Inclusionary Zoning
A tool in the Planning Act that enables the town to mandate the provision of affordable housing within multi-unit development.
Inclusionary Zoning is a tool in the Planning Act that allows the town to require affordable housing within multi-unit development on lands located within a Protected Major Transit Station Area (PMTSA), such as Midtown Oakville and the Bronte GO area. This helps ensure a mix of housing options for people with different income levels.
Before adopting an Inclusionary Zoning by-law, the town needs to complete a Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) and update the town’s Official Plan. This assessment helps us understand the housing needs in our community, and new policies in the Official Plan authorize the town to pass Inclusionary Zoning by-law(s).
Once these policies and by-laws are in place, the town will work with developers to ensure that a certain proportion of units in new buildings with 10 or more units are affordable to households within certain income range, over a period of time. These policies would be aligned with the recommendations of the Housing Needs Assessment and provided in the in-effect Inclusionary Zoning by-law. This helps create more inclusive and diverse neighbourhoods.
Public engagement opportunities
Review the public meeting materials - November 2025
During the public meeting on November 3, staff presented draft materials for discussion and public comments.
For more information, you can review the following:
- Watch the staff presentation and read the staff report about the Inclusionary Zoning Enabling Draft Official Plan Amendment from the Planning and Development Council meeting of November 3, 2025.
- Review the Draft Official Plan Amendment (pdf) which provides Inclusionary Zoning enabling policies
- Review the Prescribed information for O. Reg. 543/06 (pdf)
Additional information
For more information about inclusionary zoning refer to the:
- Planning Act Tools to Facilitate Affordable Housing (pdf)
- September 8, 2025 Planning and Development Council meeting staff report
- Inclusionary Zoning Financial Viability and Housing Market Impact Analysis
- Planning Studies
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- Active Development Applications
- Ward 1 - Development and Site Plan Applications
- Ward 2 - Development and Site Plan Applications
- Ward 3 - Development and Site Plan Applications
- Ward 4 - Development and Site Plan Applications
- Ward 5 - Development and Site Plan Applications
- Ward 6 - Development and Site Plan Applications
- Ward 7 - Development and Site Plan Applications
- Urban Design
Contact
905-845-6601
planning@oakville.ca