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Calgary Opens Marathon Hearing on Repealing Citywide Rezoning

The outcome could determine Calgary’s housing path under federal funding rules.

The City of Calgary says more than 350 people have signed up to speak at a public hearing on a proposal to repeal the city's citywide blanket rezoning policy, and that number could grow.
Calgary’s new mayor-elect Jeromy Farkas speaks to reporters outside city hall on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, after narrowly defeating his opponent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland
Day 1 of council’s Public Hearing on Planning Matters, specifically the proposed citywide rezoning change, started at city hall in Calgary on Monday, March 23, 2026. It is expected to run all week.
Day 1 of council’s Public Hearing on Planning Matters, specifically the proposed citywide rezoning change, started at city hall in Calgary on Monday, March 23, 2026. It is expected to run all week.

Overview

  • City council began a weeklong public hearing Monday with 12-hour sessions as it weighs undoing the 2024 bylaw that enabled more housing types across most residential lots.
  • The clerk’s office logged more than 350 speakers and about 2,390 written submissions totaling 6,804 pages, with panels alternating between supporters and opponents.
  • Procedural plans call for daily sittings from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., full overflow arrangements, and possible extra dates if testimony runs long.
  • Administration’s repeal bylaw would restore pre-2024 low‑density zones, keep recent parking and technical amendments, carve out in‑progress approvals, and could take effect in August if passed.
  • Councillors’ tallies show most written submissions favour repeal, while CMHC warns Housing Accelerator Fund money is at risk if commitments are reversed, sharpening stakes for projects and for residents split over neighbourhood character versus added supply.