This official Plan (the Plan) is a plan which provides for the future land use in the Community of Borden-Carleton. Throughout this document, references to Borden-Carleton in goals, objectives and policy sections refer to the Community of Borden-Carleton Council.

The Plan covers the geographical area within the municipal boundaries of the Community of Borden-Carleton except for those lands designated by the Province of Prince Edward Island and under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Minister (PEI#1 and PEI#3).

Borden-Carleton, located in the southeast of Prince County and bordering the Northumberland Strait at its narrowest point, is the principal "Gateway" to and from New Brunswick as it is at the foot of the Confederation Bridge. As a result, Borden-Carleton is the first community that visitors to Prince Edward Island encounter and has developed as a tourist gateway.

The core of Borden-Carleton is characterized by residential neighborhoods, neighborhood and tourist-oriented commercial development, institutional and light industrial uses. The Community's waterfront is a mixture of former industrial lands, left over from the building of the Confederation Bridge and now ripe for redevelopment, coastal vistas, residential developments and resource-based uses. Running through the community is the Trans-Canada Highway with ribbon development consisting of residential, highway commercial, and tourism commercial uses.

While the Plan addresses only those matters which arise within Borden-Carleton's legal boundaries, consideration is given to what is occurring in adjacent municipalities and the Province as a whole.