FAQs

 This is a public engagement or public consultation event that meets the requirements of the EA process. 

The Province of Ontario requires this meeting to occur for certain planning policies and changes, such as a new Official Plan. They occur as part of Planning Committee typically. The purpose is to hear feedback from the public and answer questions before approving new policies. 

Is a formal approval process established by the Province to evaluate environmental impacts of infrastructure projects, such as the new Integrated Mobility Plan and the new Water & Wastewater Master Plans and Pollution Prevention & Control Plan projects. 

An formal meeting on a planning policy, bylaw, application or amendment. This meeting is not required by Provincial Legislation and is different from a Statutory Public Meeting. The City typically hosts these at Planning Committee. The purpose it to hear feedback from the public and answer questions earlier in the process to better address comments and questions. 

A Community Advisory Group (CAG for short) is a panel of community members who are selected through a civic lottery to provide advice to the City of Kingston on a project, based on their specific connection to a project, knowledge and/or experience. The group will meet three times to review, and provide feedback and input at key decision points throughout the review of Kingston’s Official Plan and for the development of the Integrated Mobility Plan. Applicants will also have the opportunity to self-identify whether they would like to be considered for the additional Project Champion role.

Municipal governments often use civic lotteries to bring communities together to find solutions to common issues. Civic lotteries are equitable and democratic methods to select participants to represent diverse communities.

To ensure that the adapted civic lottery is inclusive and representative, we have reviewed and established the baseline demographics of the City of Kingston which allowed us to determine the number of people and identities that need to be represented in the group. We then considered perspectives that need to be overrepresented, given historical inequities. This process ensures that selected members represent the demographically diverse makeup of the City of Kingston, and reflect equity-deserving populations and future residents as the City continues to grow and evolve. Additionally, we've added adaptations to ensure the group is a diverse representation.

A general type of public engagement or consultation event where information is available for participants to review at their own pace. Project team members are available to share information and answer questions.