Legislation | Places to Grow Act and Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe |
Applies to | All municipalities within the Greater Golden Horseshoe |
Who prepares it | Municipalities and their consultants |
Submitted to/publication requirements | Ministry of Municipal Affairs; may be published online through municipal websites. |
Due date/ frequency | Originally prepared as part of municipal conformity to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Must be reviewed during a Municipal Comprehensive Review. |
Minimum data requirements | - Population allocations by the province to upper-tier or single-tier municipalities
- Population allocation to lower-tier municipalities
- Units required to accommodate population allocation at the settlement area level
- People per unit measurement used to calculate housing units
- Settlement area required to accommodate projected growth (people and units)
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Issues/ drawbacks | - Different methods were used by different municipalities during the implementation of the 2006 Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The 2017 Plan includes a standardized land budgeting methodology.
- Not all municipalities publish their land budgets online.
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