FAQs

Current incentives for the development of both market and affordable housing can be accessed via a drop-down menu on the Housing Supply Strategy website.

For more information on PRONTO and the building permit approvals process, see the Building Permits website.

An additional dwelling unit is a self-contained unit consisting of a room or rooms in a single-detached, semi-detached, row house dwelling, street townhouse or an associated accessory structure. The additional dwelling unit may be contained in any part of the house, not just the basement. It may also be contained within an addition to the existing dwelling. Additional information can be found on the Additional Dwelling Units webpage.

“Missing middle housing” refers to housing types that fall somewhere in between a single-detached home and mid-rise apartment buildings — such as townhomes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes.

The City of Greater Sudbury Housing Supply Strategy aims to ensure that all current and future residents have access to housing options that meet their needs at all stages of life, and that are attainable at all income levels. The Housing Supply Strategy provides a series of implementable actions under 17 broad focus areas to realize the objectives and goals that City Council has adopted through relevant reports and analyses, as well as public input.

Municipalities in Ontario use Development Charges (DCs) to recover growth-related capital costs associated with residential and non-residential growth. In accordance with the Development Charges Act, DCs are collected at the building permit stage to help the City pay for municipal services needed to support new development. These services include water, wastewater, emergency services, roads and more. Please visit the Development Charges website for more information.