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Oakville development

Midtown Oakville

Everything decided on the lands around Oakville GO: the zoning orders, the tower heights and the GO rebuild.

Last checked October 21, 2026Town of Oakville, Government of Ontario, MetrolinxHow we know
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Town of Oakville, Government of Ontario, Metrolinx
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October 21, 2026
From the source
the zoning orders and their heights · Council's decisions and meeting dates · Metrolinx's construction milestones
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Updated as each new decision or filing is reported; the timeline is built from the dates each story states.
Provincial zoning orders
Four
Issued 9 April 2026; no appeal
Homes under the orders
6,800+
11 buildings on four sites
Height as issued
56 storeys
Province has committed to 38
Former GE site
~5,600 homes
14 buildings; approved 7 July 2026

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Timeline

How we got here

  1. Statutory public meetingPlanning and Development Council.
  2. Construction mobilizationMetrolinx begins on-site work at Oakville GO.
  3. Province issued four zoning ordersEffective immediately, with no appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
  4. Council approves OPA 77Inclusionary-zoning framework for the Midtown and Bronte GO areas.
  5. Recommendation meetingPlanning and Development Council.
  6. AheadNew Council sworn in to weigh the Midtown proposal

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Context

Why this matters for Oakville

Midtown is the Town’s highest-density growth area: the lands around Oakville GO. In April 2026 the Province issued four Minister’s Zoning Orders covering four sites there, permitting 11 buildings of up to 56 storeys and more than 6,800 homes, with no appeal under the Planning Act. The Province says it will bring the maximum down to 38 storeys. The Town’s own plan for the area, which allows 27 to 36 storeys with community benefits, is still waiting for a decision.

Council has made its own decisions alongside the orders. In July 2026 it approved the official plan and zoning amendments for the Rose Corporation’s community on the former GE site at 420 South Service Road East, which the applicant describes as about 5,600 homes in 14 buildings on four blocks. Mayor Burton also asked the federal transport minister to limit Midtown heights near Pearson flight paths; the minister declined, so whether to accept a roughly 38-storey deal falls to the Council sworn in after November 15, 2026.

The station itself is being rebuilt. Metrolinx began construction mobilization at Oakville GO in April 2026 for a rebuild that adds an accessible pedestrian bridge and four elevators while keeping the station open, and in May 2026 Council adopted the inclusionary zoning policy that lets the Town require affordable units in new buildings near the Oakville and Bronte GO stations.