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Housing

Regional Council has identified the need to increase affordable housing options in Peel.

These actions include:

• Establishing affordable housing options as an outcome in the Strategic Plan 2015-2035.
• Approving the renewed Peel Housing and Homelessness Plan (2018-2028), with intentional and measurable short-term and long-term outcomes, affordable housing targets, and action-oriented strategies.
• Supporting planning staff as they create and revise housing policies and housing targets in the Regional Official Plan, under the housing focus area.

In 2018, the Region completed the Peel Housing Needs Assessment through a collaborative approach. As a result of the Needs Assessment, the 2018 Housing and Homelessness Plan (PHHP) (PDF) and the 2018 Housing Strategy (PDF) were developed.

The Housing Strategy is a technical document that outlines strategies and planning tools available to the Region to increase the supply of affordable housing in Peel. The strategy will be used to create and implement policies, programs and initiatives.

The Housing Strategy has four major components:

• Housing needs assessment
• Long and short-term outcomes and targets
• Roles and responsibilities of the Region and its partners
• Financial incentives and planning tools

Learn more about how the Region of Peel is making housing more accessible, diverse, and affordable.

Peel 2051 Housing Focus Area

The housing focus area will introduce new and updated policies with the key objective of increasing affordable housing supply. These policies will respond to the 2018 Housing Strategy, reflect the research in the Affordable Housing Background Paper, and align with Provincial drivers including the Growth Plan, 2019, the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 (PPS, 2020) and the Planning Act. Policy outcomes will include:

• Revised affordable housing targets;
• Increased supply of affordable housing;
• Support for an appropriate range and mix of housing form, size, tenure and affordability; and
• Retention of existing rental housing stock.

Next steps

Recently, the draft housing policies were updated to reflect the comments received during the virtual Fall 2020 consultation sessions and to include policies to support local municipalities in implementing Inclusionary Zoning. A draft Inclusionary Zoning Feasibility Analysis and draft update to the Regional Housing Strategy were included in an April 29 Planning and Growth Management Committee staff report. Regional staff will continue to work with the local municipalities, stakeholders and the public to finalize the draft policies and advance important housing objectives.

Supporting documents and resources

• Affordable Housing Background Paper (PDF)
• Housing and Homelessness Plan, 2018 (PHHP) (PDF)
• Peel Housing Strategy, 2018 (PDF)
• Housing fact sheet (PDF)
• Update on Draft Inclusionary Zoning Assessment Report Results and Policy Direction (Presentation to Regional Council)
• Draft Inclusionary Zoning Feasibility Analysis, N. Barry Lyon Consultants Ltd, April 2021
• Draft Regional Housing Strategy Data Update, April 2021
• Draft Inclusionary Zoning Policies

Affordable Housing Incentives Pilot Program

The need for low and middle-income affordable rental housing was identified through the PHHP, Housing Needs Assessment and local municipal housing strategies. As a part of Strategy 3 of the PHHP (Provide incentives to build affordable housing) and in alignment with draft ROP policy, the Region of Peel is developing a draft Affordable Housing Incentives Pilot Program focused on addressing middle-income needs.

Learn more:

• Affordable Housing Incentive Pilot Program Final Report, N. Barry Lyon Consultants Ltd. (Jun 2020)
• Affordable Housing Incentives Pilot Program Report to Regional Council, July 9, 2020

For more information, email Regional Planning or call (905) 791-7800 ext. 4963.