Adoption of a New Economic Development CIP Public Meeting March 10, 2026

Adoption of a New Economic Development Community Improvement Plan 

File Number: N/A

Location of Lands Affected: City-wide

Applicant: City of Brantford

Purpose and Effect of Proposed Amendment

The City of Brantford is proposing a new Economic Development Community Improvement Plan (EcDev CIP). The EcDev CIP will introduce a tax increment grant program and a building fee reduction program targeted to businesses classified under “industrial occupancy” within the Ontario Building Code. These financial incentive programs are designed to support the expansion of existing businesses and attract new investment within the municipal boundary. The new CIP will outline program scope, applicant requirements, eligible costs, and grant payment terms.

Figure 1: Economic Development Community Improvement Plan Project Area, Brantford

Additional details including the draft program descriptions can be reviewed by visiting www.AdvantageBrantford.ca or by contacting Economic Development Staff.

Additional Information

A copy of the proposed Economic Development CIP will be made available to the public for inspection from February 9, 2026 at the Customer Service Counter, 1^st Floor, City Hall, 58 Dalhousie Street, Brantford, ON N3T 2J2 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. 

For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact Tara Tran, Senior Project Manager, Economic Development, at 519-759-4150 ext. 5684, or by email at ttran@brantford.ca. You can also receive more information about this matter by visiting City Hall, 58 Dalhousie Street, Brantford, ON, N3T 2J2. Written comments can be sent to the emails or address noted above.

Personal information collected and recorded at the Statutory Public Meeting or through written submissions on this subject, is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 as amended, and the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13 as amended and will be used by Members of Council or Committee and City of Brantford staff in their consideration of this matter. The written submissions, including names and contact information and the associated reports arising from the public participation process, will be made available to the public, including publishing on the City’s website. Video recordings of the Statutory Public Meeting may also be posted to the City website. Questions about this collection should be referred to the City Clerk, 58 Dalhousie St., Brantford ON, N3T 5R7, or at 519-759-4150 Ext. 5713.

Notice Dated: February 5, 2026