Innisfil Heights Strategic settlement employment area

Ontario government website Feb 9 2013

The “made in Simcoe” amendment to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006, came into effect on January 19, 2012.  The development and implementation of Amendment 1 has and continues to be a shared effort among those who are interested in and concerned with the future of the region.  This is part of the Ontario government’s plan to protect the environment while creating jobs, attracting new investment and strengthening the economy in the Simcoe region.

Highway 400 is the Simcoe area’s most significant goods movement corridor and a key link in the Greater Golden Horseshoe’s transportation network.  The Innisfil Heights Strategic Settlement Employment Area, located along this highway, offers high potential to support the creation of high quality jobs in the manufacturing and industrial sectors. Determining the boundary and uses permitted in this employment area provides communities with planning certainty, supports local decision-making, unlocks planned projects and creates investment opportunities.

The details below are the result of extensive consultation on Proposed Amendment 1 with the affected municipalities, stakeholders, and other interested communities.  The Provincial Development Facilitator played a key role in helping to advise on how best to implement the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006, in the Simcoe area.

Under the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006, the Minister of Infrastructure has the authority to establish the boundaries and permitted uses of the economic employment districts.  Municipalities may request the Minister to consider a review of the boundary or the permitted uses by providing a detailed and complete written rationale outlining why the review is necessary. Should a request be made the Minister may further consult with affected municipalities, stakeholders and other interested communities.

By continuing to implement a shared vision for growth in Simcoe, the Province will help to ensure that the Simcoe area and the rest of the Greater Golden Horseshoe remain great places to live, work, play and invest in, long into the future.

Read more and download planning details https://www.placestogrow.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=387&Itemid=14&lang=eng