Event Details

Join the Association of Ontario Land Economists and the Appraisal Institute of Canada – Ontario for a panel discussion on Community Benefit Charges, a new financing tool under the Planning Act. A one-time fee paid upon building permit, is based on a rate of 4% of land value, intended to fund growth related public services not covered by development charges or parkland dedication. The panel will discuss the various methods for establishing land value, how the applicable services will be defined, and how this will impact future development in the region.

Speakers

  • Ward Lansink (Senior Real Estate Appraiser at Robson Associates Inc.)

    Ward Lansink

    Senior Real Estate Appraiser at Robson Associates Inc.

    https://www.robsonassociates.ca/

    Ward Lansink is an accredited real estate appraiser with the Appraisal Institute of Canada and has worked in the appraisal field for over 20 years. He has assisted or completed hundreds of appraisal and consulting services for a multitude of assignments in both the private and public sectors, including a diversity of property types, such as residential, rural residential, multi-residential, commercial retail, commercial office, industrial, institutional, land (100+ agricultural, ecologically sensitive, parks and conservation, commercial/industrial/residential awaiting development, building lots, school sites), and others.



    Specializing in expropriation (including analysis of diminution in value / injurious affection) and litigation-related assignments, Ward regularly appears before the Ontario Land Tribunal and has represented clients in major infrastructure projects, including transit developments (e.g., Ontario Line, Eglinton Crosstown, Finch West LRT) and highways (e.g., Highways 400, 401, 407, 413).

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  • Jerald Greenidge (Real Estate Appraiser at Robson Associations Inc.)

    Jerald Greenidge

    Real Estate Appraiser at Robson Associations Inc.

    Jerald Greenidge is an accredited real estate appraiser with the Appraisal Institute of Canada and has worked in the appraisal field for over a decade. He has assisted or completed numerous appraisal and consulting services for a wide variety of assignments, including an assortment of property types, such as residential, rural residential, multi-residential, commercial retail, commercial office, industrial, institutional, development land, agricultural land, development land, and special purpose properties. Jerald's expertise spans both private and public sectors, supporting various real estate purposes such as mediation, litigation, expropriation, negotiation, financing, acquisition, disposal, and expropriation problems.

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  • Jaclyn Hall (Associate at Hemson)

    Jaclyn Hall

    Associate at Hemson

    https://www.hemson.com/

    Jaclyn Hall joined Hemson Consulting Ltd. in 2014 after graduating with honours with a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (BURPl) from Ryerson University. In 2018, she completed her Masters of Planning (MPlan) at the University of Guelph where she specialized in climate change policy at the municipal level. Jaclyn is a Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners and is a Registered Professional Planner.

    Jaclyn’s main areas of expertise includes municipal finance (e.g. development charge studies), growth management policy (e.g. growth management strategy, planning policy implementation and land needs assessment) and climate change. Jaclyn has also assisted with several Ontario Land Tribunal (formally the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and Ontario Municipal Board) hearings where she represented municipal clients. She is a dedicated, continuous leaner. She has also co-authored a publication for Plan Canada on funding mechanisms for building transit in Ontario.

    After living in Toronto for over a decade, Jaclyn recently moved to downtown Burlington. When she has the opportunity, Jaclyn enjoys travelling and exploring new cities. During the summer, she likes to spend her time at her family’s cottage in Lake Erie.

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