Site Accessibility Information Access Key 1 to Skip to Top Navigation Access Key 2 to Skip to the Three One One link Access Key 3 to Skip to City of Winnipeg Main Menu Access Key 4 to Skip to Left Navigation Menu Access Key 5 to Skip to Content area Access Key 6 to Skip to Right Sidebar content area Access Key 7 to Skip to Footer Links
OurWinnipeg

Complete Communities

One way that the City of Winnipeg advances the sustainable development goals of OurWinnipeg is by ensuring that desired outcomes are fully implemented and achieved through Winnipeg's physical development. This happens through planning, policy, investment, and regulation that help shape development patterns, promote sustainable transportation systems, enable a healthy, compatible mix of land uses to support a growing population, and support the concept of complete communities in all parts of the city.

The Complete Communities Direction Strategy 2.0 (CCDS 2.0) relies on an Urban Structure; a tool to identify and define Winnipeg's physical components, not as they are today, but as they are envisioned. 

Winnipeg has been growing and is expected to keep growing; by 2040, our city is expected to grow by more than 160,000 people, add more than 83,000 new jobs, and require approximately 82,000 new dwelling units. This will provide opportunities to promote downtown revitalization, transit-oriented development, and general intensification. To make sure we grow in the most sustainable way possible, the new Complete Communities Direction Strategy introduces three key directions:

  • Targeting at least 50% of all new dwelling units to be built in the existing built-up area of the city. It will do this by making infill development easier, more desirable, and more predictable.
  • Directing the highest residential and employment densities to areas best served by transit, to enhance the viability of sustainable transportation modes.
  • Providing more direction regarding how to manage greenfield (undeveloped) land, and includes guidance about when land can be developed, and when the City will be able to invest in capital infrastructure (regional roads, pipes, etc.) to service these areas.

Further, this strategy also includes enhanced policies for downtown, established neighbourhoods, financing and management of growth and development, and management of commercial and industrial lands.

These updates to Complete Communities are based on research and consultations from the OurWinnipeg review process, where Winnipeggers said they want the City to be more strategic in how we grow, which involves adding density to places with existing infrastructure (established communities). These updates also provide opportunities for every neighbourhood to have a range of housing types, employment options, and transportation options available so people of every age and ability can live, work, and enjoy life in their own neighbourhood. Finally, these updates reflect what we heard from the community, helping to focus energy on implementing these goals and making the plan work.

Last update: March 24, 2022

Was this information helpful?

How can we make this web page better?

Information collected will be used to improve our website. Do not use this form to submit a request for service or information because it will not be forwarded to departments for response. To submit a request for service or information, contact 311.

This form is not intended to collect personal information; however, any personal information you choose to include in your comments is collected by the City of Winnipeg under the authority of section 36(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of improving our website and will not be used or disclosed for any other purposes, except as authorized by law. Contact the Corporate Access and Privacy Officer by mail (City Clerk’s Department, Susan A. Thompson Building, 510 Main Street, Winnipeg MB, R3B 1B9) or by telephone (311) if you have any questions about the collection of this information.

Ces renseignements sont-ils utiles?

Comment pourrait-on améliorer cette page Web?

Les renseignements recueillis serviront à l’amélioration de notre site Web. Prière de ne pas se servir de ce formulaire pour soumettre une demande de service ou de renseignements, car la demande ne sera pas transmise au service en question. Pour soumettre une demande de service ou de renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec le 311.

Le présent formulaire ne vise pas à recueillir des renseignements personnels. Cependant, les renseignements personnels que vous choisissez d’inclure dans vos commentaires sont recueillis par la Ville de Winnipeg en conformité avec l’alinéa 36(1)b) de la Loi sur l’accès à l’information et la protection de la vie privée dans le but d’améliorer son site Web et ne seront ni utilisés ni divulgués pour d’autres raisons, sauf dans les cas où cela est autorisé par la loi. Communiquez avec l’agent de l’accès à l’information et de la protection de la vie privée de la Ville par courrier au Bureau du greffier, immeuble Susan-A.-Thompson, 510, rue Main, Winnipeg (Manitoba) R3B 1B9, ou par téléphone au 311 si vous avez des questions sur la collecte de ces renseignements.