Official Plan Review
Official Plan Review
Below is the Draft Official Plan for the public to review. A public open house is scheduled for April 21st, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Township Office (2847 Chiswick Line) see notice below. The evening will start with a brief introduction to the project followed by a mix and mingle with opportunities to review some of the proposed changes to the Official Plan and Schedules. Township staff and project Planners will be on hand to help answer questions and discuss concerns. A great opportunity to weigh in on the future of development in the Township. It is encouraged that questions be provided before the open house and if questions are made there will be a list of questions and answers posted here for anyone who is interested. Questions can be sent to info@chisholm.ca or dropped off at the Township Office. This is a great opportunity to weigh in on the future of development in the Township and we hope to see many in attendance.
Open House Presentation - April 21, 2026
Project Timeline
- Phase 1: Project Initiation (Complete)
- Internal Project Team Kick Off Meeting
- Kick Off Meeting with Township Staff
- Meeting with MMAH and other Prescribed Parties
- Detailed Work Plan and Consultation Strategy
- Council Presentation (open to public)
- Phase 2: Background Studies (Complete)
- Technical Review of Official Plan
- Review Background Information, Plans, and Studies
- Draft Background and Directions Report
- Meeting with Township Staff to Finalize Background and
- Directions Report
- Council Meeting presentation (May 13, 2025)
- Phase 3: Draft Official Plan
- Draft Official Plan (posted above)
- Circulation and Review to Township staff
- Early Consultation with MMAH
- Statutory Public Open House
- Phase 4: Final Official Plan
- Summarize Public, Agency, and Stakeholder Feedback
- Prepare Final Official Plan
- Statutory Public Meeting and Adoption by Council
- Submit Final Official Plan to District MMAH for Approval
- Ongoing Support and Closeout of GIS data
Background information on the Official Plan
The Township of Chisholm Official Plan was adobted by Council in 2013. Since then there has been 2 amendments (North Bay Mattawa Source Water Protection and by-law 2021-07).
The goals, objectives and policies contained in the 2013 Official Plan are intended to guide the decision of public athorities and private interests for 20 years and is to be reviewed every 10 years. The plan is now past its 10 year mark and requires a review of the policy framework and encorporate the new Provincial Planning Statement as well all Planning Act Amendments such as:
• Bill 97, Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act
• Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act
• Bill 108, More Homes More Choices Act
• Bill 109, More Homes for Everyone Act
• Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act
The Township is required to hold public consultation sessions throughout the process to ensure all residents have a chance to voice thier oppinions to Council.
Please be sure to visit this page to find the latest news and information on this project. Comments can be submitted by emailing info@chisholm.ca.
On May 13th, the consultants will be giving a presentation at the Council meeting. The presentation will highlight key findings from the background report and the directions related to each topic area. This will be further built upon once we prepare the draft Official Plan and our subsequent presentation will highlight key changes made to address those directions. The draft report can be found below once available. Comments and feedback from the public on the report can be sent to the Township Office, 2847 Chiswick Line, or by email. info@chisholm.ca
Background Report: The background report is intended to provide directions for the Official Plan changes but is not intended to show the changes to draft Official Plan. Our next step following the background report is to redline the Official Plan to demonstrate where the changes are proposed to be made in line with the Background Report directions. We will present the draft changes at the Open House and Statutory Public Meeting (to be scheduled in the late fall). The presentation at those meetings will highlight where key changes are made and the documents will be made available to the public so that they can review the documents and provide feedback.