Expert Analysis

Why zoning laws regarding home-based businesses should be liberalized

By Margot Mary Davis ( November 10, 2021, 8:54 AM EST) -- With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and related social distancing mandates, many Ontarians have been working from home. Statistics Canada notes that 32 per cent of Canadians, ages 15-64, worked from home in 2021 compared to four per cent in 2016. Despite a gradual reopening, it seems that work from home (WFH) will continue for the foreseeable future. Relatedly, more businesses are offering hybrid models where an employee works both at home and in the office....