This program provides a financial incentive to encourage development and redevelopment in central urban areas, Designated Exemption Areas and brownfield sites.
We're reviewing all of our development incentive and reduction programs. Completion of this review is expected by the end of the 2018.
Niagara Region passed a new Regional Development Charges by-law on November 16, 2017 which modified the Regional Development Charges reduction programs. Ensure you familiarize yourself with the new by-law.
Eligibility for exemptions is based on the policies in place at the time development charges are payable. The current development charges by-law expires on Aug. 31, 2022.
Refund / grant of development charges (up to 50-100 per cent) are available if your development is:
Your project may also be eligible for a refund of the development charges if it satisfies a specific number of criteria as outlined in the program guide or is certified at any level of LEED.
Hard copies of the applicant information package are also available for pick-up at Niagara Region Headquarters.
Email planning and development for further information.
There are a number of exemptions found in provincial legislation. In addition to those, the following Regional exemptions have been included in the current Regional development charges by-law:
In addition there may be credits against development charges which may be related to your project: