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Richmond Hill drives economic growth through innovation. The Economic Development division focuses on building partnerships and entrepreneurship programs and services that help local businesses thrive.  

Support for Richmond Hill Businesses

CLIC: Centre for Local Innovation and Collaboration

The Centre for Local Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC) is an innovative partnership between the City of Richmond Hill, OCAD University, Centennial College and eCampusOntario. CLIC’s Human-Centred Design program assists early-stage startups and scale-up businesses with their research, design and innovation challenges and connects businesses with post-secondary research programs, potential funding sources and opportunities.

Applications are now open for the September cohort! Apply by submitting an Expression of Interest Form available on our Centre for Local Innovation and Collaboration page.

Small Business Enterprise Centre

The Richmond Hill Small Business Enterprise Centre (RH-SBEC) is an innovative partnership between the Province of Ontario and the City of Richmond Hill, belonging to a network of 54 Small Business Enterprise Centres across Ontario that offers entrepreneurs various tools to start and grow their businesses. 

We are a one-stop source of resources that provides information, education, and access to services and programs that enable Richmond Hill's entrepreneurs and small businesses to grow and thrive.

For more information on programs, services and events, visit the Small Business Enterprise Centre.

Community Improvement Plan Grants

The CIP supports new office development in Richmond Hill’s designated centres, corridors and older business parks. It also supports the Village Business Improvement Area revitalization by offering incentives for façade improvements, enhanced landscaping and new signage. 

Businesses and property owners can take advantage of one or more of these financial grants. For full eligibility, program details and/or to apply, visit the Community Improvement Plan - Grants page. 

Tax Increment Equivalent Grant
(TIEG) is designed to support the development of office space (stand-alone or as part of mixed-use developments). As part of the program, the property owner/developer pays for the full cost of new office development and any increase in property taxes. The City grants back to the owner and/or development and/or assigned recipient, on a declining basis, an amount equal to a portion of the municipal portion of the property tax increase.
Building Renovation Grant
Building Renovation Grant is designed to promote the adaptive re-use of existing structures (industrial, commercial or other) for office space in the Village BIA, Oak Ridges Local Centre, Newkirk Business Park and Beaver Creek Business Park areas of the Community Improvement Plan area (CIPA).
Façade, Landscape and Signage Improvement Gran

Façade, Landscape and Signage Improvement Grant seeks to enhance the aesthetic appeal of the downtown centre through façade, public realm and signage improvements as well as street‐front redevelopment, and any resultant economic spin-off effects.

Approvals Plus

Approvals Plus provides business owners with support to facilitate the development application process through a dedicated Program Manager.

The program offers applicants of non-residential development applications including expansions, additions and new builds the convenience of a single point of contact to coordinate with the Planning and Regulatory Services Department. This can help to reduce application processing times and improve the customer experience. The dedicated program manager offers early stage scope assessment to align applicant needs and expectations with City processes in order to streamline and provide the big picture from the start.

For more information visit our Approvals Plus page.

Feature Friday

Our #FeatureFriday Campaign helps promote Richmond Hill Businesses on our social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram) each Friday. Send us your business profile, social media handles, promotions, team building event or any other content you want to be featured for along with some photos and/or a graphic. Our team will put together posts that will feature your business and give you exposure to our audience.

To get started, email us at ecdev@richmondhill.ca

Regional, Provincial and Federal Economic Programs

York Region
  • York Region Economic Development
  • Women’s Centre of York Region 
Government of Ontario 
  • Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
  • Ontario Made Tax Credit

Government of Canada
  • Federal Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario
  • Business Benefits Finder
  • BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada)
  • Government of Canada Business Grants

Additional Resources

In helping businesses identify and achieve their goals, we work in close alignment with many industry partners and external organizations to collaborate and support innovation and growth. See below for sample resources we may refer our clients to.

External Organizations and Industry Partners
  • Actors' Fund of Canada (AFC)
  • Canadian Federation of Independent Business
  • Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME)
  • Digital Main Street
  • Digitization Competence Centre
  • EDC (Export Development Canada)
  • ELLA
  • FreshWorks
  • Futurpreneur
  • Markham Richmond Hill Vaughan Chinese Business Association
  • MentorWorks
  • Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen)
  • Richmond Hill Board of Trade
  • TechConnex
  • The Village of Richmond Hill BIA
  • VentureLAB
  • WBE Canada
  • Woman Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
  • Workforce Planning Board
  • Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS)
  • YEDI
  • Yspace
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