North Bay Growth Community Improvement Plan
Also known as: Growth CIP · GCIP
North Bay's Growth CIP is the umbrella for the city's development incentives across four target areas: Downtown, Housing, Industrial, and Waterfront. Each area has its own grants, tax incentives, and fee waivers set out in per-area guideline documents (2019 plan, since expanded with Housing Accelerator Fund top-ups). The best-documented stream is Housing, up to 75% of costs to $25,000 per dwelling unit. Start with a pre-consultation: growthcip@northbay.ca.
Key facts
- Amount
- Amount not published by funder
- Instrument
- Mixed instruments
- Status
- Open no announced close date
- Who qualifies
- Property owner, developer, business, nonprofit
- Four target areas: Downtown, Housing, Industrial, Waterfront, each with its own incentive suite and guideline document
- Housing projects must connect to municipal sewer and water services
- Incentives encourage beautification, job creation, and new housing units
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Intake windows
| Cycle | Opens | Closes | Status | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAF Year 2 top-up (2026) | - | - | Open Subject to available funding per stream (three HAF top-up streams), effectively while-funds-last; no fixed close date published |
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Application process
Call first. This funder expects contact with a program officer before you apply.
- Pre-consultation (recommended): email growthcip@northbay.ca or call 705-474-0400 ext. 2414
- Application per target-area guideline document
- Staff evaluation against eligibility criteria and available funding
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Common questions
What are the four target areas?
Downtown, Housing, Industrial, and Waterfront. Each has specific financial incentives, beautification grants, tax incentives, fee waivers, detailed in its own guideline document and information sheet on northbay.ca.
Do I need a pre-consultation?
Strongly recommended. Planning staff ask that you email growthcip@northbay.ca or call 705-474-0400 ext. 2414 before applying, to confirm your project fits program parameters.
Where are the dollar amounts for industrial, downtown, and waterfront incentives?
In the per-area guideline PDFs on the city's Growth CIP pages, the city does not publish them on the summary pages, so confirm figures with staff for your specific stream.
Apply
Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there: