Ontario municipalities have demonstrated their commitment to brownfield redevelopment by investing in a wide variety of incentive programs for contaminated sites that include Community Improvement Plans (CIPs). Now, there is a consolidated source for locating active municipal brownfields financial incentive programs.
- A compendium of municipal Community Improvement Plans http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=8982 with brownfields components, including:
- Municipal staff contacts and links to municipal websites
- PDF copies of CIP policies, where available
- Geographic extent of the policies
- A high-level summary of the types of incentives offered
- Brief descriptions to help categorize the key types of financial incentives available.
- A map of municipalities http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=8901 with approved or draft CIP's with brownfields components.
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