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Report Number: CAO 07-22
Date: May 24, 2022
From: Fiaz Jadoon
Director, Economic Development & Strategic Projects
Subject: Employment Land Strategy Review
-File: A-1440
Recommendation:
1.It is recommended that the Employment Land Strategy Slide Deck as submitted by
Dillon Consulting Limited and Lorius and Associates, set out in Attachment 1 of this
report, be received for information.
Executive Summary: In 2021, Economic Development & Strategic Projects and City
Development staff retained Dillon Consulting Limited and Lorius and Associates to conduct a
land use review of employment lands across the City of Pickering with a focus on Seaton
Employment Lands, also referred to as the Innovation Corridor. The purpose of the study was
to report on key findings associated with employment-related growth management issues and
opportunities for the City of Pickering. The study included stakeholder consultations with the
Region of Durham, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and the Seaton Landowners
Group.
The policies of the Central Pickering Development Plan (CPDP) indicate that the goals,
objectives, policies and accompanying schedules shall be reviewed every five years. The
CPDP was last amended in 2012, which did not examine or revise land uses for the
employment areas.
Financial Implications: Not applicable to this report.
Discussion: Dillon Consulting Limited and Lorius and Associates have been
retained by the City to undertake a study to review and assess constraints and opportunities
for future employment growth on designated employment lands throughout the City, and in
Seaton particularly. The purpose of the report is to review current employment area zoning and
policies and to recommend changes, as necessary. The report includes the following scope of
work:
•Builds upon the findings and recommendations of past studies completed by the City for
the Seaton Lands;
•Considers the findings and recommendations of the Region’s recently completed
Employment Lands Strategy;
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•Assesses employment in the broadest context at the local level through a policy review
and land supply analysis;
•Examines current and evolving employment trends;
•Assesses the capacity for the City to accommodate future employment growth; and,
•Recommends key policy and regulatory changes to be considered as part of the local
Official Plan amendment process and implementing zoning by-law in order to best
position the City for long-term economic success.
The policies of the CPDP indicate that the goals, objectives, policies and accompanying
schedules shall be reviewed every five years by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
The purpose of the review is to assess the relevance and currency of the plan, including the
scope of coverage of the Development Planning Area, in light of the changing market,
demographic, social, environmental and economic conditions within Central Pickering. The last
CPDP amendment was nearly ten years ago and it did not examine land uses for the
Employment Lands. The amendment, among other matters, sought to clarify the population
and employment forecasts in the Central Pickering Development Plan and the intent that these
forecasts are to be used for the purposes of planning to 2031.
Working collaboratively, staff from Economic Development & Strategic Projects and City
Development will bring forward a recommendation report in June 2022 that will outline the next
steps for the City to request the various levels of government to act on recommendations that
provide the City with the tools to attract end-users and jobs to the Pickering Innovation
Corridor.
Attachments:
1.Employment Land Strategy Slide Deck
Prepared By: Approved/Endorsed By:
Original Signed By:
Laraib Arshad
Senior Economic Development Officer
Original Signed By:
Fiaz Jadoon, Ec.D., CEcD, MPM
Director, Economic Development &
Strategic Projects
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Recommended for the consideration
of Pickering City Council
Marisa Carpino, M.A.
Chief Administrative Officer
Original Signed By: