2015-2035 Strategic Plan
Our 20-year vision for Peel is "Community for Life."
Community for Life is a place where everyone enjoys a sense of belonging and has access to the services and opportunities they need to thrive throughout each stage of their lives.
Community for Life came from citizen feedback. It reflects our citizens' priorities and hopes for life in Peel. Our 2015-2035 Strategic Plan outlines the work we are focused on to bring their vision to life.
The Strategic Plan has a 20-year outlook and will be fulfilled in stages. This allows us to plan across multiple Terms of Council and take on bigger challenges than ever before.
For more details about the 2015-2035 Strategic Plan, email the Corporate Strategy Office.
Vision and Mission
Vision:
Community for Life
Mission:
Working with you to create a healthy,
safe and connected community
We'll build on Community for Life by focusing on 3 areas
People's lives are improved in their time of need
By 2035, you'll have:
- Access to services that meet your needs at all stages of life.
- Affordable housing options.
- Access to employment opportunities of your choice.
- Access to culturally appropriate services.
- Access to local, nutritious food sources.
- A responsibility to contribute to community well-being.
Communities are integrated, safe, and complete
By 2035, you'll live in a community:
- That's environmentally friendly.
- That promotes mobility, walkability, and various modes of transportation.
- That embraces diversity and inclusion.
- That promotes economic sustainability and future investments in Peel.
- Where growth is well-managed.
- Where the built environment promotes healthy living.
Government is future-oriented and accountable
By 2035, you'll trust that:
- Sustainability and long-term benefits to future generations are considered.
- The Region of Peel is a model and progressive employer.
- Co-ordination and partnerships occur.
- A systematic approach to innovation is in place.
- Community voice and participation are welcome.
- The Region of Peel is a well-managed government.
Other information
Our Regional Values define how we work together and drive our daily interactions and decisions.
- We are empowered to make a difference
- We are genuine and transparent
- We are all leaders in the work we do
- We care about everyone's well-being and success
- We provide excellent customer service every time
- We pursue and embrace purposeful change
- We find and implement solutions together
The best strategy to rise to the challenges of the future is to build engaged communities capable of working together to identify innovative solutions.
That's why it's so important that this Strategic Plan, which guides our work for the next two decades, reflects the will of the people of Peel. To get those insights, we developed new ways of reaching out to the community. We used technology, creative exhibits and social media to make giving feedback easy, accessible and fun. Through that effort, we attracted a larger stakeholder group and brought more diverse voices into the discussion than ever before.
This Strategic Plan emerges directly from that community feedback. The extensive community engagement helped us build our Strategic Plan and determine our 20-year outcomes. It is, in essence, our community’s vision, reflecting their collective priorities, needs and hopes for life in Peel in 2035.
What the community told us
Council's and community's top of mind issues
- Traffic Congestion
- Managing the Region's growth
- Opportunities to both live and work in Peel
- Link transportation and access networks
- Attracting and retaining businesses
- Health programs that cover our life span from infancy to old age
- Employment and entrepreneurship
- Active lifestyles and habits
- Mental health and its impacts
- Community safety and crime prevention
Our services impact the lives of residents every day. Here are some of their stories:

Cheryl
Our community partners and Cheryl are finding new ways to reach Black, African, and Caribbean residents

Mary
TransHelp makes it possible for Mary’s son to connect with his friends and be independent.

Alicja
“The kids love it.” EarlyON programs have allowed Alicja’s kids to learn and grow.