Greenbelt maps

Learn about the boundaries of the Greenbelt and how the natural systems of the Protected Countryside, Urban River Valleys, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment are interconnected.

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Overview

The Greenbelt was established in 2005. It includes over 800,000 hectares of land and extends 325 km from the eastern end of the Oak Ridges Moraine, near Rice Lake, in the east, to the Niagara River in the west.

The Greenbelt Act, 2005 provides the authority for the designation of the Greenbelt Area. The Greenbelt Area, precisely defined in Ontario Regulation 59/05 and shown on a series of maps below, is governed by the Greenbelt Plan.

Land use designation maps

The Greenbelt Plan applies to the lands outlined in Ontario Regulation 59/05 and shown on Schedule 1, which also shows the land use designations including the Protected Countryside, Urban River Valley Areas and Glenorchy Lands as defined by the Greenbelt Plan.

Schedule 1 - The Greenbelt Area. This includes the Protected Countryside, Urban River Valleys, Niagara Escarpment Plan Area and Oak Ridges Moraine Area
Schedule 2 - Niagara Peninsula Tender Fruit and Grape Specialty Crop Area
Schedule 3 - Holland Marsh Specialty Crop Area
Schedule 4 - Natural Heritage System
Appendix 1 - Schematic showing natural system connections among the Protected Countryside, Niagara Escarpment and Oak Ridges Moraine
Appendix 2 - Schematic showing settlements within the Greenbelt Area

Detailed mapping of the Greenbelt Area: The Greenbelt area divided into smaller geographic areas.

Image description: Detailed mapping of the Greenbelt Area: The Greenbelt area divided into smaller geographic areas.

The main map of the Greenbelt has been divided into smaller geographic areas to show the Protected Countryside and Urban River Valleys. Each map shows a 10 kilometer by 10 kilometer area, and is organized by municipality:

