Long Range Planning

The updated Official Plan is proposed to include updated residential and employment growth forecasts to 2046, as per the Official Plan for the County of Grey.

Policy directions include:

• Updating population, employment, and housing forecasts to reflect the 2021 Census figures;

• Addressing trends affecting housing and population growth, including the rise of in migration due to remote work;

• Revising population and household projections to align with the Update to the County of Grey Growth Management Strategy (County OPA 11);

• Updating the requirement for municipalities to maintain a five year supply of draft approved and registered lots available for residential development, and to maintain a fifteen year supply of vacant lands designated for residential purposes.