Order in Council 1026/2017

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Executive Council of Ontario, orders that:

Whereas subsection 17(1) of the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act (“NEPDA”) requires a review of the Niagara Escarpment Plan (“NEP”) to be carried out at the same time the review of the Greenbelt Plan is carried out under the Greenbelt Act, 2005;

And Whereas on February 28, 2015 the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry caused a review of the NEP to be carried out, as part of a coordinated review at the same time as the reviews of the Greenbelt Plan, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe;

And Whereas the Minister carried out consultation during the review in accordance with subsection 17(2) of the NEPDA;

And Whereas in accordance with subsection 17(3) of the NEPDA, the Minister proposed amendments to the NEP after completion of the review;

And Whereas in accordance with subsection 10(1) of the NEPDA, the Niagara Escarpment Commission (“NEC”) invited comments from the municipalities, the Public Interest Advisory Committee and the public for a period of 60 days;

And Whereas subsection 10(9) of the NEPDA requires the NEC to give consideration to any comments received during the comment period and submit its recommendations on the proposed amendments;

And Whereas the NEC submitted its recommendations on the proposed amendments to the Minister, and after receiving the NEC’s recommendations, in accordance with subsection 17(4), paragraph 2 of the NEPDA the Minister submitted the proposed amendments with her recommendations to the Lieutenant Governor in Council;

And Whereas subsection 17(5) of the NEPDA requires that amendments to the NEP resulting from a review shall be consistent with and promote the objectives of the NEP;

And Whereas subsection 10(14) of the NEPDA provides that the Lieutenant Governor in Council may refuse the proposed amendments or may approve the proposed amendments with any modifications that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers desirable;

Therefore having determined that the amendments to the NEP are desirable, are consistent with and promote the objectives of the NEP, the Niagara Escarpment Plan with the said amendments attached hereto as Schedule A is hereby approved effective June 1, 2017.

Schedule A – Niagara Escarpment Plan 2017 – OC-1026/2017