Map 1 - Township of Brock
Map 2 - City of Kawartha Lakes and Township of Brock
Map 3 - Township of Brock
Map 4 - Township of Brock
Map 5 - Township of Brock
Map 6 - Town of Georgina
Map 7 - Town of Georgina
Map 8 - Township of Brock and Town of Georgina
Map 9 - Township of Brock
Map 10 - Township of Brock
Map 11 - Town of Innisfil
Map 12 - Town of Innisfil, Town of East Gwillimbury, and Town of Georgina
Map 13 - Town of Georgina and Township of Uxbridge
Map 14 - Town of Georgina and Township of Uxbridge
Map 15 - Township of Brock, Township of Uxbridge and Township of Scugog
Map 16 - Township of Brock and Township of Scugog
Map 17 - Township of Scugog and City of Kawartha Lakes
Map 18 - Township of Scugog
Map 19 - Township of King
Map 20 - Township of King
Map 21 - Township of Uxbridge
Map 22 - Town of East Gwillimbury and Township of Uxbridge
Map 23 - Township of Scugog and Township of Uxbridge
Map 24 - City of Kawartha Lakes
Map 25 - Township of Scugog
Map 26 - Township of Scugog and Municipality of Clarington
Map 27 - Town of Mono
Map 28 - Township of Adjala-Tosorontio
Map 29 - Town of New Tecumseth
Map 30 - County of Simcoe and Township of King
Map 31 - Township of King
Map 32 - Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
Map 33 - Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville and Township of Uxbridge
Map 34 - Township of Uxbridge and City of Pickering
Map 35 - Town of Whitby, Township of Scugog and City of Oshawa
Map 36 - Township of Scugog, City of Oshawa, Town of Whitby, and Municipality of Clarington
Map 37 - Municipality of Clarington and City of Kawartha Lakes
Map 38 - Municipality of Clarington
Map 39 - Municipality of Clarington and Municipality of Port Hope
Map 40 - Town of Orangeville and Town of Caledon
Map 41 - Town of Caledon, Town of Mono, and Township of Adjala-Tosorontio
Map 42 - Township of Adjala-Tosorontio and Town of New Tecumseth
Map 43 - Township of King and Town of New Tecumseth
Map 44 - Township of King
Map 45 - Township of King, City of Vaughan, Town of Richmond Hill, and Town of Aurora
Map 46 - City of Markham and Town of Aurora
Map 47 - City of Markham, City of Pickering, Township of Uxbridge, and Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
Map 48 - City of Pickering, Town of Ajax, Town of Whitby, and Township of Uxbridge
Map 49 - Town of Ajax, City of Pickering, Town of Whitby and City of Oshawa
Map 50 - City of Oshawa, Town of Whitby and Municipality of Clarington
Map 51 - Municipality of Clarington
Map 52 - Municipality of Clarington
Map 53 - Municipality of Clarington and Municipality of Port Hope
Map 54 - Town of Erin and Township of East Garafraxa
Map 55 - Town of Erin, Township of East Garafraxa, Town of Orangeville and Town of Caledon
Map 56 - Town of Caledon
Map 57 - Town of Caledon
Map 58 - Town of Caledon, City of Vaughan, City of Brampton, and Township of King
Map 59 - Township of King and City of Vaughan
Map 60 - City of Markham
Map 61 - City of Markham
Map 62 - City of Pickering
Map 63 - City of Pickering, Town of Ajax and City of Toronto
Map 64 - Town of Ajax and Town of Whitby
Map 65 - Farewell Creek, Harmony Creek, and Oshawa Creek in the City of Oshawa
Map 66 - Bowmanville Creek in the Municipality of Clarington
Map 67 - Township of East Garafraxa
Map 68 - Town of Erin and Town of Caledon
Map 69 - Town of Caledon
Map 70 - Etobicoke Creek in the Town of Caledon and the City of Brampton
Map 71 - Town of Caledon, and City of Brampton
Map 72 - City of Vaughan, and portions of the Urban River Valley Areas along Humber River in the City of Toronto, City of Vaughan and City of Brampton
Map 73 - Portions of the Urban River Valley Area along Don River in the City of Vaughan and City of Toronto
Map 74 - Portions of the Urban River Valley Area along Don River in the City of Toronto
Map 75 - City of Toronto
Map 76 - City of Pickering
Map 77 - Township of Guelph/Eramosa
Map 78 - Town of Erin, Town of Halton Hills and Town of Caledon.
Map 79 - Town of Caledon, City of Brampton and Town of Halton Hills, including portions of the Urban River Valley Areas along Etobicoke Creek in the City of Brampton, and Credit River in the Town of Halton Hills and City of Brampton
Map 80 - Portions of the Urban River Valley Areas along Etobicoke Creek in the City of Brampton and City of Mississauga, and Credit River in the City of Brampton
Map 81 - Portions of the Urban River Valley Areas along Humber River in the City of Toronto, and Etobicoke Creek in the City of Toronto and City of Mississauga
Map 82 - Portions of the Urban River Valley Area along Humber River in the City of Toronto
Map 83 - Portions of the Urban River Valley Area along Don River in the City of Toronto
Map 84 - Town of Milton and Town of Halton Hills
Map 85 - Town of Milton and Town of Halton Hills
Map 86 - Town of Halton Hills and Town of Milton, including portions of the Urban River Valley Areas along Credit River and 16 Mile Creek in the Town of Halton Hills
Map 87 - Portions of the Urban River Valley Area along Credit River in the City of Brampton and City of Mississauga
Map 88 - Portions of the Urban River Valley Areas along Etobicoke Creek in the City of Toronto and City of Mississauga, and Credit River in the City of Mississauga
Map 89 - Portions of the Urban River Valley Area along Humber River in the City of Toronto
Map 90 - Town of Milton
Map 91 - Town of Halton Hills, Town of Milton, Township of Puslinch and City of Hamilton, including portions of the Urban River Valley Area along 16 Mile Creek in the Town of Milton
Map 92 - Town of Halton Hills, Town of Milton, Town of Oakville and City of Burlington, including portions of the Urban River Valley Area along 16 Mile Creek in the Town of Milton
Map 93 - Town of Milton and Town of Oakville, including portions of the Urban River Valley Area along 16 Mile Creek in the Town of Oakville
Map 94 - Portions of the Urban River Valley Area along Credit River in the City of Mississauga
Map 95 - City of Hamilton
Map 96 - City of Hamilton
Map 97 - City of Hamilton, City of Burlington and Town of Milton
Map 98 - City of Burlington and Town of Oakville
Map 99 - Town of Oakville and City of Burlington, including portions of the Urban River Valley Areas along 16 Mile Creek, 14 Mile Creek and Bronte Creek in the Town of Oakville
Map 100 - Portions of the Urban River Valley Area along 16 Mile Creek in the Town of Oakville
Map 101 - City of Hamilton
Map 102 - City of Hamilton
Map 103 - City of Hamilton
Map 104 - City of Burlington and City of Hamilton, including the Urban River Valley Area along Grindstone Creek in the City of Burlington
Map 105 - City of Hamilton and County of Brant
Map 106 - City of Hamilton
Map 107 - City of Hamilton
Map 108 - City of Hamilton
Map 109 - City of Hamilton
Map 110 - Town of Grimsby and City of Hamilton, including the Urban River Valley Area along Fifty Creek in the City of Hamilton
Map 111 - Town of Lincoln
Map 112 - Town of Lincoln
Map 113 - Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and City of St. Catharines, including portions of the Urban River Valley Area along Twelve Mile Creek in the City of St. Catharines
Map 114 - Town of Niagara-On-The-Lake
Map 115 - Town of Niagara-On-The-Lake
Map 116 - City of Hamilton
Map 117 - City of Hamilton
Map 118 - City of Hamilton
Map 119 - City of Hamilton
Map 120 - City of Hamilton and Town of Grimsby.
Map 121 - Grimsby and Town of Lincoln.
Map 122 - Town of Lincoln, Town of Pelham and City of St. Catharines.
Map 123 - Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, City of St. Catharines, City of Thorold and Town of Pelham, including portions of the Urban River Valley Area along Twelve Mile Creek in the City of St. Catharines
Map 124 - City of Niagara Falls
Map 125 - Town of Niagara-On-The-Lake
Map 126 - City of Hamilton
Map 127 - City of Hamilton
Map 128 - Town of Pelham and Township of West Lincoln
Map 129 - City of Thorold and Town of Pelham and City of Welland

