Selected Publications
Ontario Planning Legislation & Commentary, 2020 Edition (and previous editions), co-author with Patricia A. Foran, LexisNexis Canada.
"Ontario's New Land Use Planning Appeals Regime: An Overview of What Has Changed," Public Sector Digest, Summer 2018.
"Bill 73 Amendments to the Planning Act," Aird & Berlis LLP Municipal & Planning Law Bulletin, December 2015.
"Smoke in the Air," CondoBusiness, August 2007
"Complete Planning Applications: How the Rules Have Changed," Aird & Berlis LLP Municipal & Planning Law Newsletter, June 2007
"Conflict in the Air," Canadian Property Management, May/June 2007
"Neighbourhood Gadabouts - The Problem of Short Term Rentals and How to Solve It," 2 Digest of Municipal & Planning Law (2d), July 2006
"Annotation: Rexlington Heights Ltd. v. R., (2006)," 15 M.P.L.R. (4th) 117, co-author with John Mascarin
Contributor, Annotated Ontario Building Code Act, 2006, Markham: LexisNexis Canada Inc., 2005
“Signs – Regulation, Taxation and Enforcement”, presentation by Christopher J. Williams and Patrick J. Harrington, presented at the 2011 OBA Institute, Municipal Law Section.
The Lawyer’s Weekly, “Toronto Growth Plan Conformity Amendment Refused”, Sept. 2010
“Employment Land Conversions - A Review of Ontario Municipal Board Decisions Dealing with the Conversion of Employment Lands”, by Steven A. Zakem and Patrick J. Harrington, presented at The Six-Minute Municipal Lawyer 2010, May 12, 2010
FRPO, “It’s Good Enough - Relying on the Discretionary Power of the Property Standard Committee”, November 9, 2009
“Pandemic Planning for Landlords”, Federation of Rental Housing Providers, September 18, 2009
“Growth Plan Conversion Conundrum - Knowledge is Power – Essential Information for Municipalities”, September 18, 2009
“Dealing with the Past – Issues of Grandfathering and Legal Non-Confirmity under Section 45 of the Planning Act”, presentation by Patricia A. Foran and Patrick J. Harrington, OACA, September 25, 2009
“Standard of Review and the Test for Leave to Appeal - Is It Time To Modify The Latter To Include The Former?”, By Robert G. Doumani & Patrick J. Harrington, May 2009
“Conversion Clarity - OMB Answers a Threshold Question under the Growth Plan”, March 2009