Islands Trust Council Strategic Plan 2025-28

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Islands Trust Council Strategic Plan 2025-28 
 
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FOCUS AREA GOALS & DESIRED 
OUTCOMES 
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS KEY INITIATIVES 
 
Top priority for 
current 
council term 
 Priority for 
current 
council 
term 
 
To be 
initiated 
2026-2027 
 
Initiation 
timeline  
TBD 
 
Governance & 
Organizational 
Excellence 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clear and transparent policies, 
administrative processes and 
structures enable better 
decision making, advance 
service delivery and improve 
employee satisfaction 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.1 Update and adopt a new 
Policy Statement 
 
1.1.1 Finish and adopt Islands Trust Policy Statement in accordance with project work plans 
 
1.1.2 Work with Indigenous Governing Bodies to co-design and implement future Policy Statement amendment 
review processes that ensure ongoing and more regular review and amendment of the Policy Statement 
1.2 Strengthen governance, 
decision-making and 
workflow processes 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.2.1 Develop a corporate planning process to enable decision-making, workflow efficiency, resource tracking 
and relevant policy consolidation 
1.2.2 Explore new engagement models (virtual and in person forums) to reach more community members  
1.2.3 Improve bylaw enforcement policies and procedures to be administratively fair, reasonable and 
transparent with the aim of restoring public confidence 
1.2.4 Prioritise, analyse, and where appropriate, implement the 15 recommendations of the 2022 Governance 
Report  
1.2.5 Review all Trust Council policies, and where appropriate, amend, combine or rescind  
1.2.6 Review all Trust Council and local trust committee agreements and where appropriate, amend, combine or 
rescind  
  1.3 Advocate to the Province 
for legislative changes to 
Islands Trust Act 
1.3.1 Advance the following requests to the Province and develop advocacy and education strategies to support 
these:  
a) the Provincial review of the governance structure to enable reconciliation and better support Islands 
Trust’s mandate; and  
b) request for increased Provincial funding 

Islands Trust Council Strategic Plan 2025-28 
 
2 
FOCUS AREA GOALS & DESIRED 
OUTCOMES 
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS KEY INITIATIVES 
 
Top priority for 
current 
council term 
 Priority for 
current 
council 
term 
 
To be 
initiated 
2026-2027 
 
Initiation 
timeline  
TBD 
 
Growth 
Management 
& Community 
Resiliency 
Defined capacity constraints 
and indicators inform decision 
making 
2.1 Support proactive land 
use planning and establish 
limits to growth using 
evidence-based data  
2.1.1 Work with other agencies to facilitate data gathering / share in the development of environmental 
indicators 
 
 
2.1.2 Develop a growth management planning framework that includes data on growth trends and projections, 
geological and hydrological capacities, infrastructure, and development rates 
2.1.3 Update and implement Freshwater Sustainability Strategy (2022-2032) 
Planning processes and Trust 
Area wide progr

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