Peel Region services under review
4 Public Works services are currently being reviewed.
Planning and development
The Planning and Development Services Division plans and manages growth and development in Peel Region through research, policy, meaningful consultation, engagement, and development review to ensure communities in Peel are complete and sustainable for residents and businesses.
In April 2024, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing introduced an omnibus legislation, Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act. Bill 185 decrees that Peel Region’s land use planning and development responsibilities will move to the lower tier municipalities, effective July 1, 2024. Land use planning responsibilities in Halton Region and York Region will also shift to lower tier municipalities on that date.
Learn more about planning and development.
Water and wastewater (including stormwater)
Peel Region is a leading water and wastewater service provider. It delivers exceptional service to its customers by ensuring the community is provided with a safe and dependable drinking water supply, wastewater is efficiently collected and properly treated, and both the environment and long-term financial management is considered into every decision.
- Peel Region has the second largest water and wastewater system in Ontario, and the fourth largest in Canada with an infrastructure replacement value of $26 billion.
- Peel Region utility rates remain 30% lower than other GTA municipalities.
Learn more about water and wastewater.
Regional roads
The Transportation Division constructs, operates, plans, and maintains a multi-modal network of assets such as roadways, bike lanes and cycle tracks, sidewalks and multi-use trails, signs, noise and retaining walls, road lights and traffic signals and soft assets like trees, shrubs, grass, benches and systems that support accessibility.
- Peel Region roads carry $1.8 billion worth of goods every day and 36 percent of truck trips in Ontario start or end on Peel Region roads.
- Peel Region roads carry 21% of all goods movement gross domestic product in Ontario.
- Peel Region’s goods movement industry contributed $49 billion worth of gross domestic product to regional, provincial, and national economies.
Learn more about transportation and roads.
Waste management
The Waste Management Division leads the second largest waste management program in Ontario. It provides cost-effective, efficient, environmentally responsible waste management services to 1.5 million residents throughout Peel, with a Council mandate to reach 75% waste diversion by 2034 through its Roadmap to a Circular Economy long-term plan.
- Peel Region has the second largest waste management program in Ontario, and the fourth largest in Canada.
- Peel Region’s waste management service has a customer satisfaction rating of 97%.
