A Growth Policy for Oakville
Protecting the character of our town while preparing infrastructure and services for tomorrow.
An Open Letter to Premier Ford on Midtown Development.
What This Means for You
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Midtown Oakville sits at the centre of one of the biggest planning debates in town: whether growth follows the Province’s zoning orders, or the plan Council and residents actually built.
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Jeff is asking the Province to revoke the four Midtown MZOs and instead approve Oakville’s own Official Plan Amendment 70 — adopted by Council after years of public consultation.
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This isn’t about stopping growth — Oakville has already approved significant density at Bronte GO the normal way. It’s about making sure Midtown’s growth matches real infrastructure capacity.
Key Actions
Revoke the Midtown MZOs
Ask the Province to initiate revocation of the four Minister’s Zoning Orders issued for the Midtown Transit Oriented Community.
Approve OPA 70
Support Ministerial approval of Oakville’s Official Plan Amendment 70, exactly as adopted by Council.
Align Growth With Infrastructure
Match density to transit capacity, water and wastewater service, parks, schools, and emergency access.
Defend Council-Led Planning
Protect Oakville’s own community-supported plan from being overridden by top-down provincial zoning orders.
Grow Around Oakville GO, the Right Way
Support continued transit-oriented growth at Canada’s second-busiest GO station, matched to real capacity.
Respect Our Physical Realities
Plan around fixed constraints — the QEW, the rail corridor, and Sixteen Mile Creek — that no zoning order can change.
Want to Go Deeper?
Midtown & the Minister’s Zoning Orders
Midtown and the Province’s Minister’s Zoning Orders (MZOs) have become one of the most significant local concerns in Oakville. Jeff is hearing it at the doors, on the phones, and in everyday conversations — across neighbourhoods, generations, and backgrounds. That concern is echoed by Ward 3 Council colleagues, We Love Oakville, local residents’ associations, and other community voices who have spent considerable time and effort on this issue. Importantly, this is not opposition to growth itself — it’s a request that growth in Midtown follow the plan Oakville actually built.
Four Minister’s Zoning Orders — Issued by the Province for the Midtown Transit Oriented Community, permitting density well beyond what Council’s own adopted plan calls for.
A Concern Shared Across Oakville — Raised by residents of every neighbourhood, generation, and background, and echoed by Ward 3 Council colleagues and local residents’ associations.
Growth, Done the Right Way — Oakville has already approved significant density at Bronte GO through the normal planning process; the ask for Midtown is the same fair process, not less growth.
OPA 70: A Community-Supported Plan
Growth That Respects Our Geography
We Don’t Want to Stop Growth. We Want to Get It Right.
Oakville will continue to grow. All Jeff is asking is the opportunity to do it responsibly — in a way that respects our physical realities and honours the dreams of the people who call Oakville home. We have the time. Let’s use it to get Midtown right.
Sources & Background
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