Housing Community Improvement Plan (CIP)
Housing Community Improvement Plan (CIP)
The City of Sault Ste. Marie has adopted a Housing Community Improvement Plan (CIP) in August 2024. The Housing CIP is intended to promote the development of affordable and market-rate housing by assisting and stimulating new housing development through the use of financial incentives as authorized by the Planning Act. This draft CIP has been designed to focus housing development within the Strategic Development Areas of the City and to offer higher value incentives to those who build new affordable units and commit to these units remaining affordable for at least 20 years. Grant applications are currently being accepted. To apply, please navigate to https://saultstemarie.ca/housing.
The City is proposing three major amendments to the Housing CIP: an expansion of Per-door Grant eligibility; an increase in Per-door Grant incentive values; and the addition of a Municipal Fees Rebate Program. Please read the draft amended Housing CIP below and fee free to provide input.
Read the Draft Amended Housing CIP (Draft Approved April 2025)
On April 7, 2025, Council approved a draft amended version of the Housing CIP to provide public notice, with the intent on bringing the draft Housing CIP back to Council for final approval. The draft amended version can be downloaded below as either a clean version (no markup) or a tracked changes version (redline). Please feel free to provide feedback in the comment box below.
Download and read the Draft Amended Housing CIP (Clean Copy)
Download and read the Draft Amended Housing CIP (Tracked Changes Copy)
Thank you to those who attended the Open House - Public Information Session:
- Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Time: 4pm to 7pm, formal presentations at 4:30pm and 5:30pm
- Location: Russ Ramsay Room, Ronald A. Irwin Civic Centre - 99 Foster Drive
- Download the Presentation slides or listen to the presentation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltmvrvsGezk.
Read the Adopted Housing CIP (Approved August 2024)
The Council approved Housing CIP can be downloaded below. Thank you to all who shared their views on the draft Housing CIP. Your input was a critical part of the development of this CIP.
Have a look at the Housing Community Improvement Project Area (CIPA)
The Housing CIPA is shown on the following map. The CIPA delineates distinct “Precincts”, or areas where financial incentive programs differ in eligibility or incentive value. Precincts 1 and 2 correspond to the City's Strategic Development Areas, and Precinct 3 represents the remainder of the City's Urban Settlement Area. The rural area of the City is not part of the Housing CIP.
Download a PDF of the Draft CIPA Area
Have questions regarding the project? Get in touch with a member of the consultation team under “Who’s Listening?”.
Project Timeline
Who's Listening?
Planning Department
City of Sault Ste. Marie
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 705-759-5368