Community Planning Permit System (CPPS)

The Community Planning Permit System (CPPS) is a land use planning tool available to all Ontario municipalities under the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, enabled by Ontario Regulation 173/16. It consolidates three separate development approval processes — zoning by-law amendments, minor variances, and site plan approvals — into a single application and approval process with a mandatory 45-day decision timeline