Grants for Downtown
Businesses and Property

The Downtown Tomorrow Community Improvement Plan (DTCIP) launched on January 1, 2017. This program seeks to encourage growth in Downtown Orillia, and in 2016 will include the provision of $185,000 in grants to offset costs of development in the downtown core for projects such as façade improvements, signage, feasibility studies, building improvements and the creation of residential units.

Implementation of the following five grant programs began on January 1, 2017;

• Feasibility/Design Study Grant Program
• Fees Grant Study Program
• Façade Improvement Grant Program
• Building Improvement Grant Program
• Residential Grant Program

For further information on the DTCIP Program: