Strategic Plan

Taking steps to respect, protect and restore our most valuable assets—our places and spaces.

#1 Objective: Taking action together 

Preserve and protect our natural environment, take climate action and be more resilient to its impacts.

#2 Objective: Walking the talk

Lead by example, celebrate what Muskoka is doing, and encourage us all to do more

2.1 Accelerate efforts to reduce corporate climate impacts
2.2 Share our approach and boost our collective efforts

Helping to make sure our communities have what they need to remain prosperous, safe, connected and healthy for our residents to enjoy and to welcome others. 

#3 Objective: Housing for everyone

Create more safe, attainable, and sustainable housing to call home—and transportation between our places and spaces

3.1 Increase supply/stock of purpose-built, affordable rental and market housing
3.2 Expand supports to address increasing homelessness
3.3 Enhance transit options to better connect residents across our communities

#4 Objective: Good jobs and workers to fill them

Stimulate a year-round, diverse economy and develop the workforce needed to sustain it

4.1 Help stimulate economic growth in diverse, year-round sectors
4.2 Help address regional workforce challenges and build future capacity

#5 Objective: Community health and wellbeing

Connect residents—all ages, stages, and circumstances—to the health and social supports they need

5.1 Help improve access to mental health, addiction, and primary care services
5.2 Expand access to District delivered health care services and programs
5.3 Build capacity to fund health care costs and inform future planning
5.4 Proactively influence social determinants of health and encourage wellbeing

Making sure we deliver good value, efficient, customer-centred services and have the sustainable infrastructure to meet Muskoka’s needs—today and tomorrow.

#6 Objective: Service alignment

Modernize municipal services and deliver them in the way that makes most sense—best value, efficiency, and outcomes for residents

6.1 Streamline service delivery to maximize value and outcomes
6.2 Modernize service delivery and operations using innovation and technology

#7 Objective: Service excellence

Improve how we communicate, create better customer experiences, and encourage residents to provide input and share their ideas

7.1 Establish a corporate mindset for service excellence
7.2 Make residents more aware of our services and engaged in Council priorities
7.3 Create better experiences accessing our services

#8 Objective: Future thinking

Plan and invest so that we have the services and infrastructure our residents and communities need— now and in the future

8.1 Continue to strengthen our financial health
8.2 Increase capacity to fund infrastructure and ongoing operating costs

Working together—exceptional staff, invested leadership and engaged partners—to realize our vision for Muskoka.

#9 Objective: Investing in our people

Attract great people, develop their talents, and provide work experiences that make them want to stay

9.1 Attract a skilled workforce to meet current and future service needs
9.2 Create exceptional work experience to engage and retain staff

#10 Objective: Better together

Strengthen relationships and build partnerships that will make Muskoka better

10.1 Strengthen our relationships with the Indigenous communities with ties to Muskoka
10.2 Strengthen our role in encouraging diversity, equity and inclusion
10.3 Strengthen our role in the municipal sector and community capacity building