To Whom It May Concern, The…

To Whom It May Concern,

The City of Brampton (hereinafter referred to as ‘the City’) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed changes outlined in the Environmental Registry of Ontario posting 019-8462 – Review of proposed policies for a new provincial planning policy instrument.

The City is supportive of efforts by the Province to address housing supply and development challenges, and remains committed to working with the Province towards their ambitious goal of delivering more housing. The City provides a number of recommendations below in response to the proposed changes.

The changes reflected through the PPS 2024 that the City is most concerned about are summarized as follows:

• Removal of the Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR) process and subsequent requirements for Planning Authorities to evaluate settlement area boundary expansions and employment conversions at any time;

• Removal of urban growth centres;

• Reduced direction and policies on responding to climate change and protecting the Natural Heritage System;

• Removal of mandatory minimum density target requirements in settlement areas for designated growth areas, and strategic growth areas (other than Major Transit Station Areas);

• Removal of ‘office’ uses within the definition of employment lands; and,

• Removal of Provincially Significant Employment Zones.

Please see attached specific comments on individual aspects of the proposed policy changes. Please note that the proposed changes are listed in order of occurrence within the proposed Provincial Planning Statement, 2024 (PPS 2024) and make reference to the corresponding policies in the proposed Provincial Planning Statement, 2023 (PPS 2023), the current Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 (PPS 2020), and A Place To Grow: The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (Growth Plan).

The City of Brampton would like to thank the Province for the opportunity to provide feedback and comments on the proposed changes.

Sincerely,

Steve Ganesh, MCIP, RPP
Commissioner
Planning, Building & Growth Management
City of Brampton