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.