The Regional Municipality of Peel
By-law number 20-2026

A by-law to amend By-law 29-2021, being a by-law to delegate approval authority for the Regional Major Office Incentives Program administration, execution of agreements and granting of payments to the local municipalities to support Local Municipal Community Improvement Plans.

Whereas, the Council of The Regional Municipality of Peel enacted By-law 29-2021 pursuant to Section 28(7.2) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990c. P. 13, as amended, to establish a grant program for the purpose of supporting local municipal community improvement plans;

And whereas, The Regional Municipality of Peel became an upper-tier municipality without planning responsibilities pursuant to 1(1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990c. P. 13, as amended;

And whereas, pursuant to Section 70.13 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990c. P. 13, as amended, portions of The Regional Municipality of Peel’s official plan for an upper-tier municipality without planning responsibilities that apply in respect of any area in a lower-tier municipality are deemed to constitute an official plan of the lower-tier municipality, and remain in effect until the lower-tier municipality revokes it or amends it to provide otherwise;

And whereas, the Council of the Regional Corporation wishes to make amendments to By-law 29-2021;

And whereas, the Council of the Regional Corporation has by resolution adopted on April 9, 2026, authorized the enactment of the by-law herein to amend By-law 29-2021;

Now therefore, the Council of the Regional Corporation enacts as follows:

1. That By-law 29-2021 is hereby amended as follows:

   1. Paragraph 1(i) is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

      “Director of Development Services” means the Director of Development Services of the Corporation.

   2. All references to the “Chief Planner” shall be deleted and replaced with the “Director of Development Services”.

   3. Paragraph 8(e) is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

      “Conform to the subject Local Municipal official plan; and”

   4. Paragraph 9 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

      “Applications will be received until December 31, 2026, and must be received prior to building permit issuance. Applications involving developments that already have a building permit issued shall not be eligible for the program.”

   5. Paragraph 10 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

      “Regional Official Plan” means the in-effect Official Plan if applicable in the subject municipality.

2. That this by-law take effect on the 9th day of April, 2026.

READ THREE TIMES AND PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL this 9th day of April, 2026.