Boundary regulation maps

The boundary of the Greenbelt Area is defined in Ontario Regulation 59/05.

This map series provides the information for establishing the Greenbelt boundary by a Licensed Ontario Land Surveyor, under instructions from the Surveyor General for the Province of Ontario including changes made in 2017.

The maps are digital representations of the official signed versions which are available through the Office of the Surveyor General and at the offices of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

The Protected Countryside (2005)

These maps show the prescribed legal boundary of the Protected Countryside.

a key map detailing the Protected Countryside separated into 46 smaller areas.

Image description: a key map detailing the Protected Countryside separated into 46 smaller areas.

The key map (sheet 1) shows the Plan of the Boundary of the Protected Countryside separated into 46 smaller geographic areas listed below:

Sheet 2 - Municipality of Clarington
Sheet 3 - Municipality of Clarington
Sheet 4 - City of Kawartha Lakes
Sheet 5 - Municipality of Clarington
Sheet 6 - Township of Scugog
Sheet 7 - Municipality of Clarington, City of Oshawa, Township of Scugog, and Town of Whitby
Sheet 8 - Township of Brock
Sheet 9 - County of Simcoe and Township of Brock
Sheet 10 - Township of Brock, Township of Scugog, and Township of Uxbridge
Sheet 11 - City of Pickering, Town of Whitby, Town of Ajax, City of Oshawa, and Township of Scugog
Sheet 12 - Town of Ajax and Town of Whitby
Sheet 13 - Township of Brock, Township of Uxbridge and Town of Georgina
Sheet 14 - Township of Brock, Township of Uxbridge, Township of Scugog, Town of Georgina, Town of East Gwillimbury and Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
Sheet 15 - City of Pickering, City of Markham, and Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
Sheet 16 - City of Pickering, City of Toronto, Town of Ajax, and City of Markham
Sheet 17 - Town of Georgina, Town of East Gwillimbury and Township of Uxbridge
Sheet 18 - Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Town of East Gwillimbury, Township of Uxbridge and Town of Georgina
Sheet 19 - City of Markham, Town of Richmond Hill, and Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
Sheet 20 - Town of East Gwillimbury, Town of Georgina, Township of King, and Town of Innisfil
Sheet 21 - Township of King and Town of East Gwillimbury
Sheet 22 - Township of King
Sheet 23 - Town of Caledon and Township of King
Sheet 24 - City of Brampton, Town of Caledon, Township of King and City of Vaughan
Sheet 25 - City of Brampton, Town of Halton Hills, Town of Milton, and Town of Caledon
Sheet 26 - City of Burlington, Town of Halton Hills, Town of Milton and City of Oakville
Sheet 27 - City of Hamilton and City of Burlington
Sheet 28 - Town of Mono and Town of Caledon
Sheet 29 - Town of Caledon and Town of Erin
Sheet 30 - Town of Halton Hills, Town of Milton, City of Brampton, Town of Caledon, and Township of Erin
Sheet 31 - City of Hamilton, City of Burlington, Town of Halton Hills, Town of Milton and Township of Puslinch
Sheet 32 - City of Hamilton
Sheet 33 - Township of East Garafraxa, Town of Mono, Town of Orangeville, and Town of Caledon
Sheet 34 - Township of East Garafraxa and Town of Erin
Sheet 35 - Town of Erin, Township of East Garafraxa, Town of Caledon and Town of Orangeville
Sheet 36 - Town of Milton, Town of Erin and Town of Halton Hills
Sheet 37 - City of Hamilton, Town of Milton, and Township of Puslinch
Sheet 38 - City of Hamilton and Township of North Dumfries
Sheet 39 - City of Hamilton
Sheet 40 - City of Hamilton
Sheet 41 - City of Hamilton
Sheet 42 - Town of Grimsby
Sheet 43 - Town of Pelham and Town of Lincoln
Sheet 44 - Town of Pelham, City of Thorold, City of St Catharines, and Town of Lincoln
Sheet 45 - Town of Pelham
Sheet 46 - City of Thorold and Town of Pelham
Sheet 47 - City of St Catharines and City of Thorold
Sheets 48-57 - UTM coordinates required for surveying the Plan of the Boundary of the Protected Countryside

