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Guidelines on Permitted Uses in Ontario’s Prime Agricultural Areas
Published by Province of Ontario
This is the Province of Ontario’s document, as linked from Whitchurch-Stouffville’s website on 16 October 2026. It may have changed since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice
- Type
- Guide
- Published by
- Province of Ontario
- Date
- 2016
- Also called
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Guidelines
- Form reference
- Publication 851
- For
- any
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 64
- Instruments
- Provincial Policy Statement, 2014
Overview
Publication 851 of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), printed as "Guidelines on Permitted Uses in Ontario's Prime Agricultural Areas" and © 2016, explaining the Provincial Policy Statement, 2014 on the uses permitted in prime agricultural areas. It sets out criteria and examples for agricultural, agriculture-related and on-farm diversified uses, how official plans, zoning by-laws, site plan control and building permits implement them, settlement area expansions and limited non-agricultural uses, and frequently-asked questions, with area calculation examples. Whitchurch-Stouffville lists it among its planning guidelines.
What it covers
- Introduction
- Purpose and Scope of the Guidelines
- Ontario's Prime Agricultural Areas
- Objectives and Criteria for Permitted Uses
- Permitted Uses
- Agricultural Uses
- Agriculture-Related Uses
- On-Farm Diversified Uses
- Categories of Permitted Uses
- Implementation
- Beyond Permitted Uses
- Limited Non-Agricultural Uses in Prime Agricultural Areas
- Frequently-Asked Questions
- Area Calculation Examples for On-Farm Diversified Uses
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