Planning files before council
Every distinct planning file number of any type appearing in the harvested packages, including types this atlas could not classify. The nearest thing to a council's planning workload that does not depend on what each municipality calls things.
per 1,000 permanent residents · 2026
Divided by the 2025 population, the nearest published to this figure.
- Algonquin Highlands29.5
- Dysart et al13.8
- Highlands East10.1
- Minden Hills5.6
5.3× between the largest and the smallest.
per 1,000 person-years · 2026
Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.
3.2× between the largest and the smallest.
per 1,000 peak residents · 2026
Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.
2.3× between the largest and the smallest.
What these figures carry
- A file appears here when it reaches council, which is not when it was received. This is council caseload, not application volume.
- Counted over harvested packages only. A municipality with fewer meetings here has fewer harvested meetings, not necessarily fewer meetings.
Which way is better
Contested. Caseload is demand, not performance. A council with more planning files before it is a council in a place where more people want to build, which is neither an achievement nor a failing. Nothing on this page is ranked, and the bars are ordered by size rather than by merit.
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