Additions to the Protected Countryside (2017)

These maps show the prescribed legal boundary of additions to the Protected Countryside in 2017.

A key map detailing additions to the Protected Countryside separated into 5 smaller areas.

Image description: a key map detailing additions to the Protected Countryside separated into 5 smaller areas.

Map 1 shows a key map detailing additions to the Protected Countryside separated into 5 smaller areas listed below:

Map 2 - Lake Gibson in the City of Thorold in Niagara Region
Map 3 - Town of Grimsby in Niagara Region
Map 4 - Nebo Road in the City of Hamilton
Map 5 - Book Road in the City of Hamilton
Map 6 - area next to the Glen Williams Hamlet in the Town of Halton Hills

Removals from the Protected Countryside (2017)

These maps show the prescribed legal boundary of removals from the Protected Countryside in 2017.

a key map detailing removals to the Protected Countryside separated into 16 smaller areas.

Image description: a key map detailing removals to the Protected Countryside separated into 16 smaller areas.

Map 1 shows a key map detailing removals from the Protected Countryside separated into 16 smaller areas listed below:

Map 2 - Bowmanville in the Municipality of Clarington near Nash Road and Regional Rd. 57, containing the intersection of Nash Road and Green Road.
Map 3 - City of Oshawa to the northwest of Winchester Road East and Ritson Road North (part of 2770 and 2830 Ritson Road North)
Map 4 - Town of Whitby to the southwest of Winchester Road West and Ashburn Road (5200 Ashburn Road, part of 5640 Ashburn Road, and part of 555 Winchester Road West)
Map 5 - City of Pickering on the east side of the Rouge Park.
Map 6 - City of Pickering on the east side of the Rouge Park.
Map 7 - Town of Markham to the southeast of Major MacKenzie Drive East and Donald Cousens Parkway
Map 8 - City of Markham to the northwest of Major Mackenzie Drive East and Kennedy Road (part of 1006 Kennedy Road).
Map 9 - City of Markham at the northeast corner of 19th Avenue and Highway 404 (part of 2780 19th Avenue).
Map 10 - Town of East Gwillimbury to the southwest of Queensville Sideroad (part of 641 Queensville Sideroad East).
Map 11 - City of Vaughan to the northeast of Teston Road and Jane Street (part of 2700 Teston Road).
Map 12 - City of Vaughan to the southeast of Kirby Road and Highway 27 (part of 11191 Highway 27).
Map 13 - City of Vaughan near Highway 27 and Nashville Road (Kleinburg-Nashville Area).
Map 14 - Greenbelt Area associated with the Glen Williams Hamlet boundary adjustment in the Town of Halton Hills.
Map 15 - City of Burlington located at 3270 Harrison Crescent.
Map 16 - Greenbelt Area in Stoney Creek in the City of Hamilton south of Barton Street, near Glover Road.
Map 17 - Greenbelt Area in Stoney Creek in the City of Hamilton northwest of Fifty Road and Barton Street

Urban River Valley Areas (2017)

These maps show the prescribed legal boundary of Urban River Valley Areas, added to the Greenbelt Area in 2017.The Greenbelt Plan’s policies only apply to publicly-owned lands in these areas.

