Updating our Growth Plan: City of Regina Official Community Plan

Regina is growing and planning for the future. Aerial photo of Regina's downtown, warehouse and nearby neighbourhoods.

The City of Regina is updating the current Growth Plan. Regina is growing faster and differently than projected when the Official Community Plan (OCP) was first introduced in 2013. By 2051, Regina is projected to reach a population of 370,000. To prepare for this growth, the City is reviewing and updating its Growth Plan to:

  • Identify new areas for housing, employment and industrial development.
  • Support revitalization and redevelopment in existing neighbourhoods.
  • Align infrastructure and servicing needs with long-term growth.
  • Respond to evolving social, economic and environmental trends.

The Official Community Plan Growth Plan Review is a key initiative to guide future development, infrastructure and investment, ensuring Regina remains vibrant, inclusive and sustainable.

The City of Regina is updating the current Growth Plan. Regina is growing faster and differently than projected when the Official Community Plan (OCP) was first introduced in 2013. By 2051, Regina is projected to reach a population of 370,000. To prepare for this growth, the City is reviewing and updating its Growth Plan to:

  • Identify new areas for housing, employment and industrial development.
  • Support revitalization and redevelopment in existing neighbourhoods.
  • Align infrastructure and servicing needs with long-term growth.
  • Respond to evolving social, economic and environmental trends.

The Official Community Plan Growth Plan Review is a key initiative to guide future development, infrastructure and investment, ensuring Regina remains vibrant, inclusive and sustainable.

  • Growth Plan Review Be Heard Update

    The Growth Plan Review is complete. On February 25, 2026, City Council approved updates to the Growth Plan, Phasing of New Neighbourhoods Plan and related policies in the Official Community Plan. The City now has a roadmap to guide Regina’s growth over the next 25 years. The plan will support a projected population of 370,000 people by 2051.

    Public engagement for this project included a resident survey and a series of 13 targeted workshops and meetings with developers, Indigenous rightsholders, businesses and other levels of government.

    Key themes from workshops include:

    • Support for balancing the City’s intensification growth target based on market demand and how suitable established areas may be to accommodate higher density development.

    • Prioritizing specific areas in the City Centre for higher density infill development.

    • Designate phasing of new neighourhoods as short-term, medium-term and long-term with prioritization based on infrastructure that is ready to support housing.

    Key highlights from the public survey include:

    • Sixty-six per cent of survey participants agreed the focus should be on development in established neighbourhoods or to balance growth between established and new neighbourhoods.

    • The highest valued neighbourhood features ranked as:

      • Parks and green space

      • Retail stores and restaurants

      • Neighbourhood walkability

      • Roads and sidewalks

    Schools, neighbourhood identity, commute times and bike lanes were also popular.

    • Most survey respondents prefer to live in single-family homes and would not consider changing because they prefer space, privacy and quiet neighbourhoods.

    Thank you to everyone who participated in the engagement process through workshops, meetings and the public survey. You can read the full breakdown in the What We Heard – Growth Plan Review Report.

  • Growth Plan Review Survey

    Thank you to everyone who completed the City of Regina’s survey regarding the Growth Plan. We appreciate your time and input.

  • #3 - Growth Plan Review Key Outcomes

    Using current data and information from recent studies, the Growth Plan Review will:

    • Update the Growth Plan to accommodate projected growth to 2051.
    • Review and consider updates to existing policy which indicates that:
      • 30% of new residential growth is to occur through redevelopment in established neighbourhoods (i.e. intensification).
      • 70% to occur in new neighbourhoods along the edge of the city (i.e. greenfield development).
    • Adjust the Phasing of New Neighbourhoods Plan, which describes how the development of neighbourhoods occurs over three phases.

  • #2 - Key Inputs to the Growth Plan Review

    The key inputs informing the review of the Growth Plan include:

    • The 2024 Growth Study, which provides data, trends and insights to help shape Regina’s long-term vision for growth, development and infrastructure planning.
    • The Water & Wastewater Serviceability Study, which outlines long-term infrastructure solutions needed to support a growing population. The study identifies areas with sufficient capacity for growth and highlights where additional investment is needed before development can proceed. Learn more by watching the Serviceability Study Recorded Presentation.

    These studies, along with other recent City projects detailed in the Planning for Growth Infographic, provide important information for the Growth Plan Review.

  • #1 - Why Review the Growth Plan

    In 2024, the City of Regina completed a new Growth Study, which projects that by 2051, Regina will welcome 136,200 new residents, reaching a total population of 370,000. The study also forecasts the need for 68,200 additional jobs and 56,900 new homes to support this growth.


    		 2051 Projected Numbers 2021 Census Numbers 2021-2051 Total & Annual Avg. Increase 2011-2021 Annual Avg. Increase
    Population 369,600 233,400 136,200
    4,530 / year    		 3,370 / year
    Number of Jobs 191,900 123,700 68,200
    2,273 / year    		 880 / year
    Housing Units 149,000 92,100 56,900
    1,900 / year
    1,248 / year


    Regina is growing faster than anticipated. The current Growth Plan, introduced in 2013, was designed for a population of 300,000. The new Growth Plan Review will include identifying land for new neighbourhoods, supporting redevelopment in existing areas and planning for industrial growth to meet future housing and employment needs.

Page last updated: 03 Mar 2026, 11:54 AM