Phase 1 has concluded with Council’s adoption of Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 846 on November 12, 2025 (PH25.2). OPA 846 is before the Province for review and approval.
The Provincial Planning Statement 2024 (PPS 2024) Consistency Exercise is an initiative to review the City’s Official Plan and recommend Official Plan Amendments to bring the Official Plan into consistency with the PPS 2024. The Provincial Planning Statement 2024 came into effect on October 20, 2024.
On August 20, 2024, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing made an announcement regarding the release of the final version of the Provincial Planning Statement 2024 (PPS 2024). The PPS 2024 came into effect on October 20, 2024 and replaced the previously issued Provincial Policy Statement 2020. On this date, the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe was also revoked.
As required by the Planning Act, the City is undertaking a review of the Official Plan and will bring forward Official Plan Amendments for Council’s consideration to ensure that the Official Plan is consistent with the PPS 2024.
The PPS consistency exercise is being conducted in two phases. Phase 1 focused on addressing policy conflicts between the Official Plan and the PPS 2024, while Phase 2 focuses on ensuring that the Official Plan aligns with and supports the objectives of the PPS 2024.
To learn more about Phase 1 and the resulting Official Plan Amendment (OPA 846) please see PH25.2 - Provincial Planning Statement 2024 Consistency Exercise Phase 1 - Recommendation Report. Phase 1 addressed seven areas of policy conflict:
Phase 2 will include further public and stakeholder engagement and may include a review of:
For an overview of engagement activity carried out as part of Phase 1 between January and July 2025 please see the Phase 1 Engagement Summary included as an attachment to PH25.2.
A Special Public Meeting was held as part of Planning and Housing Committee (PHC) on October 30, 2025 where a staff report and recommended Official Plan Amendment 846 was adopted by PHC (PH25.2).
A Public Open House was held on October 16, 2025 where staff provided details on proposed changes to the Official Plan to ensure consistency with the Provincial Planning Statement 2024 (PPS 2024), including the following themes:
A Public Meeting was held on June 24, 2025 where staff introduced the project and the proposed changes to the Official Plan meant to ensure consistency with the Provincial Planning Statement 2024 (PPS 2024), including: