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Downtown Financial Incentives

As part of Canada’s Technology Triangle and part of Waterloo Region, Kitchener is a major contributor to one of the most diverse and dynamic economies in North America.

And, through a number of economic development initiatives, the city is taking a hands-on approach to ensuring its continued prosperity. In planning effectively for its future, Kitchener is a community that is increasingly strategic and innovative in its efforts to provide business with the tools they need to succeed.

The City of Kitchener has created a comprehensive package of downtown financial incentives — the Kitchener EDGE (Encouraging Development for Growth Efficiency).

These programs — Kitchener’s answer to SmartGrowth — are intended to facilitate the reurbanization of developed areas of the city, including the downtown and inner city areas, by stimulating private sector investment in the re-use of vacant and underutilized lands.

Key functional areas for investment and renewal include:

  • Continued investment in Kitchener’s downtown
  • The restoration and re-use of the city’s heritage resources
  • Increased affordable, multiple unit housing
  • Remediation and redevelopment of Kitchener’s brownfield lands
  • More intensive use of underused inner city lands

Contact information:

Cory Bluhm,
Manager, Downtown Community Development,
City of Kitchener,
519-741-3400 ext. 3375
cory.bluhm@kitchener.ca

For more information on the City’s downtown financial incentives, check out The EDGE (Encouraging Development and Growth Efficiency) Brochure. (1.7Mb pdf)

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