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The Peel Region Official Plan was approved by the Province with modifications.

Bill 23 and Bill 185 Implications on the Region of Peel Official Plan

On July 1, 2024, under the Planning Act, Peel Region was designated an “upper-tier municipality without planning responsibilities.” Consequently, the Cities of Brampton and Mississauga and the Town of Caledon are now responsible and have approval authority for local and regional official plans and development applications. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is the approval authority for certain official plan reviews and amendments.

The Region of Peel Official Plan (RPOP) outlines a comprehensive land use policy framework to guide growth and development within the Region to 2051, including policies and schedules that address housing and growth management; long-term planning for employment and infrastructure; protection of water resources, natural heritage, and rural/agricultural systems; and plan for climate change.

Bill 23/185 Implications on the Region of Peel Official Plan

Bill 185, the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, received Royal Assent on June 6, 2024. Included in this omnibus bill are Planning Act changes first introduced through Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, which remove planning policy and approval responsibilities from several upper-tier municipalities, including Peel Region, as of July 1, 2024. On this date, the Region of Peel Official Plan (RPOP) will become a plan of the local municipalities, and they will be required to implement and ensure applications conform to the RPOP. Where Peel Region was previously required to be the approval authority for certain Official Plan reviews and amendments under the Planning Act, the Province will now become the approval authority where required.

For more information on these policy changes, refer to the staff report on Bill 185 and the staff report on Bill 23.

The information in the RPOP represents the most accurate information at the date of publication. The Region does not certify the accuracy of the information provided. Any reliance placed by the user on the information provided herein is strictly at the risk of the user, and Peel Region does not assume responsibility for any loss or damages resulting to the user or any third party by reliance on this information. As of July 1, 2024, Residents are encouraged to contact their local municipal planning department for any questions related to the RPOP.

Local Municipal Planning Departments

Adoption, provincial approval, and modifications to the RPOP

The RPOP was adopted by Regional Council on April 28, 2022. On November 4, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing issued a decision to approve the RPOP with 44 modifications.

On December 6, 2023, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing enacted Bill 150, the Planning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023. This Bill amended the RPOP to reverse most of the original 44 Provincial modifications and maintain nine modifications (3, 16 to 18, 21, 30, and 41 to 43). On May 16, 2024, Bill 162, the Get It Done Act, 2024 received Royal Assent. It reinstated eighteen modifications (1, 5, 19, 22 to 26, 28, 31 to 35, and 37 to 40), resulting in a total of 27 modifications to the adopted RPOP.

An up-to-date version of the RPOP that reflects Bill 150 and Bill 162 changes and several housekeeping amendments can be found below.

Text, schedules, and figures

The Region of Peel Official Plan, April 2022 as approved with Provincial modifications maintained through Bill 150 and Bill 162 and housekeeping revisions, is available for download. This document has been prepared for reference purposes only. For any discrepancies, consult the adopting by-law, Provincial decision, and related legislation for official data and information.

Please note that the remaining 17 modifications previously approved by the Minister in November 2022 (2, 4, 6 to 15, 20, 27, 29, 36, and 44) remain repealed as part of Bill 150 and have not been reinstated as part of Bill 162 and therefore, are not part of the RPOP. However, Peel staff incorporated modifications 2, 4, 15, and 29 as housekeeping amendments.

As a result of the Region of Peel Official Plan being transferred to local municipalities, it will be removed from Peel Region’s website in the coming months.

The Official Plan, schedules and figures are available for download.

Mapping

The information on the maps listed has been prepared as a reference for consultation purposes only.

For any discrepancies, consult the adopting by-law or Provincial decision, and related legislation for official data.

Schedule and figures may be updated to address minor errors and corrections.

Schedule A-1Water Resources System Features and Areas
Schedule A-2Highly Vulnerable Aquifers
Schedule A-3Significant Groundwater Recharge Areas
Schedule A-4Source Protection Plan Areas in Peel
Schedule A-5Wellhead Protection Areas in Caledon
Schedule A-6Intake Protection Zones
Schedule B-1Lake Simcoe Protection Act Watershed Boundary
Schedule B-2Niagara Escarpment Plan Area (NEP) Land Use Designations
Schedule B-3Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Area (ORMCPA) Land Use Designations
Schedule B-4Aquifer Vulnerability for the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Area (ORMCPA)
Schedule B-5Greenbelt Plan Area Land Use Designations
Schedule C-1Regional Greenlands System
Schedule C-2Core Areas of the Greenlands System in Peel
Schedule D-1Rural System
Schedule D-2High Potential Mineral Aggregate Resource Areas
Schedule E-1Regional Structure
Schedule E-2Strategic Growth Areas
Schedule E-3The Growth Plan Policy Areas in Peel
Schedule E-4Employment Areas
Schedule E-5Major Transit Station Areas
Schedule F-1Rapid transit corridors (long term concept)
Schedule F-2Major road network
Schedule F-3Regional road mid-block right-of-way requirements
Schedule F-4Toronto Pearson International Airport Operating Area
Figure 1Areas Subject to Provincial Plans
Figure 2Watershed Boundaries
Figure 3Landform Conservation Areas in the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Area (ORMCPA)
Figure 4Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Area (ORMCPA) Partial Service Areas
Figure 5Wellhead Protection Areas in the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Area (ORMCPA)
Figure 6Regional Greenlands System – Provincial Plan Natural Heritage Systems
Figure 7Regional Greenlands System – Core Areas, Natural Areas and Corridors and Potential Natural Areas and Corridors
Figure 8Conservation Authority Natural Heritage System
Figure 9Potential Locations of Hazardous Forest Types for Wildland Fire
Figure 10Population and employment growth in Peel Region
Figure 11Transit Infrastructure Status of Major Transit Station Areas
Figure 12Provincially Significant Employment Zones
Figure 13Existing and long-term cycling network
Figure 14Existing and long-term pedestrian network
Figure 15Aircraft noise exposure composite contours
Figure 16Strategic goods movement network
Figure 17Population age structure in Peel Region
Figure 18Home languages: Peel Region and Ontario
Figure 19Existing Water and Wastewater Facilities
Figure 20Waste management sites

Previous Peel Region Official Plan (1996):