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Dundee Secondary Plan: Subwatershed, Transportation and Land Use Study

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We are planning a new community in Kitchener and we need your help!

The purpose of the Dundee Secondary Plan is to set out a detailed vision and planning framework. This will guide the long-term development of this new community in southwest Kitchener. Today, lands within the Dundee Secondary Plan Study Area are mostly used for agriculture, alongside environmentally protected areas. The Secondary Plan will provide a road map for new urban uses in the area over the long-term such as homes, parks, natural areas, shops, and schools – connected by trails, transit, roads, and sustainable infrastructure.

This is a transformative opportunity to stitch existing and new communities together and enable the development of a complete, resilient, and connected Dundee community.

The Dundee Secondary Plan is being prepared as an Integrated Environmental Assessment. It will fulfill the requirements for the environmental assessment and land use planning processes at the same time, in accordance with the requirements of the Ontario Planning Act and Ontario Environmental Assessment Act (through Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Engineers Association Class Environmental Assessment process).

Learn more about this project by by reviewing our process map or reading our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

How can you help?

As part of this project, First Nations, landowners, residents, and agencies will have opportunities to engage with us. We want to hear from you!

Ask us questions any time using the Ask a Question tab below.

To get project updates, add your email to the Stay Informed box and click 'Subscribe'.


We are planning a new community in Kitchener and we need your help!

The purpose of the Dundee Secondary Plan is to set out a detailed vision and planning framework. This will guide the long-term development of this new community in southwest Kitchener. Today, lands within the Dundee Secondary Plan Study Area are mostly used for agriculture, alongside environmentally protected areas. The Secondary Plan will provide a road map for new urban uses in the area over the long-term such as homes, parks, natural areas, shops, and schools – connected by trails, transit, roads, and sustainable infrastructure.

This is a transformative opportunity to stitch existing and new communities together and enable the development of a complete, resilient, and connected Dundee community.

The Dundee Secondary Plan is being prepared as an Integrated Environmental Assessment. It will fulfill the requirements for the environmental assessment and land use planning processes at the same time, in accordance with the requirements of the Ontario Planning Act and Ontario Environmental Assessment Act (through Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Engineers Association Class Environmental Assessment process).

Learn more about this project by by reviewing our process map or reading our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

How can you help?

As part of this project, First Nations, landowners, residents, and agencies will have opportunities to engage with us. We want to hear from you!

Ask us questions any time using the Ask a Question tab below.

To get project updates, add your email to the Stay Informed box and click 'Subscribe'.

Any questions?

Do you have a question about this project? Ask it here.  

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We usually respond within three business days. If your question is urgent, call the City of Kitchener at 519-741-2345 (TTY: 1-866-969-9994) 

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    Why do we need even more people in an already overcrowded city, that can't manage as is? Stop building, leave the farmland. You're ruining this city. Please listen to the people for once and stop building out.

    CC1974 asked 3 months ago

    Kitchener is estimated to grow by more than 150,000 people between 2024 and 2051. This population growth is to be balanced through intensification of Kitchener’s existing built-up area and new development in greenfield areas. The Regional Official Plan, approved by the province, has determined that lands within the Dundee Secondary Plan study area are required to accommodate growth in Kitchener. The Dundee Secondary Plan provides an opportunity to comprehensively plan for and manage new development in Kitchener’s greenfield area by 2051.  

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    How do we get a Costco. That is what we need.

    sdtyhrsdth asked 3 months ago

    The new community will offer thriving neighborhoods with new parks, community spaces, commercial amenities, and schools which support growth within and adjacent to the community. 

  • Share Looking at Google Maps there are two wood lots included in this perimeter. Is there a legitimate effort to protect and maintain these lots? We are losing woodlots at an alarming rate, protecting what is already there while also enhancing existing woodlots should be part of all community developments. on Facebook Share Looking at Google Maps there are two wood lots included in this perimeter. Is there a legitimate effort to protect and maintain these lots? We are losing woodlots at an alarming rate, protecting what is already there while also enhancing existing woodlots should be part of all community developments. on Twitter Share Looking at Google Maps there are two wood lots included in this perimeter. Is there a legitimate effort to protect and maintain these lots? We are losing woodlots at an alarming rate, protecting what is already there while also enhancing existing woodlots should be part of all community developments. on Linkedin Email Looking at Google Maps there are two wood lots included in this perimeter. Is there a legitimate effort to protect and maintain these lots? We are losing woodlots at an alarming rate, protecting what is already there while also enhancing existing woodlots should be part of all community developments. link

    Looking at Google Maps there are two wood lots included in this perimeter. Is there a legitimate effort to protect and maintain these lots? We are losing woodlots at an alarming rate, protecting what is already there while also enhancing existing woodlots should be part of all community developments.

    sir_serg asked 3 months ago

    Kitchener’s Natural Heritage System (shown on Map 6 in the Official Plan) is comprised of natural heritage features that maintain local and regional biological, hydrological, ecological and geological diversity and functions, support viable populations of indigenous species, and sustain local ecosystems.

    Each feature in the System contains policies (Section 7 in the Official Plan) that provide appropriate protection based on the feature’s significance and sensitivity. 

    Features categorized as Core Natural Heritage Features (like the two larger woodlands in the study area) are afforded the greatest level of protection and are designated Natural Heritage Conservation, which generally prohibits development.

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