TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Timmins will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City of Timmins, 220 Algonquin Boulevard East, Timmins, Ontario, to gather public input concerning a proposal to designate a Housing Community Improvement Project Area (HCIPA) and adopt a Housing Community Improvement Plan (CIP) in accordance with Section 28 of the Planning Act, R.S.O 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.

THE PURPOSE of the proposed Housing Community Improvement Plan will directly implement Recommendation 7 of the City of Timmins Housing Action Plan which recommended establishing a Housing Community Improvement Program (CIP). The Housing CIP is intended to accelerate the construction of new housing units to increase the overall supply of housing options within the City and meet growth management targets.

KEY COMPONENTS OF THE HOUSING CIP INCLUDE:

• Purpose of the City of Timmins Housing CIP Project;
• Information on the legislative authority and policy framework for CIPs as per the Planning Act;
• Financial Incentive Programs;
• General Eligibility Criteria;
• Implementation; and
• Schedules of the Housing CIP Area (HCIPA) which generally follow the settlement areas of the City of Timmins Official Plan.

The proposed Housing Community Improvement Plan is available for download.  Please click here to download.

ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed City of Timmins Housing Community Improvement Project Area and Housing Community Improvement Plan.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Council of the City of Timmins to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Timmins before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the City of Timmins before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

Please note that the rights of third parties to appeal decisions to the Ontario Land Tribunal have been restricted under the Planning Act.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Timmins on the proposed City of Timmins Housing Community Improvement Project Area and Housing Community Improvement Plan, you must make a written request to Steph Palmateer, City Clerk, City of Timmins, 220 Algonquin Boulevard East, Timmins, Ontario, P4N 1B3.

For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact the Planning Division, City of Timmins, 220 Algonquin Boulevard East, Timmins, Ontario, P4N 1B3, telephone number 705-360-2624 or via email at [email protected].
Dated at the City of Timmins, this 5th day of December, 2025.

Under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, and in accordance with Ontario’s Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), all written submissions, documents, deputations, correspondence, emails or other communications (including name and address) provided for, or at a public meeting, public consultation, or other public process are considered part of the public record. Please note that by submitting any of this information, consent is being provided to use and disclose this information as part of the Planning process.