Open, continuous intake

GSCIP Tax Increment Equivalent Grant (TIEG) Programs

Also known as: Greater Sudbury TIEG · Standard/Affordable Housing/Brownfields/Superstack/Corridors/Parking Structure TIEG

Greater Sudbury's GSCIP TIEG rebates the municipal tax increase your development creates, as an annual grant. Six variants exist: Standard, Affordable Housing, Brownfields, Superstack, Corridors, and Parking Structure (Downtown). The affordable-housing/brownfield schedule is reported as five years (100% of the increment years 1-3, 50% years 4-5), confirm the exact schedule for your variant with Planning Services (cip@greatersudbury.ca) before budgeting.

Amount: Annual grants equivalent to the incremental increase in the municipal property tax resulting from property improvements. Six variants: Standard (Schedule A), Affordable Housing (Schedule B), Brownfields (Schedule B), Superstack (combines Standard/Brownfield/Affordable Housing), Corridors (residential in Schedule C), Parking Structure (Downtown Sudbury). Grant schedule (percentage per year, number of years) is set per variant in the plan, reported as 5 years at 100% (years 1-3) then 50% (years 4-5) for the affordable housing and brownfield variants, unconfirmed against the by-law schedule.
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The City provides grants equivalent to the incremental increase in municipal property tax assessment and revenue resulting from property improvements such as, but not limited to, new construction.
Instrument: Grant (non-repayable)
Status: Open, continuous intake no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle
Who qualifies: Property owners and developers Businesses
property-owner
developer
business
Property must be within the GSCIP boundary (Schedules A, B, or C depending on variant) at the time of application
Same applicant/program/property must wait 5 years since the last grant payment (retroactive across any CIP)
Cost-to-construct budget by an architect/engineer dated within 6 months of application required
Works commenced before application submission are ineligible
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Where: Greater Sudbury (single-tier census division)This program is limited to one district.
1 of 11 Northern Ontario districts are eligible for this program. A filled dot is eligible, an outline is not.
Built for: Small business, expansion Nonprofits & charities

How do you apply?

Call first. This funder expects contact with a program officer before you apply.

Pre-consultation with Planning Services (cip@greatersudbury.ca)
Application with cost-to-construct budget, photos, plans
Council consideration (required where total project costs exceed $1,000,000 and/or TIEG is requested)
Agreement and annual grant payments as taxes are paid

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Can you combine this with other funding?

GSCIP Housing Accelerator Program (Per-Door Residential Grant), Brownfield and affordable housing proposals may combine a TIEG with the Housing Accelerator (per-door) program on the same GSCIP application.
GSCIP Professional Study Grant Program, A study grant may precede or accompany a TIEG application on the same property.

Common questions

How is the TIEG amount calculated?

From the tax increment: post-project assessed value times the municipal tax rate, minus pre-project taxes. The application form walks through this calculation, and grants are paid annually against the increment.

Which TIEG variant applies to my project?

Standard for development in Schedule A areas; Affordable Housing and Brownfields for Schedule B proposals; Corridors for residential in Schedule C; Superstack combines eligible variants; Parking Structure applies to a Downtown Sudbury parking structure (evaluated in two phases).

Does the 2025 GSCIP replace the old Sudbury CIPs?

Yes, the GSCIP (adopted 2025) consolidates the former Strategic Core Areas, Affordable Housing, and Brownfield CIPs into one city-wide plan with expanded eligibility.

Can I reapply for a TIEG on the same property?

Not within five years of the last grant payment for that program and property, the rule is retroactive and counts any CIP in effect within the five-year period.

Other streams of Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan (GSCIP)

Funders publish these as one program with several streams. The terms differ by stream.

GSCIP Facade Improvement Grant Program, Up to $20,000
GSCIP Housing Accelerator Program (Per-Door Residential Grant), Up to $200,000
GSCIP Professional Study Grant Program, Up to $7,500

Where else could this money come from?

Chosen by what these programs have in common with this one, not by hand. The reason is shown for each, so you can judge whether it holds.

Economic Growth Grant Program (EGCIP) Open, continuous intake
both for small business, expansion; tieg — Up to $100,000
Sault Ste. Marie Housing CIP, Tax Increment Equivalent Grant Open while funds last
both for small business, expansion and nonprofits & charities; tieg — Varies; see program
North Bay Growth CIP Top-Up Funding Streams (HAF Year 2) Next intake not announced
both for small business, expansion and nonprofits & charities; affordable housing — Varies; see program
Sault Foundations Grant (Feasibility Study, Non-Profit Missing Middle) Open while funds last
both for nonprofits & charities — Not published

Guides that cover this program

Notes on this record

Per-variant grant schedules (percentages/years) live in the GSCIP by-law schedule hosted on pub-greatersudbury.escribemeetings.com, which bot-blocked (HTTP 403); the 5-year 100/100/100/50/50 schedule for affordable/brownfield variants is search-reported only. Contact: Planning Services 705-674-4455 ext 4295, cip@greatersudbury.ca.

Facts on this page were read from the funder's PDF documentation rather than a web page, so they can lag a mid-cycle change.

Apply

Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there: