Renovation Fee Waiver Program

The Renovation Fee Waiver Program helps eligible property owners reduce vacant building fees.

Under this program, we will provide a dollar-for-dollar credit toward vacant building fees based on:

• The value of a City grant issued for the renovation or redevelopment of a vacant building, or
• The cost of a City construction permit used to improve the building

Eligibility

To qualify, you must apply for the fee waiver within 12 months of one of the following dates:

• The date the City grant was issued, or
• The date the City construction permit was closed following final inspection

How the fee waiver can be used

Approved fee waivers are applied as a credit to your account.

• If the building is still vacant: the credit may be used to pay new vacant building fee invoices
• If the building is occupied or demolished: the credit may be used to pay overdue vacant building fees still owing on that property

Important conditions

Please note:

• Fee waivers are not cash refunds and cannot be used to recover fees already paid
• Fee waivers can only be used for Vacant Building By-law fees. They cannot be applied to tickets, fines, administrative penalties, or any other debts owed to the City
• Fee waivers are building specific

Application form

Vacant Building Fee Waiver application form (PDF, 204KB)

Contact us

For more information on the Renovation Fee Waiver Program, contact us at:

• 204-986-2234
• CMS-LBE@winnipeg.ca