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Sault Ste. Marie Housing CIP, Per Door Grant Program

by City of Sault Ste. Marie

Also known as: SSM Per-Door Grant · Housing Grant Program

Sault Ste. Marie's Per Door Grant gives a one-time payment for small projects creating up to 4 new rental units, basement suites, garden suites, or up to a 4-plex. Draft-plan rates were $40/sq ft or $40,000 per affordable unit (20-year affordability agreement) and $20/sq ft or $20,000 for market-rate units; a May 2025 amendment increased values and widened market-rate eligibility to Precinct 2, with totals reported up to $160,000. Confirm current rates with housingcip@cityssm.on.ca.

Amount
Up to $160,000

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Instrument
Grant (non-repayable)
Status
Open while funds last allocations can run out before the window closes; confirm before applying
Who qualifies
Homeowner, property owner, developer, nonprofit
  • Small-scale developments creating up to 4 new dwelling units (basement suites, garden suites, up to 4-plex)
  • Grant recipients must enter an agreement with the City to keep units affordable for 20 years (affordable stream)
  • Precinct location determines affordable vs market-rate eligibility

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Application process

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

  1. Contact housing CIP staff (housingcip@cityssm.on.ca, 705-759-5368)
  2. Submit fillable PDF application
  3. Enter affordability agreement with the City
  4. Build and receive the one-time grant

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Common questions

Do the units have to be affordable?

Affordable-stream units must stay at or below CMHC-benchmarked average market rent for 20 years under a city agreement. Market-rate units are also eligible at a lower per-door rate in designated precincts (Precinct 2 added by the May 2025 amendment).

How big a project qualifies?

1 to 4 new units, think basement apartment, garden suite, or a 4-plex. Developments of 5+ units route to the Tax Increment Equivalent Grant instead.

Is this Housing Accelerator Fund money?

The city received federal HAF funding (reported $8.6M) to incentivize housing, and the CIP grants are its main delivery vehicle, treat funding as while-supply-lasts and verify intake status with the city.

Apply

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

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