Prevention Policies Directory
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Caledon (Peel Region) Bylaw 96-59 – Open Fire Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2017
Mississauga (Peel Region) Serving Alcohol at City Facilities
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Alcohol consumption
Policy intervention: Outlet density, Advertising, Alcohol
Year last amended: 2016
Year of adoption: 2016
Brampton (Peel Region) – Municipal Alcohol Policy
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Alcohol consumption
Policy intervention: Outlet density, Advertising, Pricing, Alcohol
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2016
Region of Peel Bylaw 30-2016 – to regulate waterpipe smoking
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures, Tobacco use
Policy intervention: Patio, Smoke-free place, Water pipe, Tobacco products, Tobacco smoke, Tobacco
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2016
Caledon (Peel Region) Bylaw 2014-078 – Idling Control Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2015
Mississauga (Peel Region) Bylaw 94-14 – Smoking Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures, Tobacco use
Policy intervention: Parks and beaches, Smoke-free place, Tobacco smoke, Tobacco
Year last amended: 2018
Year of adoption: 2014
Caledon East (Peel Region) Community Improvement Plan
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Accessibility, Bicycling infrastructure, Pedestrian infrastructure, Road safety, Streetscaping, Traffic calming, Trail, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2014
Brampton (Peel Region) Bylaw 283-2013 – New Parkland Dedication Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2013
Peel Region Bylaw 20-2013 – Outdoor Smoking Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures, Tobacco use
Policy intervention: Smoke-free place, Tobacco smoke, Tobacco
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2013
Caledon (Peel Region) Bylaw 2013-104 – Parkland Dedication By law 2013
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2013
Brampton (Peel Region) Bylaw 133-2013 – To Adopt Amendment Number OP2006-86 to the Official Plan
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Pedestrian infrastructure, Road safety, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2013
Brampton (Peel Region) Bylaw 94-2013 – To Adopt Amendment Number OP2006-083 to the Official Plan
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Pedestrian infrastructure, Trail, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2013
Region of Peel Bylaw 15-2013
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Traffic calming, Active transportation
Year last amended: 2017
Year of adoption: 2013
Brampton (Peel Region) Bylaw 65-2012 – To amend Parkland Dedication Bylaw 41-2000
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2012
Peel Region Bylaw 85-2012 – A bylaw to regulate commercial tanning facilities within the municipality
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures, UV and ionizing radiation
Policy intervention: Artificial UVR, Eye protection, Indoor tanning, Ultraviolet Radiation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2012
Region of Peel’s Active Transportation Study: Active Transportation Plan
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Occupational and environmental exposures, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Accessibility, Bicycle helmet, Bicycling infrastructure, Complete streets, Intermodal transportation, Park, Parking management, Pedestrian infrastructure, Public transit, Retrofitting, Road safety, Rural context, Snow clearing, Streetscaping, Traffic calming, Trail, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2011
Brampton (Peel Region) Bylaw 229-2011 – A Bylaw to amend Traffic bylaw 93-93
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Bicycling infrastructure, Trail, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2011
Caledon (Peel Region) Bylaw 2015-058 – Traffic Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment
Policy intervention: Parking management, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2011
This bylaw regulates traffic and parking for cyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicles in the Town of Caledon.
Brampton (Peel Region) – Advertising on City Property
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Alcohol consumption, Tobacco use
Policy intervention: Advertising, Tobacco advertising, Tobacco, Alcohol
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2011
Caledon (Peel Region) Official Plan Amendment 226 – Provincial Policy Conformity Amendment
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Accessibility, Bicycling infrastructure, Pedestrian infrastructure, Public transit, Road safety, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2010
Mississauga (Peel Region) Downtown 21 Master Plan
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Bicycling infrastructure, Complete streets, Park, Pedestrian infrastructure, Public transit, Streetscaping, Traffic calming, Trail, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2010
Peel Region Bylaw 53-2010 – Wastewater Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures, UV and ionizing radiation
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2010
This bylaw prohibits the discharge of the following substances (among others) into a sanitary or combined sewer: PCBs, pesticides, radioactive waste, severely toxic waste, and hazardous waste chemicals. It provides limits for the discharge of the following substances: arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chloroform, benzene, ethylbenzene, tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene, styrene, nickel, and lead.
