Toronto — Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program
grant_single|update May 7, 2025
Toronto, ON
Help to renovate and beautify commercial facades in Toronto
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Grant and Funding
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- Retail trade
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
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- City of Toronto
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The Toronto Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program provides up to $12,500 to assist commercial property owners and tenants in redesigning, renovating, or restoring street-facing building facades. Eligible activities include masonry work, new doors and windows, exterior painting, accessibility upgrades, and other improvements enhancing the visual appeal and accessibility of commercial properties.
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- Grant covers 50% of the costs of eligible improvements, up to a maximum of $12,500 for $25,000 in improvements.
- Minimum grant amount is $2,500 for $5,000 in improvements.
- Additional funding covers 50% of the costs for AODA accessibility upgrades, up to a maximum of $2,500 for $5,000 in improvements.
- For multiunit properties, an additional $2,500 per extra unit is available, up to five units and a maximum bonus grant of $12,500.
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- Redesign, renovation, or restoration of street-level commercial building façades.
- Enhancement of neighborhood streetscapes through façade improvements.
- Upgrades to improve accessibility in compliance with AODA standards.
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$ 12,200
Restoration and accessibility upgrades to retail storefront façade
$ 11,000
Upgrading bakery façade with awning, signage, and brick cleaning
$ 12,400
Renovation of café exterior with new lighting and windows
$ 9,400
Façade makeover for bookstore: masonry, door, and sign updates
$ 12,300
Facade enhancements for small grocery with ramps and canopy
$ 12,250
Restaurant entrance facelift with new doors, tiles, and lighting
grant_single_labels|admissibility
- The applicant must be either the owner of a commercial property or a commercial tenant with the property owner’s permission.
- The commercial building must have street-level commercial use; upper floors may have commercial or residential uses.
- The building façade must face a public road or a right-of-way accessible to the public.
- The proposed project must include a minimum of three eligible façade improvements.
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- Commercial property owners
- Commercial tenants with property owner permission
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- Properties used as places of worship.
- Properties with public institutional uses.
- Not-for-profit organizations.
- Residential properties without street-level commercial uses.
grant_eligibility_criteria|eligible_expenses
- Masonry and brick cleaning or restoration
- Installation of new doors and windows
- Outdoor decorative or security lighting
- Outdoor security equipment
- Outdoor entrance tiling
- Installation of canopies or awnings
- Repair of cornices, parapets, and architectural features
- Outdoor wall-mounted signs
- Exterior painting (if painting existing painted brick or stucco)
- Wheelchair accessibility ramping
- Accessible railings
- Accessible door openers meeting AODA standards
grant_eligibility_criteria|zone
- City of Toronto
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- Applications are currently closed; interested parties can subscribe to the BusinessTO newsletter for updates on future funding rounds.
grant_single_labels|contact
Michael.Saunders@toronto.ca
416-392-1005
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