Reports, Plans and Studies
Review our reports, plans and studies to learn more about our various projects, goals and strategies.
Please note some large/historic documents that are currently not available online may be available upon request. If you require Council agendas, minutes or by-laws from prior to 2021, or a document that is not available for download below, please complete our Resource Request Form.
Please note all of our reports, plans and studies are available in alternative format upon request. Please submit your request using our Alternative Format Request form or call 1-800-354-7050 ext. 2327.
Accessibility
Accessibility reports and plans |
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Learn more about our accessibility policies, Accessibility Annual Status Report and Multi-Year Accessibility Plan. |
Asset Management
Asset Management Policy |
| Asset management ensures that we maintain and properly look after our assets. This policy will support the County in focusing its infrastructure efforts on managing risks, addressing priorities, and meeting short and long-term needs within the bounds of available funding. |
Asset Management Plan |
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Municipalities across Ontario are facing challenges to fund their infrastructure at levels that ensure sustainability due to aging assets, increasing renewal needs and pressures from a changing climate and growing population. In response to Ontario Regulation 588/17: Asset Management Planning for Municipal Infrastructure, Northumberland County has prepared comprehensive Asset Management Plans for core infrastructure assets (roads, bridges, large culverts, retaining walls and storm sewers), corporate facilities, fleet, natural heritage and road infrastructure detailing the state of these assets and how to make the best possible investment decisions. These Asset Management Plans enable County staff to make informed decisions regarding the operation, maintenance, renewal, replacement and disposal of our assets. |
Canada 150
| 150 Stories and Images of Arrival |
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In recognition of Canada 150, the County released a publication entitled '150 Stories and Images of Arrival in Northumberland County'. The publication captured 75 stories and 75 sets of images from people detailing their own immigration experience - or that of their family members - to Northumberland County. The Canada 150 project was conceived and produced as a part of Northumberland County's ongoing work through its immigration portal, growing and sustaining newcomer business investment and settlement to the area. View the publication below, or download an accessible PDF version. |
Communications
Communications Master Plan |
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Northumberland County's 10-Year Communications Master Plan 2023-2033 is designed to guide the organization’s efforts to build more inclusive and effective public services and greater trust in local government by fostering a community that is informed about County services, and engaged in shaping municipal priorities, policies, and programs. |
Community and social services
Affordable Housing Strategy |
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Ensuring both the availability and the affordability of housing are important for fostering a strong and vibrant community. The focus of the Northumberland County Affordable Housing Strategy is to increase the supply of housing throughout Northumberland at various levels of affordability, in order to meet the needs of our residents. This strategy recommends 44 actions to help address key local housing gaps. These actions include policy and process changes, as well as planning and financial incentives that the County and member municipalities can use to encourage the development of additional affordable rental and ownership units. |
Community and Housing Master Plan |
| To learn more about the County's commitment over the next six years to address the community's housing system, please view our Community and Housing Master Plan 2023-2028. |
Early Learning and Child Care Services Plan |
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In 2018, Northumberland County’s Early Years Services Division initiated a comprehensive community engagement project to identify priorities, actions, and indicators of success for the Early Years Sector. The result of this consultation was the creation of a rich and ambitious Early Learning and Child Care Service Plan to guide the system from 2019 through to 2024. |
Food Support |
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View our 2023 Feed Change Report to learn more about local food support and to view our food distribution and usage data for food banks and school nutrition programs in Northumberland. |
10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan |
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Northumberland County's 10-year Housing and Homelessness Plan outlines a long-term vision and strategic plan for affordable housing and homeless related programs and services, and identifies objectives that reflect the unique issues and needs of our area. View the Northumberland Housing and Homelessness Plan 2019-2029 An accessible version of this document is available upon request. |
Housing and Homelessness Annual Reports |
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Each year, we release an annual report highlighting community partnerships that provide housing and homelessness supports for Northumberland residents: |
Homelessness Support System Review |
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In 2023, Northumberland County commissioned a third-party review to develop recommendations for advancing a community-wide response model of infrastructure and services to support those experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. |
Digital Strategy
Digital Strategy 2019 |
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This strategy was developed in August 2019 through consultations with residents, County Council, County staff, educational institutions, and local businesses and organizations. Northumberland's Digital Strategy identifies current challenges related to digital infrastructure in our community, and looks ahead to seek opportunities for digital innovation, engagement and growth. |
Economic development
Economic Development Master Plan |
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An Integrated Economic Development Master Plan bolsters the local economy and ensures the community's continued vibrancy. In creating an Integrated Economic Development Master Plan for Northumberland, the Economic Development department conducted face-to-face consultations and sought input from over 100 key community stakeholders. The mandate in creating this draft plan was to provide an ongoing framework for development – to insure that the qualities that make the County unique remain a critical component of future work. View our Economic Development Master Plan. |
