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A Global Brand For Business
Leverage is a powerful globally recognized reputation to elevate the status of any new or growing brand. Come see all the opportunities that flow in Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada.
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A Global Address in Niagara Falls
Located in the heart of North America’s most affluent consumer market, Niagara Falls is a dynamic, internationally renowned city with a prosperous business community. Many products and services first developed and pioneered here, have helped shaped the world as we know it today, and is without question, an effective business strategy to leverage such powerful global reputation to elevate the status of any new or growing brand.
Niagara Falls offers businesses a reliability that can be counted on and invested in which delivers an exciting landscape full of opportunities. Niagara Falls is not only known all over the world but is also a critical Canadian hub for international trade. Imagine locating your head office and/or your products made in this strategic location for connectivity and supply, you are already leaps ahead with a world-famous address and flowing opportunities for your business.
Whatever you’re looking for to meet the needs of your industry, you can find or create it here. Leveraging Niagara Falls, whether for global branding or innovation, to location or resources, and more Niagara Falls has the advantages. We welcome your business. Come see all the opportunities that flow in Niagara Falls, Canada.
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Market Highlights:
$2.4 Billion - Annual Tourism Revenue
$4.5 Billion - Annual Niagara Exports To North America
$14.3 Billion - Niagara Region Real GDP
$100 Billion - Annual Trade thru Niagara Falls Borders
$5.7 Trillion - GDP Access within 800km Radius
Contact our dedicated team of experts to help you discover your eligibility for one or many of the supportive incentive programs to grow your business!
Niagara Gateway Economic Zone & Centre Community Improvement Plan
The Niagara Gateway Economic Zone and Centre Community Improvement Plan (Gateway CIP) provides eligible projects with property tax reductions of between 40% and 100% for five to ten years to eligible property owners in Niagara Falls. Those same projects are also eligible for grants to cover Regional Development Charges. Projects that promote private sector investment, development, redevelopment and construction activity maybe eligible.
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Tax Increment Based Grant Program
This program provides an incremental tax grant to completed projects within the Gateway Project Area based on the project’s economic and environmental design performance. Successful applicants will receive a tax rate rebate of a percentage of the post-project values, for a period of five or 10 years depending on the location of the project. Tax savings resulting from this program can be significant.
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Regional Development Charges Grant Program
This program recognizes exceptional projects – those that score 14 points or more according to the Gateway CIP evaluation criteria – and provides relief from Regional Development Charges for those projects. The Development Charge Grant payment is capped at $1.5 million.
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MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM
The Municipal Employment Incentive Programs offer additional local level financial incentives for development proposals that have received approval for the Tax Increment Based Funding Program (TIBG) under the Niagara Gateway Economic Zone Community Improvement Plan (CIP). The TIBG is delivered through a partnership with the Niagara Region.The incentives under the MEIP are supplemental to the TIBG and are administered by the City of Niagara Falls. Included are:
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Planning Application Fee Waivers
The fee for Official Plan amendments, Zoning By-law amendments, site plan control or minor variances may be waived at the discretion of City Council or its delegate for any development proposal within the Gateway CIP Project Area that proposes an eligible employment use.
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Building Permit Fee Rebates
The fee paid for building, demolition or occupancy permits is rebated upon completion of an eligible development. Fees are paid at the time of application and, upon final inspection and clearance of the Building Division, are rebated to the applicant.
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Study Grants
A study grant is offered to offset the cost of studies required by the City to support an employment use on an eligible property such as urban design studies, traffic impact studies, environmental impact studies, servicing studies, archaeological surveys, and more.
