The Ontario Building Code is due for an update that could spur the development of more so-called missing-middle housing — lower-density dwellings from garden suites and rowhouses to, more notably, stacked townhomes and mid-rises, according to several real estate professionals.
Industry calls for Ontario to allow single-stair multifamily dwellings
Professionals contend doing so will lower building costs, create more 'missing-middle housing'
By Neil Sharma
February 5, 2026 | 6:59 P.M.
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