Emergency management
Emergency Management Plan |
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View our Emergency Management Plan. |
Energy consumption and emissions
Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions reports |
Finance
Annual reports |
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Learn more about our services, accomplishments and financial health in our financial annual reports. |
Forest
| Forest Management Plan 2021-2041 |
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Northumberland County has developed a Northumberland County Forest Mangement Plan to guide the sustainable management of the County Forest over the next twenty years. This high-level plan identifies strategies and long-term goals to strengthen recreation opportunities in the Forest, while ensuring strong natural and cultural heritage conservation practices designed to preserve this community asset for future generations. The plan incorporates feedback gathered over four years of public consultations with residents, forest user groups, First Nations communities, local municipal councils, advisory committees and stakeholders, which took place from 2018 to 2021. |
Golden Plough Lodge (long term care)
Golden Plough Lodge reports and plans |
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Golden Plough Lodge (GPL) is our long-term care home. Learn more about the GPL's services and values: |
Northumberland County Archives and Museum
NCAM Strategic Plan |
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Learn more about Northumberland County Archives and Museum. |
Official Plan
Official Plan |
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Learn more about our Official Plan. |
Roads and engineering
Cycling Master Plan |
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The Cycling Master Plan (CMP) was created as a guide to enable the planning, financing and implementation of a countywide cycling network. The CMP includes several cycling routes, and various road improvements and upgrades that comprise a 20-year planning horizon. Furthermore, the CMP includes the implementation of signage and infrastructure improvements as well as awareness programs that promote education and safety procedures to cyclists and motorists. County Council finalized and endorsed the CMP in 2012 with the involvement and support of an avid group of cyclists and the County's member municipalities. View our Cycling Master Plan. |
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Environmental Assessments |
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Intersection improvements on County Road 18 at Telephone Road and Danforth Road West |
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The County of Northumberland Transportation Master Plan completed in 2017 reviewed collision rates at the intersections along County roads and identified the intersections with the Top 10 highest collision rates and provided recommendations for future improvements. County Road 18 at Telephone Road and County Road 18 at Danforth Road West were both included on the Top 10 list in the Transportation Master Plan with recommendations to provide dedicated turning lanes. The County has further reviewed the portion of County Road 18 that includes these two intersections and developed a plan to implement the turning lane recommendations along with other improvements to address sightlines at Telephone Road and the skew angle at Danforth Road. Proposed improvementsThe proposed improvements will include: County Road 18 (Burnham Street North) and Telephone Road Intersection Improvements
View a map of the County Road 18 and Telephone Road intersection improvements County Road 18 (Burnham Street North) and Danforth Road Intersection Improvements
View a map of the County Road 18 and Danforth Road intersection improvements |
Salt Management Plan |
Transportation Master Plan |
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In 2014, we embarked on the development of a Transportation Master Plan (TMP), which will be a guide to County Council and staff in determining how to improve our transportation services. Following an extensive consultation and development process, County Council adopted the TMP in March of 2017. The TMP provides a long-range planning document that will assist decision makers in establishing and prioritizing the needs of the County's transportation infrastructure. View our Transportation Master Plan. |
Service Delivery Review
Service Delivery Review |
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View the Northumberland County Service Delivery Review. |
Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan |
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Learn more about our mission, vision, values and key priorities: |
Transit
| GO Expansion Business Case & Economic Impact Study |
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In 2015, the County engaged in discussions with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and Metrolinx to advance the case for expanding GO Transit service coverage to Northumberland County, specifically to Port Hope and Cobourg. In 2017, the County completed its first Transportation Master Plan (TMP), which recommended completing a business case study for the extension of GO transit services into the County and continuing discussions with Metrolinx to improve regional transit connectivity. To align with the TMP recommendations, in May 2019, the County retained AECOM to develop a business case and implementation strategy for the extension of GO Transit service beyond Bowmanville through to Northumberland County and assess the economic challenges and benefits to the County, member municipalities, and the Region as a whole. View the GO Expansion Business Case and Economic Impact Study |
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The Case for the Return to Service of VIA Rail Canada Commuter Train Services |
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A partnership of concerned municipalities, comprised of the Counties of Northumberland and Hastings and the cities of Kingston, Belleville, and Quinte West, issued a report Sept 8, 2022, urging VIA Rail Canada to restore commuter Train 651 – a vital link between Eastern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area. Train 651 was suspended during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and was not returned to service. In response, the report The Case for Getting VIA Train 651 Back on Track: The Critical Importance of Commuter Train Services for Eastern Ontario, was produced, detailing the critical need for return of the service for Train 651. |
Waste
Long-Term Waste Management Master Plan |
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The Long-Term Waste Management Master Plan guides our programs and services to achieve our long-term goal of keeping 75% of residential waste out of the landfill. |