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Milton is updating its Official Plan to guide how the community grows and develops to the year 2051.
Launched in July 2019, We Make Milton is a multi-year process to review and update the Town’s Official Plan. Each stage strives to engage the public, so that the new Official Plan reflects the needs of our community.
When approved, the new Official Plan will guide land-use decisions on how to manage change so that future development meets Milton’s needs.
A Statutory Open House was held on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, followed by a Statutory Public Meeting on Monday, April 13, 2026.
At its meeting on June 22, 2026, Council approved Milton’s new Official Plan. The Town of Milton Official Plan, 2026, will be submitted to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for approval.
When approved by the provinceand put into effect, the new Official Plan will guide land-use decisions and help manage growth so future development meets Milton’s needs.
The new Official Plan project has five stages. Please see an overview of stages below.
Listening and Learning (June - November 2019)
The initial stage of the new Official Plan project focused on listening to ideas about planning issues, opportunities and challenges in Milton, as well as spreading the word about the We Make Milton project to generate awareness.
This stage is complete but we continue to listen and learn about your ideas, concerns and values.
Visioning ang Guiding Principles (December 2019 - February 2021)
The second stage of the project established a new land use planning vision statement and guiding principles for future planning and development based on extensive community engagement. It also documented background information and issues on key planning themes. These will be important building blocks for drafting a new Official Plan.
Our Vision Statement is:
In 2051, Milton offers a diversity of options for how and where we live, work, move, and grow. As we evolve, choice is what shapes us.
Milton’s new Official Plan will be supported by a set of Guiding Principles that identify specific directions for enhancing the community’s core values and priorities:
1. Be Creative and Provide Choice.
2. Mix Uses.
3. Move Efficiently and Safely.
4. Diversify and Prosper.
5. Prioritize the Public Realm.
6. Support Arts, Culture, and Recreation.
7. Make Connections
8. Protect our Environment.
9. Support the Rural Area.
10. Encourage Good, Green Design.
11. Collaborate.
12. Think Local.
Big Questions (February 2021 - November 2023)
Beginning in March 2021, the third stage of the Official Plan review identified and answered big questions about how to manage change to the year 2051. This work resulted in a set of recommended policy directions based on research and community input. The ‘Big Questions’ were grouped into four themes: Living, Growing, Working, and Moving in Milton.
The focus of ‘Living in Milton’ is on land use planning matters related to our day-to-day lives in Milton including where we live, socialize, play, and worship. This is about how residents meet their daily needs, while going beyond the day-to-day to explore quality of life, sense of community, social interaction and ecological footprint.
The focus of ‘Moving in Milton’ is about how people and goods move around in Milton. The moving theme looks at how our new Official Plan will implement key transportation related directions as identified by various Town documents, including the 2019 Milton Transportation Master Plan, and its anticipated 2023 update. It also explores how the Official Plan can face local challenges while supporting opportunities for moving in Milton, including traffic congestion, transit ridership, infrastructure gaps, sustainability, and traffic safety, for example.
The focus of ‘Working in Milton’ is anything related to economic development and job growth. Do you work here or do you commute? Where would you ideally like to work? How can we support new education and training opportunities? How can we diversify and prosper in 2051? This discussion focuses on land use planning matters related to how we work in Milton, how employment needs will be met, and how our new Official Plan can support high quality employment for Miltonians while addressing current and future planning challenges, such as changing local and regional dynamics.
The focus of ‘Growing in Milton’ is about where Milton’s future growth will happen and what it will look like. Milton has grown very quickly in the past few decades. Where will future growth happen and what will it look like? As we continue to grow, how can we ensure the protection of resources? In addition, how can we create more complete communities? In the context of our new planning vision, it is anticipated that population growth and changes in demographics will bring a need for more job opportunities, infrastructure, housing and services in different locations and forms.
Drafting and Discussion (January 2024 - January 2026)
This stage focused on preparing the first full draft of the new Official Plan, based on research, community input, and recommendations from Stage 3.
Schedules and appendices for the draft of the new Official Plan (December 2025)
The Town held public engagement sessions on Jan. 8, 12, 14, and 22, 2026. A recording is available.
On March 17, 2025, Council approved Official Plan Amendment 92, the first set of proposed changes to the new Official Plan. The amendment is under provincial review.
Staff refined the Stage 4 draft Official Plan, which Council approved at a meeting on June 22, 2026.
DS-039-26_Recommendation Report: We Make Milton Official Plan Adoption
To date, public engagement on the new Official Plan has included:
36,600+ total visits to the Let’s Talk Milton engagement web page
24,500+ people aware
9,100+ people informed
1,030+ people engaged
2,300+ views of the Meet the Miltons video
800+ attendees at public engagement events
68+ stakeholders engaged
