City Incentive Program Supports Affordable Infill Housing

Regina's Housing Incentives Program is boosting infill housing development. Growth in higher density housing means that the City can make better use of space and existing infrastructure, instead of paying more to expand outward. Encouraging infill development can revitalize and create complete neighbourhoods where people can live closer to work and school, while supporting local businesses.

"It is great to see a trend towards infill development, transforming vacant lots into new affordable housing units," said Bill Neher, Manager of Housing for the City of Regina. "A healthy neighbourhood is a place where people can live close to work, school and shops or restaurants with a variety of housing options for different lifestyles.”

Municipal incentives, such as grants and tax exemptions provided through the Housing Incentive Program, support developments with a focus on infill housing that increases density – including multi-family apartment buildings, townhouses and backyard and basement suites.

“The Goldman Group of Companies & Niesner Properties Inc. recognizes how infill housing in core central neighbourhoods can help meet a public demand and benefit the whole community,” said Robert Goldman, Goldman Group of Companies. “City incentive programs are more important now than ever to help facilitate the development of infill housing projects as the cost of construction is at an all-time high and infill developments in the best economic environment have their challenges.” 

In 2025, municipal incentives supported the development of 12 vacant lots. In that same year, the Housing Incentive Program supported 360 new affordable housing units, 75 per cent of which are in core established neighbourhoods.

Among the projects supported by the City were College Manor, which replaced a vacant lot in the Heritage Neighbourhood with an apartment building and Lillium Village, which built supportive housing units on a former parking lot.

"We commend the City of Regina for prioritizing much needed housing initiatives,” Victoria Aspinall, President of Maybell said. “Lilium Village, our 12-unit housing community for single mothers and families, is one of the housing projects that benefited from the City’s Housing Incentive Program (HIP).”

To date in 2026, the City has already approved incentives for 44 housing units. This is part of the City's strategy to increase supply and meet different housing needs to support a growing population.

The City continues to prioritize replacing aging infrastructure in core areas with new pipes and roadways to build capacity to support more people living in established neighbourhoods.

The newly launched Housing Land Bank is another tool to support infill development by providing City-owned vacant land to support affordable housing below market price. These are great examples of how City incentive programs and planning policies are targeted to support infill development