Social Planning

The Local Government Act requires an Official Community Plan (OCP) to include housing policies respecting affordable housing, rental housing and special needs housing. The legislation also allows a local government to include policies in the OCP relating to social needs, social well-being and social development.
 

Some local governments feel these issues are a key component of the success of their planning initiatives by tackling the roots of some community problems. They may hire social planners and bring social issues forward into the planning process.