Land Needs Assessment Methodology for the Greater Golden Horseshoe
Direction for upper- and single-tier municipalities to meet Growth Plan policy objectives.
Overview
On May 2, 2019 the Ontario Government released A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The Growth Plan states that the minister will establish a methodology to assess land needs to implement the Growth Plan.
On June 16, 2020, the minister released the Proposed Land Needs Assessment Methodology for A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe for consultation. The minister considered comments received and issued this final methodology on August 28, 2020.
The Growth Plan requires that upper- and single-tier municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe use this methodology to assess the quantity of land required to accommodate forecasted growth.
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Previous version
The 2018 version of Land Needs Assessment Methodology for Greater Golden Horseshoe is available for reference purposes. The 2018 version is not in effect as of August 28, 2020.