Initiative 1: Municipal Lands Program

Use identified municipally-owned lands for affordable and attainable housing.

The City is exploring ways to make municipally-owned lands available at low or no cost to private and not-for-profit developers to build affordable and attainable, mixed-use, complete communities. This initiative will involve working with the Region of Waterloo and other local municipalities to develop common disposition strategies, procurement considerations, development approval processes, and legal considerations and to eliminate barriers that will help accelerate the process of bringing selected municipal lands forward for housing. Information about city owned parcels proposed for affordable and attainable housing through this initiative along with opportunities for public feedback will be identified here.

Key Actions:

• Create a streamlined process for the disposition or use of city owned lands for affordable housing
• Identify initial land parcel and update planning framework
• Select development proposal and building partner(s)
• Seek Council approval of development

Net new housing units:

By 2026: 50
By 2033: 900

Implementation timeline: December 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025

Return to City of Waterloo Housing Accelerator Fund page.