We are currently reviewing the Community Improvement Plan to better meet the community needs and are therefore not accepting applications at this time. 

Community Improvement Plan - Refresh!

The Municipality of Meaford is currently updating its Community Improvement Plan. The program update aims to eliminate outdated programs, clarify how applications are assessed, set clearer limits on combined benefits and simplify the document for easier use. The draft Community Improvement Plan document, reports and other information is available for download below. 

The current Community Improvement Plan (also known as a CIP), was adopted in 2022. The project area includes the to the entire municipality, except for the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre. The Community Improvement Plan offers grants and tax relief opportunities to property owners within the Municipality  to facilitate projects that enhance cultural heritage, accessibility, sustainability, beautification and land use efficiency.

Community Improvement Plans are an economic development tool, enacted by Council By-law under the authority of the Planning Act, Part IV, Section 28. 

Public Engagement

Do you want to know more about how to get involved? Join us in person or virtually for a Public Meeting for the draft Community Improvement Plan update. 

Public Meeting: December 8, 2025 at 5:00 pm

Location: Council Chambers, 157859 7th Line, Meaford

See the full notice below for more information.

 

Meaford's Current Community Improvement Plan 2022

Did you know? The Municipality of Meaford offers grants, loans, tax-increment financing, and other incentive programs to support local businesses!

Grants and loans are available each year through the Community Improvement Plan for commercial, industrial, and agricultural properties that support Council's objectives for community development. Through the Community Improvement Plan, the Municipality supports community and economic development with the following:

  • Grants and loans for facade and land improvements, as well as energy efficiency retrofits, for commercial properties;
  • Building and planning fee waivers for select affordable housing, commercial, industrial, and on-farm developments;
  • Loans to support the creation of public tourism destinations;
  • Phased tax-increment financing for up to 10-years for select affordable housing, commercial, industrial, and on-farm developments;
  • Tax assistance for brownfield properties where there is a plan to rehabilitate the property for use; and,
  • Grants to undertake necessary studies on a property or create a business plan.

In 2022, the Municipality amended the Community Improvement Plan to expand eligibility for this program to the entire municipality, except for the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre. 

For more information, or to apply for funding under the Community Improvement Plan, please contact ecdev@meaford.ca.

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