Housing Incentives Program

Per unit incentives vary depending on:

• Unit type (rental or ownership);
• Status of the organization applying (non-profit or private sector); and,

• Location of the development within the city.

Use our interactive map below to input the address of your property and determine the applicable program area to determine available incentives. 

Use our interactive map below to input the address of your property to determine if it falls within one of the applicable program areas.

Units that receive this incentive must be used for long-term rental purposes for the duration of the tax exemption (i.e., not an Airbnb and not for commercial or personal use).

Use our interactive map below to input the address of your property to determine if it falls within one of the applicable program areas.

For more information on eligibility criteria and application requirements, please refer to the Housing Incentives Policy.

1. Complete the appropriate application form for your project (see sidebar for application forms) and any additional documentation required such as the Design and Development Criteria Scorecard, Project Description Spreadsheet, Statutory Declaration, etc. Applications may be submitted prior to a development or building permit being received. If the form requires you to provide your zoning information, please refer to the City’s interactive zoning map for support.
2. Submit the form and all required documentation to chs@regina.ca.
3. Applications for Market Housing, Secondary and Backyard Suites and Rental Repair will be reviewed as they are received. Applicants will be contacted by City staff within 2 to 3 weeks of application.
4. Applications for Affordable Housing projects must be received before July 31 to be considered for the funding year.

• They will be reviewed and prioritized as follows:
  • Applications from non-profit organizations (all Program Areas) and from private sector developers (Program Areas 1 and 2) will be reviewed and prioritized for funding using the Design and Development Scorecard between the start of the application period and July 31.
    • Applications received between the start of the application period and March 31 will be evaluated together. A maximum of $750,000 of the annual capital grant funding will be allocated to these applications.
    • Applications received between April 1 and July 31 will be evaluated together, along with eligible applications received before March 31 that did not receive a funding allocation. The remainder of the annual capital grant funding can be allocated to these applications.
  • Applications from private sector developers (Program Areas 3 and 4) will be evaluated and prioritized for funding using the Design and Development Scorecard after July 31, based on remaining funding available
  • If funding remains available after all applications have been reviewed, the City may accept applications and award funding on a first-come basis to eligible projects up to December 31 until funding is exhausted.