Proposed Amendment to the Affordable Rental Housing Community Improvement Plan

The City of Burlington is proposing an amendment to the Affordable Rental Housing Community Improvement Plan (ARHCIP) adopted by Council on April 15, 2025. The proposed amendment will:

  • introduce changes to the ARHCIP to expand the range of housing options, tenures, and affordability that support a new temporary financial incentive program;
  • introduce a new, temporary financial incentive program with respect to grants equivalent to a portion, or all, of the City’s development charges;
  • propose specific eligibility criteria (location, tenure, level of affordability, size of unit, timing, etc.) to describe the nature and depth of any proposed incentive.

At the Special Meeting of Council on March 2, 2026, staff were directed by Council to prepare an amendment to the ARHCIP to introduce a new, temporary City Development Charges exemption program. The program would be applicable to eligible housing units for a two-year period. The proposed financial incentive program is intended to support construction activity that aligns with the City’s housing objectives identified in the City’s Housing Strategy.

Statutory Public Meeting

You are invited to attend a Statutory Public Meeting, under the Planning Act on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, to provide comments on the proposed ARHCIP amendment. No decisions about the proposal have been made yet. We are asking for your feedback to inform a future recommended amendment to the Committee of the Whole. This meeting will be held at Burlington City Hall, 426 Brant St.

  • Public Meeting Date: April 14, 2026
  • Time: 9:30 am
  • Location: Online at burlington.ca/meetings or in person at Burlington City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd floor, 426 Brant St.

Feedback and comments received at the Statutory Public Meeting will inform a recommended ARHCIP amendment that will be presented for Council’s consideration in the future.

How to Obtain Materials

The proposed ARHCIP amendment will be available for public review on Monday, March 23, 2026. The draft amendment will be available on this page. The staff report will be available on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at burlington.ca/meetings by searching for the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, April 13, 2026. If you require a hard copy of the report, please email Legislative Services at clerks@burlington.ca to arrange pick up.

Speaking at the Statutory Public Meeting as a Delegation

To speak at the Public Meeting, there are 2 options:

1. Pre-register to speak by noon on Friday, April 10, 2026, before the meeting is to be held. You can pre-register in one of the following ways:

2. Register during the Public Meeting.

  • If you are viewing the livestream, you can register to speak by emailing clerks@burlington.ca, as noted in the ticker tape that will be scrolling along the bottom of the live stream webcast of the meeting with registration information.
  • If you are attending the meeting in person, you can register to speak during the meeting by following instructions provided at the meeting.

Speakers are limited to a maximum of 10 minutes each and are webcast online. If you have presentation materials, they must be submitted to Legislative Services at clerks@burlington.ca no later than noon, Friday, April 10, 2026 to allow for their distribution and review by all members of the Committee. Please note the content of all submissions is considered public and will be posted on the City’s website.

Tell Us What You Think

In addition to the Statutory Public Meeting, several public engagement sessions will be held. You are invited to an upcoming open house to share your feedback and help shape Burlington’s Community Improvement Plan.

Virtual Public Open House

In person Public Open House

  • Public Meeting Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
  • Time: 7 – 9 p.m.
  • Location: In person at Appleby Ice Centre, Community Room 1, 1201 Appleby Line

Virtual Public Open House

All open house options are an opportunity to provide comments on the proposed amendment.

You may also send your comment correspondence to housingstrategy@burlington.ca by noon Friday, April 10, 2026 if you wish for it to be distributed and reviewed by all members of the Committee in advance of the Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

You may also request a meeting to talk to a planner about the proposed ARHCIP amendment. This engagement opportunity is open until Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Send an email to housingstrategy@burlington.ca to book a meeting time


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