Housing Accelerator Fund

The Housing Accelerator Fund Application Intake Window is CLOSED and we are no longer accepting applications. Sign up for the newsletter to be updated if applications reopen. All complete and eligible applications will be evaluated using the 2026 Multi-Unit Residential Grant Evaluation Scorecard.

Learn more about Housing Community Improvement Plan Grants

The ADU grant is fully subscribed and we will not be accepting new applications.

Learn more about building an ADU

Grants are available for eligible construction and/or restoration projects in the downtown and core areas through the Strategic Core Area Community Improvement Plan (CIP). 

Learn more about downtown & Core Area Improvement Grants

Thinking about building or developing in Thunder Bay?  Build Thunder Bay is your one stop for information about and answers to questions about the Development Process. Whether you’re building a backyard home or planning a major development, we’ll help you get started and stay on track.

Visit Build Thunder Bay - Your One Stop Development Shop

The Mayor's Task Force on Building More Homes guides the delivery of housing Initiatives and recommends additional strategies and actions to accelerate the development of a range of housing types and housing affordability levels to meet the City’s housing needs.

The main objectives of the Task Force are:

• to accelerate desirable housing development consistent with the policies outlined within the City’s Official Plan and other approved strategies;
• achieve community support, collaboration and participation to share in and deliver housing goals;
• support and accelerate a range of housing types and affordability levels with particular focus on affordable housing;
• identify and provide recommendations to overcome the root causes constraining housing development and affordability;
• improve Thunder Bay’s financial position by achieving additional density and making the best use of existing infrastructure; investigate and recommend additional resources to implement recommendations. 

• Mayor Ken Boshcoff
• Justyn Desjardins - Institution Delivering Construction and Trades Training Rep
• Karen Hill - Real Estate Association Rep
• Harold Lindstrom - Construction/Trades Association involved in Housing Construction Rep
• Paul Magiskan - Indigenous-led Stakeholder with Affordable Housing Development Experience Rep
• Ken Ranta - Public/Non-Profit Housing Organization involved in Affordable Housing Rep
• John Stephenson - Member of Public with Working Knowledge of Research Involvement in Housing and Housing Affordability and Development