Peel Region Bylaw 22-2010 – Regional Official Plan Amendment 25
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2010
Peel Region Bylaw 34-2010 – Regional Official Plan Amendment 24
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Park, Road safety, Streetscaping, Trail, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2010
Mississauga (Peel Region) Bylaw 194-09 – Idling Control Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2009
Brampton (Peel Region) Transportation and Transit Master Plan (TTMP): Sustainable Update 2009
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Occupational and environmental exposures, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Accessibility, Bicycling infrastructure, Pedestrian infrastructure, Public transit, Road safety, Active transportation
Year last amended: 2014
Year of adoption: 2009
Caledon (Peel Region) – Bolton Community Improvement Plan
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Bicycling infrastructure, Park, Parking management, Pedestrian infrastructure, Streetscaping, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2009
Peel Region Bylaw 91-2007 – Waste Collection Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2007
This bylaw regulates garbage collection in the Region of Peel. It prohibits residents of setting out non-complying and hazardous waste for collection. Non-complying waste includes waste generated from construction, demolition, or renovation (i.e. asbestos and formaldehyde). Hazardous waste includes pesticides, batteries, and other toxic waste.
Mississauga (Peel Region) Bylaw 0225-2007 – Zoning Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Alcohol consumption, Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Outlet density, Bicycling infrastructure, Parking management, Pedestrian infrastructure, Public transit, Trail, Active transportation, Alcohol
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2007
Caledon (Peel Region) Bylaw 2006-50 – Zoning Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Alcohol consumption, Built environment
Policy intervention: Outlet density, Alcohol
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2006
Mississauga (Peel Region) Bylaw 1-06 – Business Licensing Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures, UV and ionizing radiation
Policy intervention: Artificial UVR, Eye protection, Indoor tanning, Ultraviolet Radiation
Year last amended: 2018
Year of adoption: 2006
Brampton (Peel Region) Official Plan
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Nutrition, Occupational and environmental exposures, Physical activity, UV and ionizing radiation
Policy intervention: Shade, Solar UVR, Community gardens, Food retail, Accessibility, Bicycling infrastructure, Complete streets, Intermodal transportation, Parking management, Pedestrian infrastructure, Public transit, Road safety, Rural context, Streetscaping, Trail, Active transportation, Nutrition, Ultraviolet Radiation
Year last amended: 2015
Year of adoption: 2006
Caledon (Peel Region) Environmental Progress Action Plan
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor:
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2005
Caledon (Peel Region) Bylaw 2005-112 – Parks Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2005
Mississauga (Peel Region) Bylaw 269-05 – Storm Sewer Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures, UV and ionizing radiation
Policy intervention:
Year last amended: 2010
Year of adoption: 2005
Region of Peel Official Plan Amendment 16 – Transportation Network and Policies
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Occupational and environmental exposures, Physical activity
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2005
Region of Peel Official Plan
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Nutrition, Occupational and environmental exposures, Physical activity, UV and ionizing radiation
Policy intervention: Shade, Solar UVR, Farmers' markets, Local food, Food provision, Food retail, Bicycling infrastructure, Intermodal transportation, Park, Parking management, Pedestrian infrastructure, Public transit, Rural context, Trail, Active transportation, Nutrition, Ultraviolet Radiation
Year last amended: 2018
Year of adoption: 2005
Mississauga (Peel Region) Bylaw 186-05 – Parks Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment
Policy intervention:
Year last amended: 2015
Year of adoption: 2005
Mississauga (Peel Region) Bylaw 420-04 – Public Vehicle Licensing Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Tobacco use
Policy intervention: Smoke-free place, Taxi, Tobacco smoke, Tobacco
Year last amended: 2017
Year of adoption: 2004
Brampton (Peel Region) Street Corridor Master Plan and Design Standards
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Occupational and environmental exposures, Physical activity, UV and ionizing radiation
Policy intervention: Shade, Solar UVR, Accessibility, Bicycling infrastructure, Parking management, Pedestrian infrastructure, Public transit, Road safety, Snow clearing, Streetscaping, Traffic calming, Active transportation, Ultraviolet Radiation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2003
Peel Region Bylaw 15-2003 – Regional Official Plan Amendment 7
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Park, Trail, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2003
Peel Region Bylaw 14-2003 – Smoke-free Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures, Tobacco use
Policy intervention: Smoke-free place, Taxi, Transit, Tobacco smoke, Tobacco
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2003
Peel Region Bylaw 33-2002 – Waste Collection Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures, UV and ionizing radiation
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2002
This bylaw, which regulates garbage and waste collection, repeals three other bylaws respecting waste collection to consolidate all amendments. It prohibits the collection of non-complying waste (e.g., asbestos and formaldehyde) and hazardous waste (e.g., pesticides, PCB waste, radioactive waste, and other toxic chemicals).
