Northeast Industrial Park Expansion

The existing Northeast Industrial Park, (located south of Highway 401, east of Cannifton Road, and north of the Canadian National Railway corridor) will be expanded by constructing new roads and municipal servicing to allow an additional 160 hectares of City-owned industrial land to be added to the existing industrial park.

This project is being undertaken to meet the needs of growing manufacturing base.

Phase 1 of the planned industrial park expansion includes:

• Making 43 hectares of land available in the southeast portion of the expansion area
• Extension of existing College Street East to Airport Parkway West
• Construction of a new north-south collector road
• Installation of new water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure
• Construction of a new stormwater management pond

This industrial park expansion will help to ensure there is a long-term supply of fully serviced and zoned industrial land ready for development.

Future Development

The City recognizes the need to have development-ready employment lands available to enable employers to invest in the growth of this community. Over time the City has acquired approximately 685 acres of land adjacent to the existing Northeast Industrial Park and is actively in the process of servicing these lands to make them available for sale and development. The first step in this process was expanding the urban boundary to enable the lands to be developed. This was completed in 2022 when the City’s new Official Plan was endorsed by the Province of Ontario.

Following the approval of the Official Plan and the expansion of the Urban Boundary, a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) process was commenced in 2023. Completion of the Environmental Assessment is the first step in preparing the entirety of the remaining City-owned Northeast Industrial lands for development.

The Municipal Class Environmental Assessment is complete.

Detail Design of Phase 1 is now underway.

The process and timelines which the City is following to provide fully serviced and development-ready employment lands to investors includes the following:

1. Detail design may be undertaken in a phased approach as funding permits. This MCEA includes preparation of an Implementation Plan including cost and time estimates for infrastructure detail design and construction required for development of remaining lands in a phased approach.
2. Environmental and Regulatory Approvals: to ensure that development of these lands occurs in an ecologically sensitive and respectful manner it will be necessary to secure several permits prior to undertaking any construction activity in this area.
3. Construction may be in a phased approach as funding permits.
4. Severance and sale of employment lands – sale(s) can occur following completion of the environmental assessment.
5. Development by private developers – development by private investors cannot commence until the servicing construction (roads, water, wastewater, utilities) has been completed. For Phase 1, this is currently projected to be 2029.