This consultation closes at 11:59 p.m. on:
April 11, 2026
Proposal summary
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has received adopted Official Plan Amendment 144 and Regional Official Plan Amendment 1 from Clarington for decisions. The OPAs propose to amend the text and schedules of the existing Clarington Official Plan to delineate and direct future development to the Courtice GO Protected Major Transit Station.
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Bowmanville ,
ON
Canada
Site location details
Official Plan Amendment No.144 and Regional Official Plan Amendment No.1 apply to lands south of Bloor Street, north of Highway 401, east of Robinson Creek, and west of Tooley Creek and Highway 418.
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Municipality of Clarington
40 Temperance St
Bowmanville ,
ON
L1C3A6
Canada
Proposal details
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is in receipt of the Municipality of Clarington’s Official Plan Amendments (OPAs) No.144 and No. 1 for decisions, which were adopted by the Municipality of Clarington’s Council on December 15th, 2025, pursuant to sections 17 of the Planning Act by By-law 2025-072.
The Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024 (Bill 185) made changes that removed statutory powers under the Planning Act from certain upper-tier municipalities. The effective date for Durham Region was January 1, 2025. As such, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is now the approval authority for official plans and official plan amendments for lower-tier municipalities in Durham Region.
The Ministry will review the matter for consistency and conformity with applicable provincial land use policies and plans and will consider all feedback received before presenting any potential modifications to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for decisions in accordance with section 17 of the Planning Act.
The proposal contains detailed land use policies to support implementation of the Courtice GO Protected Major Transit Station Areas. If approved, OPAs will apply to lands within an approximate 500-800m radius of the future Courtice GO Station.
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777 Bay Street
Toronto,
ON
M7A 2J3
Canada
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Toronto, ON
M7A 2J3
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