The Urban Growth Centre Community Improvement Plan offers five financial incentive programs to encourage development and redevelopment in the Downtown Oshawa Urban Growth Centre:

1. Increased Assessment Grant
2. Façade and Accessibility Improvement Grant
3. Conversion to Residential Grant
4. Upgrade to Building and Fire Codes Grant
5. Economic Stimulus Grant

Applications for Increased Assessment Grants are accepted year-round and require Council approval.

Applications for all other grant programs are accepted twice a year. The next application deadline is September 1, 2023. 

To apply for a grant under the Urban Growth Centre Community Improvement Plan, submit your application to Business and Economic Development Services.