Notice of Adoption of Official Plan Amendment 54 to the City of Pickering Official Plan

Take Notice that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering passed By-law No. 8262/26 to adopt Amendment 54 to the Pickering Official Plan on May 20, 2026.

Council approved the text amendment to the Pickering Official Plan set out in Amendment 54 and the passage of this By-law is the implementation of that approval.

Future development within the Secondary Plan Area will proceed as servicing becomes available and generally based on market demand. Development will be phased according to availability of infrastructure and public service facilities.  

Existing properties within the Secondary Plan Area may continue to be used in accordance with all uses legally permitted prior to approval of this secondary plan. It is not the intent of this plan to require the development of any property without the consent of the property owner. When existing properties are sold, new owners may continue to use a property in accordance with all uses that were legally permitted prior to the approval of the secondary plan.  

In instances where the policies and designations contained within this Secondary Plan 
vary from the policies in the City of Pickering Official Plan, the more specific and 
detailed policies of this Secondary Plan shall prevail, provided the overall intent of the 
Official Plan is maintained.

The purpose and effect of this by-law is to establish a detailed land use and development framework for the lands in Northeast Pickering which are located within the Urban Area Boundary. The Secondary Plan presents the vision for Northeast Pickering as an innovative, complete and sustainable community and describes the appropriate form of future development.  

Effect of Written and Oral Submissions on Decision:
Public comments, as summarized in the Planning Staff Report PLN 08-26, were considered as part of the 
decision-making process. 

And Take Notice that any specified person (as defined in s.1 of the Planning Act), public body, registered owner of any land to which the plan would apply that made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to Council before the plan was adopted, may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in respect of By-law No. 8262/26 by filing a Notice of Appeal, no later than 4:30 pm on June 17, 2026.

A Notice of Appeal can be filed using the OLT e-File Service, along with any applicable appeal fees, by visiting olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service/.  

In the event the OLT e-File portal is not available, a Notice of Appeal may be submitted 
to:  

Susan Cassel 
City Clerk, City of Pickering 
One The Esplanade 
Pickering, ON, L1V 6K7 
clerks@pickering.ca  

Please note that the Notice of Appeal must:

• be on the prescribed form as provided by the OLT;
• identify the property(s) to which the appeal is directed;
• set out the objection to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objection; 
  and,  
• be accompanied by the fees required by the OLT. If paying by certified cheque or 
  money order, it must be payable to the “Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario”.  

Please note that no person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. 

Additional information regarding the appeal process, including appeal forms and the 
required appeal fees is available at olt.gov.on.ca.

Further information regarding this matter may be obtained by contacting the City of Pickering, City Development Department at 905.420.4617 or toll free at 1.866.683.2760. 

Read the Notice of Adoption By-Law 8262 26 (OPA 54) here.