You'll need condominium approval from the City of St. Catharines if you'd like to sell individual units within a building or individual lots within a larger parcel of land that is serviced by private roads rather than public streets.
Condominium approval applies to any land use types, but primarily:
- Residential land use – apartment or townhouse units;
- Commercial use – commercial plazas where individual units are owned separately;
- Industrial use – industrial plazas where individual units are owned separately.
Condominium applications
Please contact us to set up a pre-consultation meeting before you apply. We can provide clarity on the application process and help avoid undue delays after we receive your application.
Please complete Condominium Draft Plan Approval Application and submit it by email or drop it off to City Hall located at 50 Church St.
New buildings and development application details |
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There are a variety of condominium types including:
We recommend that you obtain legal advice to determine what type of condominium is appropriate for your project. Condominium approval takes place in two steps:
Final approval will be granted after all conditions have been met. This typically includes the approval of a site plan that outlines the design and construction of the site. You can start selling units after registering the final condominium agreement and assumption agreement. |
Existing building application details |
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Existing buildings with multiple units may apply to convert from rental to individual condominium units where each unit is owned separately. You'll need to submit a Condominium Draft Plan Approval Application. To receive approval, you'll need to enter into a condominium conversion agreement with the municipality. For a standard existing building condominium, you need to meet the following application conditions:
You can start selling units after the registration of the final plan of condominium and the condominium conversion agreement.
To protect against the loss of affordable housing, conversion of rental accommodation to condominium or other forms of housing ownership shall only be permitted where both of the following two criteria are met:
The Rental Market Report from CMHC indicates that the vacancy rate for St. Catharines - Niagara is at 2.8% as of January 2024. |