The Province is moving to impose four Minister’s Zoning Orders (MZOs) that would force a revised Transit-Oriented Community (TOC) plan onto Midtown Oakville—one that is excessively dense, unproven, and risks creating long-term mobility and livability problems for the entire district.
Oakville’s Town Council, professional planners, independent traffic experts, and market analysts all agree: this TOC proposal will not deliver homes faster, will overwhelm local roads, offers no schools or real green space, and could stall Midtown redevelopment for decades.
There is a better path.
OPA 70 (Oakville's Official Plan Amendment)—unanimously approved by Town Council—provides the density the Province wants while ensuring Midtown becomes a complete, functional, walkable urban centre. It:
Exceeds provincial growth targets
Enables faster approvals
Coordinates infrastructure, parks, schools, and mobility links
Lets multiple developers build in parallel, reducing risk
Supports real transit-oriented living at the GO Station
OPA 70 is the win-win: it builds homes faster, strengthens transit, and protects Oakville’s long-term success.
A high-level meeting with Ministers Flack and McCarthy is set for December 11. Oakville residents need to be heard before that meeting. We must show the Province that our community strongly supports OPA 70 and expects collaboration—not imposed planning through MZOs.
Fill in the form to right (or below on a phone) to send a message directly to the Ministers.
Tell them Oakville wants smart, fast, livable growth—and that OPA 70 must guide all of Midtown’s redevelopment.
The Province is moving to impose four Minister’s Zoning Orders (MZOs) that would force a revised Transit-Oriented Community (TOC) plan onto Midtown Oakville—one that is excessively dense, unproven, and risks creating long-term mobility and livability problems for the entire district.
Oakville’s Town Council, professional planners, independent traffic experts, and market analysts all agree: this TOC proposal will not deliver homes faster, will overwhelm local roads, offers no schools or real green space, and could stall Midtown redevelopment for decades.
There is a better path.
OPA 70 (Oakville's Official Plan Amendment)—unanimously approved by Town Council—provides the density the Province wants while ensuring Midtown becomes a complete, functional, walkable urban centre. It:
Exceeds provincial growth targets
Enables faster approvals
Coordinates infrastructure, parks, schools, and mobility links
Lets multiple developers build in parallel, reducing risk
Supports real transit-oriented living at the GO Station
OPA 70 is the win-win: it builds homes faster, strengthens transit, and protects Oakville’s long-term success.
A high-level meeting with Ministers Flack and McCarthy is set for December 11. Oakville residents need to be heard before that meeting. We must show the Province that our community strongly supports OPA 70 and expects collaboration—not imposed planning through MZOs.
Fill in the form to right (or below on a phone) to send a message directly to the Ministers.
Tell them Oakville wants smart, fast, livable growth—and that OPA 70 must guide all of Midtown’s redevelopment.