Official Plan overview
Peel Region’s Official Plan is a long-term plan for managing Peel's growth and development.
Keeping the Region of Peel Official Plan current
The Planning Act requires municipalities to update their official plans every 5 years. This requirement ensures that a municipality's official plan:
- Corresponds with provincial plans.
- Reflects what's also important to the Province.
- Is consistent with policy statements issued under the Act.
Regional Council adopted the Region of Peel Official Plan (RPOP) on April 28, 2022. The RPOP was approved by the Province with modifications and replaces the Region of Peel Official Plan (2021 office consolidation) originally adopted in 1996.
Bill 150, Planning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023
On November 4, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing issued a decision to approve the Region of Peel Official Plan (RPOP) with 44 modifications. On December 6, 2023, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing enacted Bill 150, the Planning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023. The Bill amended the RPOP to reverse most of the 44 Provincial modifications and maintain nine modifications.
As a result, the Region of Peel Official Plan (RPOP) adopted on April 28, 2022, is the in-effect Plan with nine modifications approved by the Province: Modifications 3, 16 to 18, 21, 30 and 41 to 43. These modifications are found in the Province's Notice of Decision from November 4, 2022.
For more information on Peel Region's response to Bill 150, refer to a December 7, 2023, staff report to Regional Council.
Bill 162, Get It Done Act, 2024
On February 20, 2024, Bill 162 the Get It Done Act, 2024 was introduced in the legislature and proposes to reinstate modifications to official plans that were reversed through Bill 150 in December 2023. Bill 162 has not yet passed.
Bill 162, if passed, would reinstate eighteen modifications (1, 5, 19, 22-26, 28, 31-35 and 37-40), resulting in a total of 27 modifications to the April 2022 RPOP. These modifications are found in the Province's Notice of Decision from November 4, 2022.
Adopted Region of Peel Official Plan
The adopted April 2022 RPOP should be reviewed alongside the modifications maintained through Bill 150. An updated version of the RPOP will be posted on the Download the Regional Official Plan page when it's available.
Other information
An Official Plan:
- Is a comprehensive document which contains goals, objectives, policies, schedules, and figures.
- Is a long-term policy framework for land use decision-making.
- Sets the context for detailed planning and providing municipal services.
- Provides direction for future planning activities and for public and private initiatives aimed at improving the existing physical environment.
Official Plan elements and functions
Goals
Goals outline the priorities of the Region, such as ensuring that future growth of population and employment in Peel is anticipated and planned for, and that existing and future finances and services are provided in an effective and efficient manner.
Objectives
Objectives support the goals for the future of the Region, such as identifying, protecting, and supporting the expansion and restoration of the Greenlands System in Peel.
Policies
Policies within the Official Plan:
- Are specific guidelines that must be followed when planning for Peel.
- Guide Regional Council in its decision-making.
- Cover a range of topics, from resource protection to the built environment and human services.
- Can only be changed by Regional Council through an Official Plan Amendment.
Schedules
Schedules are maps that show the current and future uses of land within Peel, such as the Prime Agricultural Areas and the High Order Transit Network.
Changes to the Schedules also require an Official Plan Amendment.
Figures
Figures show factual or conceptual information (or both). Figures are included in the Official Plan for illustrative purposes.
The information shown on Figures may be changed or updated by Regional Council without requiring an amendment to the Official Plan.
The Regional Official Plan Performance Measurement Program was developed to:
- Provide direction to review and update performance indicators on a regular basis.
- Report on the progress in meeting the goals and objectives found in the Region of Peel Official Plan.
Peel employees continue to keep measure and monitor policies to meet Provincial and regional priorities and objectives.
