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Notice of Passing of Bylaw 32-2026, amending Community Improvement Plan Bylaw 23-2025
Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2026 09:22 AM
Burlington City Council passed Bylaw 32-2026, on May 26, 2026, under subsection 28 (4) of Part IV of the Planning Act, 1990, as amended. File number: 590-01-26, (DGM-35-26)
Purpose and Effect of the AmendmentsBylaw 32-2026 amends Bylaw 23-2025, being a bylaw to adopt the Affordable Rental Housing Community Improvement Plan (CIP) for the Burlington Affordable Rental Housing Community Improvement Project Area. The amendments introduce temporary programs within the existing Community Improvement Project Area, pursuant to its authority under Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13. A copy of the amendments are available on the City’s Housing Strategy webpage at getinvolvedburlington.ca/housingstrategy.
Public consultation occurred through a Statutory Public Meeting held on April 14, 2026, at a Committee of the Whole meeting. Notice of the Statutory Public Meeting was posted on the City’s Public Notice webpage on March 13, 2026. The City received 10 comments on the amendment to...
Notice of Passing of Zoning Bylaw 2020.518
Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2026 09:12 AM
Burlington City Council passed Bylaw 2020.518 to amend Bylaw 2020, as amended, on May 26, 2026, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, 1990, as amended. File number: 520-03/26 (DGM-36-26)
Bylaw 2020.518 rezones lands at 1022, 1028 and 1030 Waterdown Rd. to facilitate residential use as permitted by the Emery Commons Precinct.
Public consultation on the proposed zoning bylaw amendment occurred through a Statutory Public Meeting held on May 12, 2026. Notice of the Statutory Public Meeting was published on the City’s webpage on March 17, 2026. The City received 34 comments on the proposed amendment. There were seven delegations at the Statutory Public Meeting on May 12, 2026 and no delegations at the May 26, 2026 Council meeting.
For further information, please contact Jaclyn Schneider of the Community Planning Department at jaclyn.schneider@burlington.ca.
Should you wish to appeal this bylaw to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), you must file an appeal with the City Clerk either via the OLT...
May 26, 2026 Burlington City Council Decision Highlights and Updates
Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 11:00 AM
Burlington, Ont. – May 27, 2026 – The City of Burlington held its regularly scheduled City Council meeting yesterday, covering motions, bylaws and other City business.
Below is an overview of key agenda items and Council decisions.
2025 Treasurer’s Statement for Development Charges reserve funds, Parkland Dedication reserve fund and the Community Benefit Charge reserve fund (FIN-14-26) (CCS)
Council received staff report ‘2025 Treasurer’s Statement for Development Charges reserve funds, Parkland Dedication reserve fund and the Community Benefit Charge reserve fund’. Per the Development Charges Act, 1997 (DCA), Planning Act and the City's Development Charges By-law 41-2024, as amended by By-law 68-2024, the City’s Chief Financial Officer is required to provide Council with annual statements on reserve funds for development charges, parkland dedication and community benefit charges...
City of Burlington receives new funding and advances more housing opportunities
Posted on Monday, May 25, 2026 01:00 PM
Burlington, Ont.—May 25, 2026— The City of Burlington has received an additional $2,112,000 from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) to help further address housing challenges in the city.
Burlington qualified for the additional funding mainly due to its agreement to support the CMHC catalogue and new residential zoning bylaw. The new zoning bylaw expands permissions for a range of low-rise “missing middle” housing, such as Additional Residential Units (ARUs) and townhouse units.
With ongoing investments from the CMHC, a key goal for the City has been to support local property owners and housing providers in building new rental, affordable and missing middle housing and has undertaken a number of strategies, including its:
- New Zoning Bylaw – Phase 1 of Burlington’s New Zoning Bylaw Project is complete, creating a new Residential Zoning Bylaw that will provide a set of rules for land use planning and development across Burlington...
Burlington Summer Music Parade continues long-standing tradition
Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 01:45 PM
The City of Burlington is continuing the decades-long community tradition of celebrating local marching bands and orchestras, with the Burlington Summer Music Parade this June.
The parade will take place on June 20, 2026, at 10 a.m. in downtown Burlington and will kick off a full weekend of live music and community celebration alongside the new Lakeshore Music and Arts Festival at Spencer Smith Park. Local bands, including the Burlington Teen Tour Band and Burlington Junior Redcoats, Top Hat Marching Orchestra, Halton Region Police Service Board Pipes and Drum Band, Crash Rhythm will be featured, along with entries from community organizations.
The parade route will begin near Central Arena on Caroline Street at Drury Lane and continue to Brant Street, ending at Baldwin Street.
The Burlington Teen Tour Band Boosters will be collecting non-perishable food items and donations for the Burlington Food Bank along the route.
Temporary road closures will be in effect along the parade route to...
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