A key map detailing the Urban River Valley Areas separated into 49 smaller areas

Image description: a key map detailing the Urban River Valley Areas separated into 49 smaller areas

Map 1 shows a key map detailing the Urban River Valley Areas separated into 49 smaller areas listed below:

Map 2 - Graham Creek and Wilmot Creek in the Municipality of Clarington
Map 3 - Soper Creek and Bowmanville Creek in the Municipality of Clarington
Map 4 - Farewell Creek, Harmony Creek and Oshawa Creek in the Municipality of Clarington and the City of Oshawa
Map 5 - Harmony Creek and Oshawa Creek in the City of Oshawa
Map 6 - Harmony Creek and Oshawa Creek in the City of Oshawa
Map 7 - Oshawa Creek and Lynde Creek in the City of Oshawa and the Town of Whitby
Map 8 - Lynde Creek in the Town of Whitby
Map 9 - Boundary map showing portions of the Urban River Valley Area along Carruthers Creek in the Town of Ajax
Map 10 - Carruthers Creek and Duffins Creek in the Town of Ajax and the City of Pickering
Map 11 - Duffins Creek in the City of Pickering
Map 12 - Duffins Creek in the Town of Ajax and the City of Pickering
Map 13 - Rouge River in the Town of Richmond Hill and the City of Markham
Map 14 - Rouge River in the City of Markham
Map 15 - Rouge River in the City of Markham
Map 16 - Morningside Creek and the Rouge River in the City of Toronto and the City of Markham
Map 17 - Don River in the City of Markham, the Town of Richmond Hill and the City of Vaughan
Map 18 - Don River in the City of Toronto, the City of Markham and the City of Vaughan
Map 19 - Don River in the City of Toronto
Map 20 - Don River and Humber River in the City of Vaughan
Map 21 - Don River in the City of Vaughan
Map 22 - Don River in the City of Toronto and the City of Vaughan
Map 23 - Don River in the City of Toronto
Map 24 - Humber River in the Town of Caledon
Map 25 - Humber River in the City of Vaughan
Map 26 - Humber River in the City of Vaughan and the City of Toronto
Map 27 - Humber River in the City of Brampton
Map 28 - Humber River in the City of Brampton and the City of Toronto
Map 29 - Humber River in the City of Toronto
Map 30 - Humber River in the City of Toronto
Map 31 - Humber River in the City of Brampton
Map 32 - Etobicoke Creek in the Town of Caledon and the City of Brampton
Map 33 - Etobicoke Creek in the City of Brampton and the City of Mississauga
Map 34 - Etobicoke Creek in the City of Mississauga and the City of Toronto
Map 35 - Etobicoke Creek in the City of Mississauga and the City of Toronto
Map 36 - Credit River in the Town of Halton Hills
Map 37 - Credit River in the Town of Halton Hills
Map 38 - Credit River in the City of Brampton and the City of Mississauga
Map 39 - Credit River in the City of Mississauga
Map 40 - Credit River in the City of Mississauga
Map 41 - Sixteen Mile Creek in the Town of Halton Hills
Map 42 - Sixteen Mile Creek in the Town of Milton
Map 43 - Sixteen Mile Creek in the Town of Oakville
Map 44 - Sixteen Mile Creek in the Town of Oakville
Map 45 - Fourteen Mile Creek in The Town of Oakville
Map 46 - Bronte Creek and Fourteen Mile Creek in the Town of Oakville
Map 47 - Grindstone Creek in the City of Burlington
Map 48 - Fifty Creek in the City of Hamilton and the Town of Grimsby
Map 49 - Twelve Mile Creek in the City of St. Catharines
Map 50 - Twelve Mile Creek in the City of St. Catharines

Glenorchy Lands (2013)

This map shows the prescribed legal boundary of the Glenorchy Lands in Oakville, added as an Urban River Valley Area in 2013.

Greenbelt open data

Get GIS data of the Greenbelt land use designations and regulatory boundaries as described in Ontario Regulation 59/05:

Oak Ridges Moraine

Niagara Escarpment area (MNRF)

The Niagara Escarpment Commission is responsible for administering the Niagara Escarpment Plan and a system of development control since the approval of the plan in 1985.

See maps of the Niagara Escarpment.

Updated: July 20, 2021