On June 2, Bill 98, Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 received Royal Assent impacting the implementation of the Toronto Green Standard. Updates to the website and application documentation are in progress. In the interim, contact the Community Planner assigned to your file for any questions and guidance for new or under review Site Plan Control applications.
The Toronto Green Standard is Toronto’s sustainable design and performance requirements for new private and city-owned developments since 2010. Version 4 came into effect May 1, 2022 for new planning applications. The Standard consists of tiers of performance with Tier 1 being mandatory and applied through the planning approval process.
Financial incentives are offered through the Development Charge Refund Program for eligible and verified Tier 2, 3 or 4, high performance, low emissions projects.