Two Significant Reports on the November 8, 2012 Planning and
Growth Management Committee Agenda:
Proposed Amendments to the Provincial Policy Statement,
2005
The Provincial Policy Statement ("PPS") sets out the
Province's policies respecting land use planning. The
Planning Act requires that all planning-related decisions
of municipal councils, planning boards, Ministries and ministry
boards, commissions or agencies of the government, including the
Ontario Municipal Board, be consistent with policy statements
issued by the Province.
The current PPS came into effect on March 1, 2005 and is
required by legislation to be reviewed every five years to
determine whether updating amendments are required. The Province
commenced the required five-year review on March 1, 2010 and after
extensive stakeholder consultation and input, released a
draft amended version of the PPS this fall for stakeholder
review and comment until November 23, 2012.
