The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has delegated authority to the Manitoulin Planning Board to grant consents to sever land, including subdivisions. The Board is the approval authority for lot creation within the Manitoulin Planning Area, including the unincorporated areas of Robinson and Dawson Township; the Townships of Assiginack, Billings, Burpee-Mills, Cockburn Island and Tehkummah; the Municipalities of Central Manitoulin and Gordon/Barrie Island; and the Town of Gore Bay.

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has also delegated the Manitoulin Planning Board the approval authority for zoning and building approvals in the unincorporated areas of Robinson and Dawson Township.

Information on upcoming meetings, and minutes of past meetings, can be found under the link Public Notices

Application forms, copies of our Zoning By-law, Official Plan document, and related Official Plan maps, can be found under the link Application Forms and Downloads section.

The Manitoulin Planning Board has ten members, including two members appointed by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to represent the Unincorporated Area of Robinson and Dawson Townships. Currently the Board has only one representative for the Unincorporated Area. The Ministry is currently undergoing an appointment process.