Notice of a statutory public meeting on March 23, 2026 for a proposed Official Plan Amendment to the North Oakville East Secondary Plan Area

Tuesday, March 03, 2026

Site location: North Oakville East Secondary Plan Area
Applicant: Town-initiated
File No.: 42.15.73
Ward No.: 6 and 7
Planner on file: Anna Petrus, Policy Planner
Email: anna.petrus@oakville.ca
Phone: 905-845-6601 ext. 3191
Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3

Meeting information

You are invited to attend a public meeting under the Planning Act to share your comments on the draft Official Plan Amendment (OPA). The purpose of this meeting is for Town staff to present the draft OPA and receive feedback. No recommendation to approve or deny the draft OPA will be made at this meeting. You can attend the meeting online or in person.

Meeting date: Monday, March 23, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road

What is proposed?

The purpose of the draft Official Plan Amendment (OPA) is to modify the text of the North Oakville East Secondary Plan to implement findings of the North Oakville East Commercial Study (NOECS) focused on adding and strengthening policies for retail and service commercial uses.

The purpose of the Public Meeting is to present information and receive public comments on the draft OPA.

The required materials will be posted on the project webpage on March 3, 2026.

The effect of the proposed amendment includes changes to:

Add new policies for retail and service commercial uses directed to the Commercial Nodes, Primary Activity Nodes and Secondary Activity Nodes;
Update area specific retail and service commercial policies to support new commercial areas that contribute to compact, mixed-use, complete communities;
Update land use policies in the Trafalgar Urban Core Area and Dundas Urban Core Area to strengthen policies for interim uses and phased development, clarify building typologies, add minimum commercial requirements and enhance urban design components; and,
Add Commercial Nodes and revise specific locations of the Primary and Secondary Activity Nodes on Figure NOE1 Community Structure.

The proposed OPA will result in changes to the following parts of the North Oakville East Secondary Plan:

Section 7.3.2 Urban Core;
Section 7.3.3 Residential Neighbourhoods;
New Section 7.3.4 Commercial;
Section 7.5.7 Parking Areas;
Section 7.5.12 Neighbourhoods;
Section 7.5.13 Urban Core Areas – Interim Uses and Phased Development;
Section 7.5.14 Trafalgar Urban Core Area;
Section 7.5.15 Dundas Urban Core;
Section 7.6.4 Trafalgar Urban Core Area (Land Use Strategy);
Section 7.6.5 Dundas Urban Core Area (Land Use Strategy);
Section 7.6.7 Neighborhood Area (Land Use Strategy);
Section 7.7.2 Transportation;
Section 7.7.8 Community Facilities; and,
Figure NOE1 Community Structure.

How to participate/share your views

Read the staff report

The report includes details of the draft OPA. It is made available for review on the town’s website at oakville.ca by searching the file number or visiting “Agendas & Meetings” the Friday before the meeting.

For more information, search “North Oakville East Commercial Study” on oakville.ca or visit the project webpage.

Review the supporting material

A copy of the draft OPA is available to review on the project webpage.

Provide written comments

We welcome your views. To provide a written comment to be presented to Council or if you wish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Oakville on this matter, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk’s department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3 or at TownClerk@oakville.ca. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public.

Speak at the public meeting

To speak at the public meeting, you must register and share any presentation materials in advance:

Register before noon on the day of the meeting by filling out the Delegation Request Form; or, contact the Clerk’s Department at 905-815-6015 on the last business day before the meeting to register as a delegation and to obtain instructions on how to participate.

If you have presentation materials, submit them to the Town Clerk at TownClerk@oakville.ca.

All speakers have 10 minutes to present.

Please be aware that all meetings are recorded live and available on the Town's YouTube channel.

Watch the public meeting online

To watch the meeting live, or to view a previously recorded meeting, please visit the Town's YouTube channel.

You must attend in person to speak at the meeting.

Find more information

To learn more about the planning process, visit the Building, Planning & Development Guide page.

Related applications

Mattamy Joshua Creek North - 1156 Burnhamthorpe Road East - Z.1309.08 and 24T-24005/1309
VALGO - 1320 Wheat Boom Drive - Z.1308.07
WP Development Inc. - 1005 Dundas Street East - 24CDM-24003/1310
3275 Trafalgar Limited Partnership - 3275 Trafalgar Road - Z.1312.12, OPA 1312.12 and 24T-24004/1312
Argo Lions Valley Ltd. - 1303 Dundas Street West - Z.1323.01 and 24T-25002/1323
ARGO Oakville Woods Corporation - 210 Burnhamthorpe Road East - Z.1314.10 and 24T-25005/1314
Burnhamthorpe/Oakville Holdings Inc. - Northeast corner of Neyagawa Boulevard and William Halton Parkway West - OPA 1220.03 and Z.1220.03
Argo/Neyagawa Corporation - 505 Burnhamthorpe Road West N/S, Z.1220.02, OPA 1220.02 and 24T-24001/1220
Green Ginger - Trafalgar Road (North of Dundas on the west side) - Z.1313.08 & 24T-16006/1313
Infrastructure Ontario - 4233, 4040 and 4180 Trafalgar Road - OPA 1213.01
Mattamy (Carding Mill) Limited - 3250 Carding Mill Trail - 24CDM-25001/1318
MC Oakvillage GP Inc. - 3071 and 3079 Trafalgar Road - 24CDM-24009/1312
Neatt (16 Mile Creek) Inc. - 3056 Neyagawa Boulevard - OPA 1321.02, Z.1321.02 and 24T-24006/1321
Rowhedge Construction Limited - 15 Loyalist Trail - OPA 1215.05 and Z.1215.05
Remington ENO Residential Development - 210 and 374 Burnhamthorpe Road - 24T-21007/1317, OPA1317.07 and Z.1317.07
Sherborne Lodge - 382 Burnhamthorpe Road West - Z.1319.10 & 24T-21008/1319
Shoppers Realty Inc. - 3000 Sixth Line and 21 Dundas Street West - Z.1316.12
Silk Westerns Corp. - 412 Silver Maple Road - 24CDM-23011/1311
Temporary Zoning By-Law Amendment - Golf Driving Range - 340 Burnhamthorpe Road East - Z.1312.13

Legal notice

You are not required to participate. However, only those persons and public bodies that submit comments or speak at the public meeting may be allowed to appeal the decision of Town Council on this proposal.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Town of Oakville Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal, but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town Clerk before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submission to Town of Oakville Council before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a part to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

For accessibility support, please contact the planner on file one week before the meeting.

This notice was issued on March 3, 2026.