Email this pageMunicipal Financial Tools for Planning and Development

This publication was developed to help municipalities identify a range of potential financing tools available to support planning and development activities. It describes a number of municipal financial and planning incentives that encourage redevelopment, revitalization and improvement of existing built-up areas and neighbourhoods of a municipality. A number of municipalities offer significant financial assistance in the form of grants or loans. Others provide a financial incentive through the waiving of fees and charges. Still others provide indirect incentives through more flexible planning, parking and zoning requirements.