HomeWant to see what’s in store for federal lands in the Capital region? Go right to the plans; but remember, plans have a pecking order at the NCC. Think of them as a pyramid of interlocking pieces with the most general, visionary plan sitting at the top of the heap and a series of ever more detailed plans below.
The Planning Hierarchy
Level 1
Long-range visionary plans outline how federal lands in the Capital region will be used and developed over time.
- Plan for Canada's Capital
- Capital Agenda 21
- Strategic Transportation Initiative
- Ottawa River Integrated Development Plan
Level 2
Detailed master plans shape the development of specific areas.
- Greenbelt Master Plan (1996)
- Gatineau Park Master Plan (2005)
- Capital Urban Lands Master Plan (in progress)
Level 3
Sector plans apply the policies to smaller geographic areas and spell out the fate of individual buildings and parks.
Pertaining to Gatineau Park:
- Parkway Sector Plan (2000)
Pertaining to Capital urban lands:
- Canada's Capital Core Area Sector Plan (2005)
- Leamy Lake Park Sector Plan (1997)
- Confederation Heights Sector Plan (2000)
- Ottawa River Parkway Corridor Plan
- Other Capital Urban Lands Sectors
- The Central Experimental Farm, National Historic Site Management Plan (2004)
Level 4
Area plans (and planning initiatives that will in time be developed as area plans) allow planners get down to nuts and bolts.
Pertaining to Canada's Capital core area:
- Sparks Street Area Plan
- LeBreton Flats Area Plan
- Chaudières and Victoria Islands Planning Initiative
- Bank Street Pedestrian Axis Planning Initiative
- Landscaped Connection with Gatineau Park Planning Initiative
- Gatineau Central Waterfront Planning Initiative
Pertaining to Gatineau Park:
- Meech Creek Valley Plan (1998)