Ontario Greenbelt Alliance Resources & Updates

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2026 Municipal Elections
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2026
Election

Five Quick Tactics To Engage Your Councillor Or MPP

September 16, 2026

Elected officials prioritize issues constituents care about. Even small actions – when done by many people build momentum and help show broad support for environmental action and Greenbelt protection.

2026
Election

How to Create A One-Page Leave Behind

September 15, 2026

Elected officials respond to constituents who are organized, specific, and persistent. A good meeting coupled with strong communications materials builds relationships, shows local support, and moves the needle on Greenbelt protection.

2026
Election

How to Organize a Community Meeting with Your Elected Official

September 15, 2026

Elected officials respond to constituents who are organized, specific, and persistent. A well-run meeting builds relationships, shows local support, and moves the needle on Greenbelt protection.

2026
Election

Greenbelt Explainer

Find out why the Greenbelt is key to building a liveable community. Then, how municipalities can protect it.

2026
Election

Making Homes Affordable Explainer

September 9, 2026

Learn what municipal leaders can do to make homes affordable. Then, share this with candidates and your community.

2026
Election

Safeguard Food and Water Security Explainer

September 9, 2026

Election Action: Learn what municipal governments can do to safeguard our food and water security.

2026
Election

Build Liveable Neighbhourhoods Explainer

September 9, 2026

Help shape Ontario's October municipal elections. Learn about the actions municipalities can take to build liveable neighbourhoods.

2026
Election

How the Greenbelt safeguards our food and water security

September 9, 2026

In this just-released episode, Margaret provides a primer on Ontario’s Greenbelt, why it is crucial to Ontario’s long-term security, and how it safeguards our food and water security, thereby building liveable communities.

2026
Election

Does the Greenbelt protect us in these difficult times?

Alliance for a Livable Ontario had OGAs Margaret Prophet as a guest on their new Building a Livable Ontario podcast.

2026
Election

Securing Ontario: A Public Vision for the Greenbelt Review

This backgrounder outlines why the 2025 Greenbelt Review is a turning point. It highlights government inaction on water, farmland, and climate protections, while offering a clear public vision: strengthen and expand the Greenbelt, align housing and transit, and ensure evidence-based, rights-respecting planning.

2026
Election

A Municipal Leader’s Guide to the Greenbelt

This guide highlights how municipalities can use the Greenbelt to strengthen local planning, protect farmland and water, and build climate-resilient communities. Includes talking points, draft resolutions, and review recommendations.

2026
Election

Resources to Help the Greenbelt in 2025

The Greenbelt is turning 20 this year. We have various resources to help you advocate for a stronger, more protected and larger Greenbelt.

2026
Election

Statement: Introduction of the Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act

December 24, 2025

The Ontario Greenbelt Alliance Steering Committee responds to the Province's proposed law to return 7,400 acres of farmland and natural areas removed from Greenbelt late last year back into the Greenbelt.

2026
Election

July 2023 Update

Our efforts are making a difference! Read more here.

2026
Election

June 2023 Update

Help spread the word about why the Greenbelt is vital to our future.

2026
Election

January 2023 Update

September 19, 2025

Learn about what you can do to help protect the Greenbelt in the New Year.

2026
Election

"Hands off The Greenbelt" Action

September 19, 2025

Read what you can do to stop the Province from taking precious farmland and natural areas out of the Greenbelt.

2026
Election

Sprawl: The Enemy of the Greenbelt

Interested in learning the basics about urban sprawl and its impact on the Greenbelt? This factsheet does just that.

2026
Election

Submission to April 2021 Provincial Greenbelt Expansion Consultation

October 3, 2025

On April 18th, 2021, over 50 organizations sent this submission to the Provincial Government. It sets out their thoughts on the February 202

2026
Election

New Report. Expanding Ontario’s Greenbelt: Getting it Right

October 3, 2025

Endorsed by over 100 groups and prominent individuals, this report provides a blueprint for how the Province can grow Ontario’s world-renowned 1.8 million acre Greenbelt, to increase the amount of farmland and natural spaces that are protected from urban sprawl.

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2026
Election

Five Quick Tactics To Engage Your Councillor Or MPP

September 16, 2026

Elected officials prioritize issues constituents care about. Even small actions – when done by many people build momentum and help show broad support for environmental action and Greenbelt protection.

2026
Election

How to Create A One-Page Leave Behind

September 15, 2026

Elected officials respond to constituents who are organized, specific, and persistent. A good meeting coupled with strong communications materials builds relationships, shows local support, and moves the needle on Greenbelt protection.

2026
Election

How to Organize a Community Meeting with Your Elected Official

September 15, 2026

Elected officials respond to constituents who are organized, specific, and persistent. A well-run meeting builds relationships, shows local support, and moves the needle on Greenbelt protection.

2026
Election

Greenbelt Explainer

Find out why the Greenbelt is key to building a liveable community. Then, how municipalities can protect it.

2026
Election

Making Homes Affordable Explainer

September 9, 2026

Learn what municipal leaders can do to make homes affordable. Then, share this with candidates and your community.

2026
Election

Safeguard Food and Water Security Explainer

September 9, 2026

Election Action: Learn what municipal governments can do to safeguard our food and water security.

2026
Election

Build Liveable Neighbhourhoods Explainer

September 9, 2026

Help shape Ontario's October municipal elections. Learn about the actions municipalities can take to build liveable neighbourhoods.

2026
Election

How the Greenbelt safeguards our food and water security

September 9, 2026

In this just-released episode, Margaret provides a primer on Ontario’s Greenbelt, why it is crucial to Ontario’s long-term security, and how it safeguards our food and water security, thereby building liveable communities.

2026
Election

Does the Greenbelt protect us in these difficult times?

Alliance for a Livable Ontario had OGAs Margaret Prophet as a guest on their new Building a Livable Ontario podcast.