Official Plan

The Town of Fort Frances Official Plan was adopted by Town Council on January 13, 2025 through By-law 04-25 after an extensive planning and public consultation process since 2022. The Official Plan was subsequently approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing on October 30, 2025 with 10 modifications.

The Official Plan sets out the current and long-range land use designations, over the entire municipality, at a broad policy level. It also expresses the goals and objectives of the municipality and deals primarily with the services such as roads, watermains and sewers, required and desired to allow systematic growth of the community. The Town’s Official Plan establishes a vision, guiding principles, and policies to guide future growth and development and land use decisions in Fort Frances for the next 25 years, to the year 2046.

The Town’s Official Plan (Council Adoption: January 13, 2025; Ministerial Approval with Modifications: October 30, 2025) is available to review at the links below:

  • 2025 Official Plan (PDF)
  • 2025 Official Plan Schedule A-1: Land Use – Rural Area
  • 2025 Official Plan Schedule A-2: Land Use – Settlement Area
  • 2025 Official Plan Schedule B: Special Policy Overlays
  • 2025 Official Plan Schedule C: Natural Heritage and Development Constraints
  • 2025 Schedule D: Wildland Fire Hazard Areas

    • Official Plan Amendment

    If proposed development conflicts, and is not in conformity with the Official Plan, an Official Plan amendment will be required. The Town encourages that proponents request a pre-application consultation meeting with Town Planning and Development prior to submitting an application for an Official Plan Amendment.

    Please refer to the Schedule of Planning Fees for the fee applicable to an application for an Official Plan Amendment.