent, alongside Peel Region’s temporary 50 per cent regional DC reduction on all residential units from July 2025 to November 2026. The new temporary Peel Regional DC rate reductions collected in Brampton, Mississauga, and Caledon will generate meaningful savings. For a typical single-family home, the regional DCs will drop from approximately $78,000 to around $39,000, while a typical condo unit will see DCs fall from approximately $56,000 down to around $28,000. These DC incentives align with the Ontario Government initiative to boost housing supply and improve affordability.

TRREB continues to urge stronger collaboration to expand these measures across more municipalities in the GTA, drawing on successful models from other jurisdictions, such as Vaughan, which reduced its DC rate by close to 50 per cent (reverting to 2018 rates), following TRREB’s advocacy. Their success lowered DC rates for a typical single-family home cut from approximately $94,000 to around $50,000, while DCs on a typical condo unit declined from about $58,000 down to around $30,000.

These examples demonstrate how strategic incentives can help achieve Peel’s goal of building more than 50,000 new homes by 2031. Lessons from Burlington’s 15 per cent DC reduction underscore the importance of provincial funding partnerships to sustain infrastructure without overburdening municipalities.

TRREB remains committed to advancing zoning reforms and DC incentives across Peel Region municipalities by continuing to engage with policymakers and providing data-driven recommendations.