Urban Growth Centre Community Improvement Plan
The Urban Growth Centre Community Improvement Plan offers financial incentive programs to encourage development, redevelopment and the revitalization of buildings and properties in Downtown Oshawa and the surrounding areas.
| Increased Assessment Grant Program |
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The City of Oshawa may provide a grant on a sliding scale for part or all of the increase in City taxes attributable to the improvement of a building and/or redevelopment of a property located within the Urban Growth Centre Community Improvement Project Area. |
| Facade and Accessibility Improvement Grant |
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The City of Oshawa may provide a Façade and Accessibility Improvement Grant, to a specified maximum, to assist property owners with the financing of building façade and accessibility improvements, in order to create a more interesting, appealing and accessible streetscape to attract more people and businesses to Downtown Oshawa. |
| Conversion to Residential Grant |
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The City of Oshawa may provide a Conversion to Residential Grant, to a specified maximum, to assist property owners with the financing of building improvements required to convert upper storey non-residential units or ground floor non-residential units in the rear of the building to residential dwelling units. |
| Upgrade to Building and Fire Codes Grant |
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The City of Oshawa may provide an Upgrade to Building and Fire Codes Grant, to a specified maximum, to assist property owners with the financing of building improvements required to bring existing older buildings into compliance with the current Ontario Building Code and/or into compliance with the current Ontario Fire Code. |
| Economic Stimulus Grant |
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The City of Oshawa may provide an Economic Stimulus Grant, to a specified maximum, to assist property owners with the financing of leasehold improvements and associated accessibility enhancements to ground floor or upper storey units. The goal of this program is to encourage, stimulate and incentivize leasehold improvements and associated accessibility enhancements in order to support a variety of businesses in Downtown Oshawa. |
Applications for Increased Assessment Grants are accepted on a first come first serve basis throughout the year, and require Council approval.
Applications for all other grant programs are accepted twice a year.
The next application deadline is March 1, 2020.
Apply for a grant program under the Urban Growth Centre Community Improvement Plan and submit your application to Economic Development Services.
Please note, any application must be submitted by the registered property owner, or by an authorized agent or solicitor on behalf of the property owner.