Regina City Centre Incentive Program — Storefront & Tenant Fit-Up Grants
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Eligibility & Details
What this program funds and who can apply
Program Description
Provides two stackable matching grants — a Storefront Improvement Grant and a Tenant Fit-Up Grant, each up to $50,000 (50% of costs) — to revitalize downtown Regina's City Centre by improving building exteriors and bringing new commercial tenants into vacant spaces. Combined, businesses may access up to $100,000 for comprehensive façade and interior fit-out projects, plus a separate 5-year property tax exemption for vacant-lot development.
Eligibility Requirements
- Business or property within the City Centre Incentive Program boundary (boundary under review/expansion as of 2026)
- Storefront Improvement Grant: commercial property owners or tenants with owner permission, for exterior façade improvements
- Tenant Fit-Up Grant: new commercial tenants signing a minimum 2-year lease in a vacant or eligible space
- Residential portions of a mixed-use building are ineligible
- Pre-approval required before any work commences
- Application must be submitted during an active intake period
- Tenant Fit-Up stream is for NEW businesses only — alterations or expansions of existing businesses are not eligible.
Quick Assessment
Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to $50,000 per stream (combined up to $100,000)
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Municipal
- Co-Funding
- Up to 50% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Between intakes — next intake date to be announced
Program Scorecard
Competition, effort, and approval at a glance
How to Win
Insider tips, common pitfalls, and what successful applicants look like
Insider TipThe two grant streams are independently stackable — a new tenant signing a lease in a building also doing a façade renovation can apply for both.
Rejection Pitfalls 6
- Application submitted outside of an active intake period
Success Profile
Evaluation Criteria
Everything you need to win Regina City Centre Incentive Program — Sto...
Not a marketing summary. The actual checklist, intel, and stack strategy reviewers look for.
- 6 rejection pitfalls reviewers flag — so you catch them first
- 8-document checklist with what each reviewer is actually checking
- Your Application Game Plan — the print-ready PDF the preview below describes
- 5-step application timeline with prep hours per step
- Insider tip from program officers on what separates winners
- 3-program stacking strategy to combine with compatible funding
- Success profile + evaluation criteria — exactly what reviewers score on
Application Playbook
Step-by-step process, required documents, and expenses
Application Steps
Required Documents 8
Eligible Expenses 3
Ineligible Expenses 5
Intake Periods
Deadline Notes
Ineligible Organizations
Funding Stack Strategy
Compatible programs, clawback risk, and combined funding potential
Compatible Programs
Clawback Risk
Medium RiskHow Regina City Centre Incentive Program — Sto... Compares
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| Commercial Façade Improvement Grant P... | Up to $12,500 (50% of costs) | Easy | Reimbursement | Annual Intake |
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