The City of Airdrie is taking bold steps to revitalize its downtown core, making it more vibrant, welcoming, and attractive for residents, visitors, and investors. A suite of incentives are available to support redevelopment, beautification, and business growth in the heart of our city. Whether you're a property owner, developer, or business operator, these programs are designed to help you bring your vision to life.

Councils goals for the downtown incentives include:

• Support local businesses: Help existing businesses grow and attract new ones.
• Create a vibrant atmosphere: Make downtown a place people want to visit and enjoy.
• Enhance visual appeal: Improve the look and feel of buildings and public spaces.
• Encourage private investment: Use public incentives to spark private development.
• Promote sustainability and accessibility: Build a downtown that’s inclusive and future-ready.

Activation & collaboration grant

Supports public events and programs that bring life to Downtown Airdrie by providing up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $10,000 per event, program or initiative.

Activation grant details and application

Development support fund

Covers City-related fees for new or redeveloped properties in the CRL area to make projects more financially viable and attractive to investors.

Development support details and application

Environmental site assessment (ESA) grant

Reimburses costs for Phase I and II ESAs to support safe, informed development.

ESA details and application

Expedited development permit

Speeds up development permit approvals in the CRL area to give developers, property owners and investors more certainty and faster decisions so projects can get started and completed sooner.

Expedited permits details and application

Property improvement grant

Helps property owners improve building exteriors and public-facing spaces by providing up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $50,000 per property.

Property improvement details and application

Parking structure subsidy

Offsets the cost of structured, above or below ground, parking for high-density developments.

Parking subsidy details and application