This presentation highlights what the Region of Peel is doing to plan for sustainable growth. The presentation explores key planning challenges and responses in areas such as housing, land supply, employment, transit, agriculture, the aging population, health and climate change.

1. Planning for Sustainable Growth
in Peel
Arvin Prasad, Director, Integrated
Planning Division, Region of Peel
May 11, 2017

2. Getting to Know the Region of Peel
 1257 Sq. Kilometres
 Formed on January 1, 1974
 3 Municipalities
 City of Mississauga
 City of Brampton
 Town of Caledon
 Located just west of the City of Toronto
 Situated in GTA, largest economic hub
in Canada. Strategically close to US
markets.
 Transportation Network
 Six major highways
 Pearson International Airport
 Regional, national and
international rail

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Getting to Know the Region of Peel
22% 17%
Notes:1 - Values include the Census undercount
11.5%
6.5%
17.3%
43%
22%
17%
10%
9%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Percentage
Population Share of GTA Municipalities (2016 )
Halton
Durham
York
Peel
Toronto
2041
1,970,000
Note: Forecasted value
37%

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Getting to Know the Region of Peel
46%
18%
15%
9%
8%

5. Who Does What in Peel
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Province of Ontario
Housing Legislation
Education
Health and social services
Administration of justice
Direct taxation (sales
tax)…
As it relates to planning –
Planning Act, Provincial
Policy Statement, Growth
Plan, Ontario Building
Code
Region of Peel
Affordable housing
Service manager –
Subsidized Housing
Regional planning
Water and wastewater
Waste management
Police
Public health
Long-term care
Ambulance
Area Municipalities
Local planning
Development approvals
for new housing
Building permits
Economic development
Stormwater Management
Parks, Forestry and
Recreation
Transit
Libraries
Fire Department
Conservation Authorities
Permits for floodplain
management
Protect, manage and
restore Ontario’s rivers,
lakes, streams,
woodlands, wetlands and
natural habitat
Programs to protect life
and property from natural
hazards
Provide opportunities for
public to enjoy, learn and
respect nature.

6. Key Planning Challenges and
Responses in Peel
Key Areas Include:
•Housing
•Land Supply
•Employment
•Transit
•Agriculture
•Aging Population
•Health
•Climate Change

7. Challenge :Housing Unaffordability
12%
14%
18%
56%
Peel Total Housing Stock by Type (2015)
HIGH RISE
TOWN
SEMI DETACHED
SINGLE
1/3 of all
households
spend more than
30% of income
on rent/mortgage
1 in 7 Peel
households
spend more than
50% of income
on rent/mortgage
$1,040,465
$721,739
$680,584
$406,444
$398,012
$0
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
$1,000,000
$1,200,000
SINGLE SEMI DETACHED TOWN HIGH RISE
Peel Average Price in TREB (April 2017) Peel Affordability Threshold (2015)
2015 Peel Affordability Threshold
Peel Average Housing Price by Type

8. Response: Increase Affordable
Housing Supply
• Continue to plan for and support housing aimed at low ($25K-$55K) and
moderate ($55K-$59K) household income population
• Enable dialogue and proactive planning opportunities for affordable
housing
• Policy intervention to diversify housing stock and increase affordable
housing
• Consider use of planning tools available to municipalities to secure
affordable housing, including policy directions related to:
• Affordable housing assessment (AHA), and
• inclusionary zoning

9. Supply Factors
• Infrastructure
• Land
• Opportunity
• Market
• Capital
• Labour
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To slow growth of, or decrease,
housing prices, must deal with both
demand and supply.
Demand Factors
• Pop. Growth
• Interest Rates
• ‘Foreign’ vs
Local Interest
• Carrying Cost
• Investment or
Shelter
• Household
Behaviour
• Demographics
Challenge: Lack of Land Supply?

10. Peel Land Supply
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Peel has ~9000
units for the next
2 years in
Designated
Greenfield Areas
(DGA)
Peel has ~34,000
units for the next
3 years in Built
Up Areas (BUPA)
Peel has
combined 6.5
years’ land
supply.
=+
Majority of these
are ground
related housing
(singles, semis,
towns)
40% are ground
related, 60%
apartment type

11. Response: Address Issue of Vacant Units and Lands
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0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
2001
2006
2011
2016
Halton
Durham
Brampton
Mississauga
Peel
Caledon
York
Toronto
% Private Unoccupied Dwellings 2001-2016
Ontario’s Fair Housing Plan
• Introduce legislation that would, if passed, empower City of Toronto, and potentially other interested
municipalities, to introduce a vacant homes property tax
• Provide municipalities with flexibility to use property tax tools to help unlock development potential
(i.e. permit imposing higher tax on vacant land that has been approved for housing)