Brampton (Peel Region) Pathways Master Plan
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Bicycling infrastructure, Intermodal transportation, Park, Pedestrian infrastructure, Public transit, Road safety, Snow clearing, Trail, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2002
REPEALED Peel Region Bylaw 20-2001 – Waste Collection Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2001
This bylaw regulates the collection of garbage. It does not allow the collection of hazardous waste (e.g., radioactive waste, PCB waste, or batteries) and non-complying waste.
Peel Region Bylaw 41-2001 – A bylaw to consolidate the bylaws that regulate traffic on roads
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Parking management, Retrofitting, Traffic calming, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2001
Mississauga (Peel Region) Bylaw 555-00 – Traffic Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Bicycling infrastructure, Parking management, Traffic calming, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 2000
Brampton (Peel Region) Bylaw 115-99 – Smoke-free Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Tobacco use
Policy intervention: Occupational health and safety, Patio, Smoke-free place, Tobacco smoke, Tobacco
Year last amended: 2000
Year of adoption: 1999
Peel Region Bylaw 58-1998 – Regional tax rebates to charities and similar organizations bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 1998
Caledon (Peel Region) – Municipal Alcohol Policy & Procedures
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Alcohol consumption
Policy intervention: Outlet density, Advertising, Alcohol
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 1994
REPEALED Peel Region Bylaw 48-94 – A bylaw to consolidate the bylaws that regulate traffic on roads
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Parking management, Road safety, Traffic calming, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 1994
Brampton (Peel Region) Bylaw 93-93 – Traffic and Parking Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Bicycling infrastructure, Parking management, Public transit, Snow clearing, Traffic calming, Active transportation
Year last amended: 2010
Year of adoption: 1993
Peel Region Bylaw 36-92 – A bylaw to amend bylaw number 90-90
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 1992
This bylaw amends bylaw 90-90 - A bylaw to regulate the discharge of matter into the sanitary and storm sewage systems. It doubles the fines for individuals and corporations who contravene bylaw 90-90 by discharging prohibited substances into sewers.
REPEALED Peel Region Bylaw 92-92 – A bylaw to consolidate the bylaws that regulate traffic on roads
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Parking management, Pedestrian infrastructure, Traffic calming, Active transportation
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 1992
REPEALED Peel Region Bylaw 90-90 – A bylaw to regulate the discharge of matter into the sanitary and storm sewage systems
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures, UV and ionizing radiation
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 1990
This bylaw regulated what substances could be discharged into sanitary and storm sewers. Substances limited by this bylaw include: arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, gasoline, lead, nickel, PCBs, pesticides, and radioactive materials.
Brampton (Peel Region) Bylaw – Park Lands Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Built environment, Physical activity
Policy intervention:
Year last amended: 2003
Year of adoption: 1983
This bylaw provides for the management, control regulations, maintenance and usage of all park-lands and water areas for recreation purposes.
Caledon (Peel Region) Official Plan
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Alcohol consumption, Built environment, Occupational and environmental exposures, Physical activity
Policy intervention: Outlet density, Bicycling infrastructure, Park, Parking management, Pedestrian infrastructure, Public transit, Rural context, Traffic calming, Trail, Active transportation, Alcohol
Year last amended: 2018
Year of adoption: 1979
Brampton (Peel Region) Bylaw 90-75 – Sewage Bylaw
Location: Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
Risk factor: Occupational and environmental exposures, UV and ionizing radiation
Policy intervention:
Year last amended:
Year of adoption: 1975
This bylaw controls the discharge of sewage into the storm sewer system. It prohibits the discharge of trichloroethylene, formaldehyde, and radioactive material. The bylaw places limits on how much of the following substances can be discharged: cadmium, and nickel.