Growth, Settlement, Housing and Employment

Growth, settlement, housing and employment are core factors that shape our communities and situate where and how we live. They are our homes, workplaces, current and future neighborhoods. By looking at where and how our communities develop and grow, we can allow our population to increase while promoting complete communities.
The Province of Ontario has forecasted the Region of Peel to have a population of 2,280,000 individuals and 1,070,000 jobs by the year 2051. As such, the Region of Peel is currently working on identifying the allocation for growth to each of the three area municipalities. The Region has to develop a Growth Management Strategy for accommodating this growth, within existing communities, and through adding new lands to be developed.
Growth in Caledon can be accommodated through expanding our settlement boundaries and intensification within existing settlements. The Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine, and Niagara Escarpment provincial plans restrict where growth can go in Caledon; there is growth potential for the lands outside of these provincial plan areas. We need to balance these expansions with other needs, including agriculture, natural and built heritage, transportation, and employment.
The form of development in our existing communities and in future settlement areas can include a diverse mix of housing options, businesses, recreational and institutional uses. Housing in different forms and density, whether ownership or rental, and at affordable and market price ranges will assist in addressing the needs of all of Caledon’s residents (including seniors, youth and persons with special needs).
We also need to make sure we are supporting new job growth in the Town. By thinking about what types of businesses we want to attract and what they will need to prosper we can set aside land that will meet their needs. We want more of our residents to be able to work in the community they live in.
Direction and guidance from the Province and the Region of Peel will influence the Growth, Settlement, Housing and Employment focus area, drivers include:
Provincial Influences
- Planning Act, 2019
- A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2020
- Provincial Policy Statement 2020
- Strong Communities through Affordable Housing Act, 2011
- National Housing Strategy
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities, 2005
Region of Peel Influences
- A Place to Grow Conformity
- Peel Housing and Homelessness Plan
- Region of Peel Housing Strategy Report
- Peel’s focus area includes: age-friendly planning, growth management, housing, settlement area boundary expansion
Projects to be completed under this focus area include:
- Intensification Study Update – To be completed early 2021
- Industrial, Commercial, Institutional Study – To be completed 2021
- Economic Development Strategy – To be completed 2020
- Housing Study – Completed in 2017
- Affordable Housing Strategy – To be completed early 2021
- Conformity with Provincial and Regional Plans – To be completed 2022
Please let us know if you have any questions about the work the Town is undertaking to plan for future growth, settlement, housing and employment. Your questions and the responses from Town staff may be published here to help build awareness.