Inside our 20-year Strategic Plan
Our 20-year vision to create a Community for Life in Peel.
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Vision
Community for Life, where everyone has a sense of belonging and access to the services they need at every stage of life.
Mission
Working with you to create a healthy, safe and connected community.
Long-term outcomes
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.
- Peel Region 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.
- Peel Region is a well-managed government.
Strategic Agenda 2024-2027
Our Strategic Agenda is guided by 5 strategic pillars – Housing and Social Impact, Sustainability, Service Excellence, Our People, and Future Ready.
Focused initiatives and outcomes
The 5 Strategic pillars' initiatives have distinct corresponding outcomes. For details on each initiative, refer to our Strategic Agenda 2024-2027 document.
Housing and Social Impact
We'll amplify collective impact, strengthen partnerships and integration to address vital, pressing community needs.
Initiatives include:
- Implementing the Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care Plan.
- Modernizing and transforming the G.E. Booth Water Resource Recovery Facility to support housing targets.
- Developing and implementing a Long–term Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy.
- Refreshing Peel's Community Safety and Well–being Plan.
- Implementing a sustainable model to support asylum claimants.
Sustainability
We'll ensure Peel delivers value for money and is environmentally and financially sustainable today and for the future.
Initiatives include:
- Continuing analysis and advocacy to address on the provincial and federal funding shortfalls.
- Implementing and refreshing Peel's Climate Change Master Plan.
- Updating the Long–term Financial Planning Strategy.
- Exploring mixed waste processing options.
- Updating and implementing a Long–term Enterprise Asset Management Plan.
Service Excellence
We'll deliver high–quality services, enhance value, and elevate organizational effectiveness.
Initiatives include:
- Re-anchoring Peel’s Strategic Plan and re-launch annual performance reporting
- Executing the Continuous Improvement Strategy, including functional reviews.
- Enabling Digital Government through technology.
- Implementing the Vendor Performance Management program.
- Updating the Public Works Facilities Master Plan.
Our People
We'll foster an environment where employees are supported in their wellness, growth, and creativity.
Initiatives include:
- Implementing the Psychological and Physical Health and Safety Framework.
- Implementing an updated, inclusive People Strategy.
- Developing an inventory of employee resource groups and identifying recommendations.
- Introducing a CAO’s People Leadership Forum ensuring our people leaders continue to be equipped with the skills of the future.
- Completing the Total Rewards review.
Future Ready
We'll enable future preparedness in managing disruption, volatility, uncertainty, growth, complexity and ambiguity with resilience and foresight.
Initiatives include:
- Enhancing advocacy with a revitalized government relations approach.
- Enhancing emergency and business continuity planning through the development of a Future Disruption Readiness Strategy.
- Establishing health and safety criteria and evaluation for third party construction contractors.
- Annual business planning to address future growth.
- Investing in community protection against vaccine-preventable diseases.
Plans and Budget
Related long-term plans and the supporting Budget to make Peel a safer, more inclusive, and progressive community.
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