The City of Greater Sud bury Official Plan contains provisions regarding Community Improvement Planning which provides that the entire City of Greater Sudbury is designated as a Community Improvement Project Area under Section 28(2) of the Planning Act. Community Improvement Plans are widely used across Ontario to focus and initiate change and redevelopment. The Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan (CIP) is a tool intended to facilitate the development of affordable housing in the City of Greater Sud bury by both public and private sectors. In accordance with Section 28 of the Planning Act, the Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan encourages investment by providing financial incentives that may be applied to eligible properties for purposes that conform to the goals, objectives and policies of the CIP. Eligible properties must be located within the Community Improvement Project Area as designated by Council by-law following the adoption of the Plan. The purpose of this Community Improvement Plan (CIP) is to facilitate the development of more affordable housing units and direct those units to locations where they will benefit from proximity to public and private facilities and services as well as maximize the use of existing infrastructure. The 2018 Affordable Housing CIP has been prepared in accordance with the statutory requirements of Section 17(15) of the Planning Act and has had the benefit of a full public consultation process.