Notice of Public Meeting - POPA 2025-0003 Bolton Secondary Plan

FILE NUMBER: POPA 2025-0003

A statutory Public Meeting will be held to consider a proposed Town-initiated official plan amendment. Your input and insight will inform and shape plans that meet the needs of our community.

Please be advised that the Town of Caledon is offering a hybrid Committee and Council Meeting model with options for you to engage with Council, including in-person or virtual opportunities.

Meeting Date: October 14, 2025
Public Meeting Start Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, Town Hall, 6311 Old Church Road, Caledon East

How to Participate:

Attend In-Person

Members of the public may register to delegate in-person and speak to an item listed on the agenda or sit in the gallery to watch the meeting.

Submit Written Comments

Members of the public may submit written comments regarding the proposed application by completing the Participation Request Form, available at http://www.caledon.ca/speak-at-council

Virtually

Members of the public are welcome to participate via phone or WebEx Meeting upon request. For more information, please visit http://www.caledon.ca/notice or contact the Planning Department. Please note that there are deadlines to request participation at the Public Meeting.

You can also provide input by:

Submitting written correspondence to agenda@caledon.ca and planning@caledon.ca for consideration during the Public Meeting. Please note that written comments will form part of the public record.
Contacting Planning staff or the Lead Planner during office hours by phone or email (See contact information below).
Booking an appointment to visit Town Hall to speak with Planning staff. Visit caledon.ca/development for more information.

Applicant and Location:

Applicant: The Corporation of the Town of Caledon
Location: Bolton settlement area, southeast Caledon (Wards 5 & 6)

Proposed Changes:

The purpose of this official plan amendment (OPA) is to establish a Bolton Secondary Plan. It will apply to the majority of the existing Bolton settlement area in southeast Caledon, except for the Humber Station Employment Secondary Plan Area and properties impacted by the Downtown Bolton Special Policy Area.

The proposed OPA will:

Remove the subject lands from the 1978 Caledon Official Plan
Introduce updated policies and mapping for the subject lands in the Future Caledon Official Plan, including a new Bolton Secondary Plan

Provide policies for existing neighbourhoods, employment areas, natural areas and parks in alignment with the Future Caledon Official Plan that largely maintain existing land use permissions

Provide policies to enable high-density, mixed use redevelopment along the Highway 50 Queen Street Corridor in south Bolton, including the potential Bolton South GO Major Transit Station Area (MTSA), to accommodate more residents and jobs over the long-term
Provide policies to enable interim uses within the potential MTSA
Facilitate the establishment of a community planning permit system for the potential MTSA
Set out implementation requirements for the potential MTSA

A statutory Public Meeting was previously held on May 27, 2025. Since then, the draft OPA has been modified in response to comments from technical reviewers, landowners and the public. As modified, the OPA will be exempt from approval by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. This updated notice clarifies the effect of the proposed OPA and the appeal procedure. The purpose of the second statutory Public Meeting on October 14, 2025 is to share the updated draft OPA with Council and the public.

A separate OPA will be prepared for the properties impacted by the Downtown Bolton Special Policy Area (flood hazard area) to incorporate them into the Future Caledon Official Plan and Bolton Secondary Plan. That OPA must undergo a separate approval process as required by the province.

Lead Planner:

Shahzad Mir, Community Planner
Planning and Development Department
905-584-2272 ext. 4556
Shahzad.Mir@caledon.ca

Additional Information:

For more information about this matter, including appeal rights, a copy of the proposed Official Plan Amendment and for supporting materials, please visit www.caledon.ca/notices or contact the Lead Planner at Town Hall from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Appeal Procedure

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Caledon to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Caledon before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Town of Caledon before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

How to stay informed

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Caledon on the proposed Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to the Clerk of the Town of Caledon, 6311 Old Church Road, Caledon, Ontario L7C 1J6.

Accessibility

If you require an accessibility accommodation to attend or participate in this Public Meeting, or to access any materials related to this item in an alternate format please contact Records and Information Services by phone at 905-584-2272 x.2366 or via email at accessibility@caledon.ca. Requests should be submitted at least 10 days before the Public Meeting.

Multi-Tenant Landowners: Please post this notice in a visible location to all residents of the land.

Notice Date: September 18, 2025