12. 100 100 100 100 100 100
53 57 57
42
25
34
1972-1981 1982-1991 1992-2001 2002-2006 2007-2011 2012-2016 (Estimated)
Ratio
Jobs to Population Ratio in Peel
Employment Population
Challenge: Delayed Employment
Growth
1 job: 2
people 1 job: 3
people

13. Challenge: Need for continued transit
investment
Examples of Other Transit Projects in Peel
• Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
• Regional Expression Rail along Toronto-Brampton-Waterloo Corridor
• GTAA Regional Transit Centre

14. Challenge: Development Pressure on
Agricultural Lands for Local Food Sources

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Allocate
Growth
Develop
Master
Plan
Develop
Finance
Plan
Response: New Approach to Growth
Develop
Finance
Plan
Develop
Master
Plan
Allocate
Growth
New
Approach to
Growth
Old Approach
to Growth

16. Challenge: Aging Population
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0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000
1996 2001 2006 2011 2021 2031 2041
Age Range
65-74 75-84 85+
Source: Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Forecasts to 2041,
Technical Report (November 2012) Addendum
RATIO OF WORKING AGE PEOPLE TO SENIORS IN PEEL
2006 20161991 2041

17. Response: Age-Friendly Planning Policies
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New Policies:
• Encourage area municipalities to develop
policies supporting seniors to age in their
communities
• Encourage universal accessible design in the
built environment
• Require the area municipalities to implement
the Healthy Development Framework
• Assess supporting services and the built
environment in areas with a predominance of
seniors to identify gaps in universal accessibility
and opportunities to provide better support
Mount Pleasant
Sprawling Community

18. Challenge: Declining Health Outcomes
1 in 10 adults
living in Peel have
been diagnosed with
diabetes.
78% of Peel
residents take
their car to short
distances instead of
walking.
50% of Peel
residents are
inactive in their
leisure time
Suburban
living with
large lot
sizes
Declining
Health
Outcomes

19. Peel Region Public Health (2016).
Healthy Development Assessment.
Response: Healthy Development Framework
• A collection of context-specific tools to
assess the health promoting potential of
neighbourhoods in Peel Region
• Healthy Development Assessment (HDA)
 Region of Peel
 Town of Caledon
• Sustainable Community Development
Guidelines
 City of Brampton
• Healthy By Design Checklist
 City of Mississauga
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20. Healthy Development in Peel – Block Plans 47-1 and 47-2
Background/Actions:
• Two residential Block Plans within Northeast
Brampton
• HDA Report with recommendations to improve
total score
• Letter of support from Medical Officer of Health
Outcome:
• Ongoing negotiations based on
recommendations
• Alignment of public health (Region) and urban
design (City)
• Relocation of secondary school to central
location rather than within an
industrial/employment area

21. Response: Health and the Built Environment
Policies
• New policies:
• Integrate elements of the Framework in local
municipal policies, plans, standards, etc (e.g.
secondary plan)
• Require health assessments of all applicable
planning applications,
• Require health assessments of all Regionally or
municipally owned and operated public buildings
and open spaces project applications,
• Ensure results of health assessments are
reported to local councils
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22. Challenge: Climate change

23. Response: Climate Change Adaptation and
Mitigation
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24. Greenlands Securement
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The protection of key natural
heritage features, functions and
attributes using a range of tools,
including but not limited to
planning policy; stewardship;
monitoring; and acquisition
through bequests, easements,
donations or purchase.

25. Program Goals
1. To protect, maintain, and enhance Core Areas of the Region of Peel
Greenlands System.
2. To facilitate implementation of the CVC and TRCA land securement strategies
aimed towards protecting, maintaining and enhancing natural heritage
systems.
3. To target areas not likely to come into public protection through other
means.
4. To provide public access where appropriate.
5. To provide a sustainable funding source for land securement and use
Regional funding to leverage other funding sources.
6. To work in partnership with CVC, TRCA, ORMLT, BTC, Town of Caledon, and
Cities of Brampton and Mississauga to implement greenlands securement.
Funding Program to Permanently Protect Natural Areas
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26. Greenlands Securement Program
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• 10 years
• 25 properties secured throughout Peel
• Permanent protection of 415 hectares
(1,027 acres) of conservation lands
• Variety of securement tools including
donation, conservation easement, split
receipt, and purchase
• Ecological gifts providing a tax break for
landowners who donate greenlands
• Connected system of secured
greenlands
• Educational opportunities to assist
landowners in managing their private
greenlands

27. Building the Future of Peel together
What role can real estate industry play in
addressing these challenges?

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