Putting growth in the right places

Growth usually means an increase of people, jobs, businesses, buildings, roads, and traffic. Growth can also mean supporting community amenities like arenas and schools or improving infrastructure. Where growth happens — and how it happens — needs to be carefully planned. Planning helps to put the growth in the right place, with the right services, to provide the most benefit to the community — at the lowest cost. That’s why planning concentrates most of the houses and jobs within our towns and hamlets, paying attention to the fit within the community. Planning also supports the right kind of growth in the countryside by thinking about compatibility and preservation of our natural assets.

Good planning decisions now will help us inspire growth and development innovation in the right proportions and the right places while sustaining our quality of life.

Bruce County is expected to continue to experience population and employment growth over the next 25 years. We must plan for growth and provide the basic services, infrastructure and affordable housing our expanding population will need.

Wise growth management practices and policy in our new Official Plan will assist municipalities to balance growth in a sustainable and coordinated manner.

Project Status: Growth Management Amendment to Existing Bruce County Official Plan - Completed in October 2022

This amendment focused on population and employment growth that is expected to occur between now and 2046. This amendment to the current Bruce County Official Plan broadly covers how much growth is expected in the County and its local Municipalities. Establishing a growth management strategy enables local municipalities to initiate planning projects to address the anticipated growth.

The public meeting was held on Thursday, October 6, 2022. Review the meeting video recording and supporting documents.

County of Bruce Council passed By-law 2022-092 on October 20, 2022, being a By-law to Adopt Part One of Amendment Number C-2022-012 to the County of Bruce Official Plan. The amendment is subject to final approval by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Review the Notice of Adoption.

A decision was made by the Council for the Corporation of the County of Bruce on October 20, 2022 to approve By-Law 2022-093, being a By-law to Adopt Part Two of Amendment Number C-2022-012 to the County of Bruce Official Plan. Review the Notice of Decision. This amendment is now in effect.

Learn More

Explore the policy recommendations and action items in greater detail in the Plan the Bruce: Good Growth Interim Report.

Land Use Topics We Considered

	Residential Growth and Land Needs
	Non-residential Growth and Land Needs