Is there any government legislation that encourages brownfield cleanup?
Ontario continually works to revise and update its legislation to make it easier for landowners to clean up brownfields and to provide for government financial incentives. With a completed record of site condition, landowners receive a level of immunity from a Ministry of the Environment regulatory order. A record of site condition shows that a property meets regulated site assessment and cleanup standards for the new use. The province provides a limited amount of financial incentive through its Brownfields Financial Tax Incentive Program administered by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Local municipalities throughout Ontario primarily provide meaningful financial assistance for brownfield cleanup. Terms and conditions of the financial assistance vary from city to city depending upon local circumstances. Incentives are typically in the form of grants, waived development charges or tax incremental financing.
