Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Provincial Planning Policy Branch

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Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Provincial Planning Policy Branch

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    • Provincial Planning and Policy Branch

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      2008-

      History

      The Provincial Planning Policy Branch (PPPB) provides leadership in land use planning through the development, administration and monitoring of policy and legislation (the Planning Act and related legislation). The Provincial Planning Policy Branch was created in 2008 and was under the Local Government and Planning Policy Division until 2016. In 2016 the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) split into two ministries and the Provincial Planning and Policy branch stayed under the Local Government and Planning Policy Division under the Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MMA).

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      The Provincial Planning and Policy Branch undertakes research and analysis of land use planning issues, fosters excellence in land use planning by identifying and promoting innovative planning practices to improve Ontario's land use planning system and meet government objectives. It articulates matters of provincial interest, through the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) and provincial plans as required. The branch is also responsible for the stewardship of major and strategic land use policy initiatives (e.g. Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt Protection, Planning Reform).

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      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1995-2016) (1995-2016)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA96

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1995-2016) controls Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Provincial Planning Policy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      2008-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Provincial Planning and Environmental Services Branch (1999-2007)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2076

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Provincial Planning and Environmental Services Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Provincial Planning Policy Branch

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      Authority record identifier

      CA2335

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      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          INFO-GO (web, 2017)

          Maintenance notes

          Still in existence [July/2017]

          Archivist(s):
          Emily C