Community Improvement Plans (CIPs) are a sustainable community planning tool used by municipalities to revitalize areas of a city or community through programs, grants and incentives.
CIPs also:
- address the reuse and restoration of lands, buildings and infrastructure
- address growth management challenges
- plan for rehabilitation, development and land-use change
The City recognizes the value of community improvement planning initiatives and identifying opportunities for future work. Under the Planning Act, Community Improvement Plans can be undertaken for environmental, social or economic development reasons.
The City has developed a number of financial incentives through its various community improvement plans. These financial incentives are available to any proponent within the community improvement project areas. These CIPs include the following:
- Brownfield Strategy and Community Improvement Plan (adopted in 2011);
- Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan (adopted in 2018); and,
- Strategic Core Areas Community Improvement Plan (adopted in 2022)
A New CIP
The City has undertaken a review of these CIPs. Further to a municipal best practice review and a review of existing CIP programs in effect for Greater Sudbury, staff is recommending that these CIPs be replaced with a new Greater Sudbury CIP (GSCIP).
Highlights of the proposed GSCIP include:
- New CIP boundaries
- A combination of three CIPs (Strategic Core Areas, Brownfields, Affordable Housing)
- A new Housing Accelerator Program applicable to the nodes and requiring a minimum of three net new dwelling units to be eligible
- A refinement of the Façade Improvement Program eligibility criteria to provide further guidance on aesthetics, historical preservation, durability, energy efficiency, and accessibility.
- General updates throughout to improve general requirements and descriptions of programs
Public feedback is for the draft Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan is welcomed at the bottom of this page.
Background and drafts for the proposed CIP can be found using the links below:
April 22, 2025 Staff Report presented to the Finance and Administration Committee
January 28, 2025 Staff Report presented to the Finance and Administration Committee
Draft of the Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan
and the Draft GSCIP Areas
The City held a Public Hearing on the proposed Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan on June 23, 2025. The report can and attachments be found under item 8.2 here:
https://pub-greatersudbury.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=f9fbb927-e8ad-4685-b2ea-b25c0bab858b&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=23&Tab=attachments
Next steps include adoption of implementing by-laws, notice of adoption, appeal period and the determination of the in-effect date.
Community Improvement Plans (CIPs) are a sustainable community planning tool used by municipalities to revitalize areas of a city or community through programs, grants and incentives.
CIPs also:
- address the reuse and restoration of lands, buildings and infrastructure
- address growth management challenges
- plan for rehabilitation, development and land-use change
The City recognizes the value of community improvement planning initiatives and identifying opportunities for future work. Under the Planning Act, Community Improvement Plans can be undertaken for environmental, social or economic development reasons.
The City has developed a number of financial incentives through its various community improvement plans. These financial incentives are available to any proponent within the community improvement project areas. These CIPs include the following:
- Brownfield Strategy and Community Improvement Plan (adopted in 2011);
- Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan (adopted in 2018); and,
- Strategic Core Areas Community Improvement Plan (adopted in 2022)
A New CIP
The City has undertaken a review of these CIPs. Further to a municipal best practice review and a review of existing CIP programs in effect for Greater Sudbury, staff is recommending that these CIPs be replaced with a new Greater Sudbury CIP (GSCIP).
Highlights of the proposed GSCIP include:
- New CIP boundaries
- A combination of three CIPs (Strategic Core Areas, Brownfields, Affordable Housing)
- A new Housing Accelerator Program applicable to the nodes and requiring a minimum of three net new dwelling units to be eligible
- A refinement of the Façade Improvement Program eligibility criteria to provide further guidance on aesthetics, historical preservation, durability, energy efficiency, and accessibility.
- General updates throughout to improve general requirements and descriptions of programs
Public feedback is for the draft Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan is welcomed at the bottom of this page.
Background and drafts for the proposed CIP can be found using the links below:
April 22, 2025 Staff Report presented to the Finance and Administration Committee
January 28, 2025 Staff Report presented to the Finance and Administration Committee
Draft of the Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan
and the Draft GSCIP Areas
The City held a Public Hearing on the proposed Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan on June 23, 2025. The report can and attachments be found under item 8.2 here:
https://pub-greatersudbury.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=f9fbb927-e8ad-4685-b2ea-b25c0bab858b&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=23&Tab=attachments
Next steps include adoption of implementing by-laws, notice of adoption, appeal period and the determination of the in-effect date.
