One aspect of a large bill introduced Tuesday by Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark would freeze, reduce and exempt fees developers pay in order to spur building.

Tory says he'll be using the powers, which were granted by the province to the leaders of Toronto and Ottawa, to get the new Development and Growth Division operating by early next year.

The trend, says CAGBC, shows that the industry is overcoming the challenges in achieving zero carbon for new and existing building projects across Canada.

The Progressive Conservative government has promised to build 1.5 million homes in 10 years, and introduced new legislation intended to spur and speed up development.

Ontario Power Generation is developing the 300-megawatt project next to the 3,500-megawatt Darlington Nuclear Generating Station.