[5][6] Seven companies owned by the De Gasperis family, including Tacc Construction, Arista Homes, and Leslie Elgin Developments, had planned to build in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
[7][8][9] President Michal Rice of Green Lane Bathurst planned to begin building in King, Ontario,[10][11] President Marcelo Perez-Hassaf of Torca II announced construction projects in Stouffville through their 2502536 Ontario numbered company, Flato Upper Markham Village and Minotar Holdings held sites in Markham,[12] President Peter Tanenbaum of Nash Road Developments announced construction projects in Clarington, and a Chinese firm based in Fuyang announced plans to build in Ajax.
[16][17] Housing Minister Steve Clark resigned in September 2023 after the province's Integrity Commissioner concluded that he had violated ethics rules in his approvals of real estate development projects.
[20] Later that month, Public and Business Service Delivery Minister Kaleed Rasheed resigned over his relationship with a developer involved in the Greenbelt scandal.
[22] In October 2023, Clark's successor as Housing Minister, Paul Calandra, introduced a bill to restore the Greenbelt's original boundaries and require future changes to be approved by the Ontario Legislative Assembly, which was passed in December 2023.