Community Improvement Plan Amendment

The City of St. Catharines is proposing an amendment to the 2020CIP to be considered on April 29, 2025.

The Council-initiated amendment to the 2020CIP seeks to allow the property owner of 142 Queenston St. to incur retroactive project costs prior to entering into a CIP agreement.

Currently under the 2020CIP, eligible project costs incurred prior to execution of a formal CIP Agreement with the municipality are not retroactively eligible for the Tax Increment Finance (TIF) or Brownfield Tax Increment Finance (BTIF) incentive.

Establishing this permission is contingent on the City receiving a complete CIP application for 142 Queenston St. which meets the program requirements.

Public Meeting

City Council is hosting a Legislated Public Meeting on April 29, 2025, to receive input and comment on the proposed 2020CIP amendment, after which Council will consider approval of the amended plan. A Public Meeting will be held, where materials will be available for review and staff will be present to receive comments and answer questions.

📆 April 29, 2025

🕧 6 p.m.

📍 Council Chambers, 3rd Floor City Hall, 50 Church St., St. Catharines

You can also participate electronically. Visit stcatharines.ca/Council for information on how to access and participate in the meeting, and how to request and make a delegation before Council.

🔴 Livestream: youtube.com/CityStCatharines

Past Community Improvement Plan Amendments

On Aug. 26, 2024, the proposed administrative amendments to the 2015CIP and 2020CIP were approved. The amendments allow for extensions of project completion deadlines and enable the City to revoke projects that have not entered into an agreement within one year of receipt of the CIP Agreement. The Notice of Decision is available under 'Important Documents' to the right

On Sept. 23, 2024, the second proposed administrative amendment to the 2015CIP was approved. The amendment changes when remediation and/or redevelopment costs become eligible, permits TIF grant assignment, establishes a maximum five per cent variance limit for the post-development property tax assessment, and clarifies retroactive eligibility for legal fees, consulting fees, financing costs, Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, and Site-Specific Risk Assessment. The Notice of Decision is available under 'Important Documents' to the right