April 29, 2026 Environmental…

April 29, 2026
Environmental Registry of Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 777 Bay Street Toronto, ON M7A 2J3
Subject - 2026 Proposal to revoke the Parkway Belt West Plan, 1978 ERO 026-0229
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed revocation of the Parkway Belt West Plan. The City will only respond to this ERO posting, and will not be commenting on the ERO Posting 026-0230 that repeals the 5 Minister Zoning Order’s enacting the Parkway Belt West Plan area.
The City recognizes the role this Plan originally held to designate and protect land for large-scale infrastructure corridors, including transit, hydro and electric power facilities. Building on past comments provided in 2022 under ERO Posting 019-6167, the Parkway Belt West lands are mainly occupied by the Highway 407 and parallel Transmission Corridor. Aligning with the original intentions of the Plan, the lands within this area have limited developable capacity to support housing. This area is located within the Lester B. Pearson International Airport Operating Area and within Provincially Significant Employment Zones. The Parkway Belt West Plan provided protection to adjacent employment land uses, which play a critical function in providing jobs for Brampton’s population and supporting the greater economic development of the Greater Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, and Canada.
The City had previously commented recommending the Province ensure the goals of the Plan remain and consideration of the protection of these lands be integrated in other Provincial planning documents. Now that this has been sufficiently addressed through the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024, staff no longer have a concern on repealing the Plan as long as protections remain for the lands within this area as protected infrastructure.
The City maintains its recommendation to the Province to conduct an assessment of the Parkway Belt West Corridor to determine potential investments to support additional transportation infrastructure along the 407 to alleviate local traffic on parallel corridors. This also aligns with PPS, 2024 policy 3.3.5, supporting the co-location of linear infrastructure, where appropriate.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on these proposed changes.
Sincerely,
Steve Ganesh, MCIP, RPP Commissioner Planning, Building and Growth Management City of Brampton