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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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Regarding rural agricultural farmland for single family residence use: 1) Allow farms to use non agricultural land for residence housing. Namely land which is non farmable, such as wood lots and river frontage. Read more

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Studies have definitively proven that the need to "Generate an appropriate housing supply" can be done without making new "land available for development", particularly land in the Greenbelt, which Premier Ford had promised to protect. Read more

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84934

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Municipalities are never consulted properly about development, while the province orders them to protect corridors for transportation and growth under the autocratic control of this Conservative provincial government. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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84943

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City of Mississauga

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Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on the Environmental Registry of Ontario (“ERO”) posting 019-6813 regarding the review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy (proposed PPS, 2023) instrument. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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84971

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This will be an absolute disaster for the province: for its farmland, its natural environment, and its wildlife. These changes will not create affordable houses, only houses for rich people. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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84983

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I am writing my submission as I am very concerned of the potential this Bill 97 proposes to the future of Agriculture and the rural communities in which i reside, farm and support in community service. Retain the award winning Growth Plan keeping sustainable communities. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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84989

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Dear Minister, I am writing on behalf of the Council of the County of Middlesex to provide our thoughts on the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act and the proposed 2023 Provincial Planning Statement (PPS), from the perspective of our rural and small urban communities. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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85022

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County of Huron

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On May 3, 2023, the Council of the County of Huron passed a motion directing staff to submit the following report to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing as formal comments to the ERO posting on the New Provincial Planning Statement, 2023 and Bill 97 Changes to the Planning Act. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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Please do not put in place any policies which promote urban sprawl. We need to preserve farmland and green spaces and sprawl is fiscally imprudent for municipalities and decreases our quality of life. Read more

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Our green space and protected areas are most important to me. Taking care of the air we breathe and coexisting with nature is primary. I would like to see a housing plan that puts green space first. Addressing low income housing and homelessness in every city in Ontario is my second concern. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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85342

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I agree with this said proposal. Ontario’s housing market needs improvement and providing more land to do this is part of the solution. Bringing more families into the rural communities will help the existing infrastructure and create new and improved infrastructure. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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85358

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Everyone has a dream and desire to live in their own home and have a dream that their kids grow and play in the backyard of their own home and I am really happy with the fact that the government of Ontario is finally taking this step and they should never change their mind just because of anyone els Read more

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85369

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I oppose these new changes because they will destroy forests and farmland, make future transit projects all-but impossible and slow our efforts to build more affordable housing in walkable neighbourhoods. Of major concern are: Read more

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85370

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The changes your government is proposing are harmful right along with Bill 109, Bill 23, and all the changes to the Conservation Authorities' responsibilities and dismantling of the OWES, Ontario Wetland Evaluation System. Read more

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85376

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It seems somewhat laughable at this point to ask for public input on this matter considering that Doug Ford and the current provincial Government has made it clear that the will of the people is of little consequence when it comes to decisions being made about urban boundary expansion in our communi Read more

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85432

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Hello, I have lived and worked in Ontario my whole life, and now reside here with my 1 year old son. I am very concerned about providing a liveable future for my young child in Ontario given the state of climate emergency. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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85650

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As Ontario converts farmland into more housing & communities, how is it going to minimize it's impact on the environment? The plan would benefit from a statement about creating communities that also lessen it's carbon imprint on the world and use current research about sustainability.

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