OFA supports provincial efforts to improve clarity and transparency within Ontario’s Development Charges (DC) framework. However, the absence of a uniform, province-wide statutory exemption for farm buildings and structures is a critical oversight. OFA argues that agricultural buildings such as barns, silos, grain bins, livestock facilities, and greenhouses do not generate growth related pressure on municipal infrastructure and therefore should not be subject to development charges. Establishing a consistent exemption would prevent regional inequities, reduce administrative complexity, and remove unnecessary financial burdens that currently discourage reinvestment in farm infrastructure.