The first step in considering a Growth Application is to review the Growth Application Evaluation Criteria and consider what amenities, infrastructure, and policy are in place around the property, and what might be missing. See below for documents and maps with relevant infrastructure, amenity, and policy information.

What is this information?

This section compiles contextual infrastructure, amenity, and policy information relevant to potential new community growth in Calgary. It is provided here to help applicants decide whether to proceed with a pre-application discussion for a new community Growth Application.

How can it be used?

The information on this page is intended to be used in combination with the Growth Application Evaluation Criteria to consider what amenities, infrastructure, and policy are in place around an applicant’s property, and what might be missing, before proceeding with a pre-application discussion for a new community Growth Application.

All of the information on this page is subject to change at any time, including immediately after publication. The information provided here cannot replace a pre-application discussion, nor can it be used to make any legal decision or any decision regarding land development or any other business. Additional and updated information will be made available to applicants during the pre-application discussion and subsequent stages in the new community Growth Application process.

The City of Calgary provides this information in good faith but it provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability from any incorrect, incomplete or misleading information or its improper use. Information and numbers are current as of the indicated date for each figure and document.

For more information, please contact us at newcommunity@calgary.ca.

Tools to provide a summary overview of contextual infrastructure information are currently under development, and will be available here on release. 

The following documents each contain additional information relevant to new community Growth Applications. Applicants are encouraged to consult these documents before proceeding with a pre-application discussion.

Due to the complex and sometimes controversial nature of Growth Applications, pre-application enquiries are recommended. They can help highlight major issues with the proposal, provide updated contextual information, and identify additional technical information that will be required with the formal application.

To request a pre-application discussion, email newcommunity@calgary.ca. There is no fee for pre-application enquiries for Growth Applications.

If you are submitting your Growth Application concurrently with a related Outline Plan you may request a single pre-application discussion for both applications. 

The steps to submit your Growth Application are as follows:

1. Download the Growth Application Complete Application Requirement List (CARL)

2. Review the following documents: 

• 2023 Land Use Amendment Fee Schedule, which includes fees for Growth Applications.

Please note that on October 17th, 2023, City Council approved an adjustment to Growth Application fees. This adjustment is reflected in the above-linked Fee Schedule.

The adjustment reduces fees on smaller applications (up to 16 hectares in area). These applications would pay a flat base fee ($3,264) plus a pro-rated fee of $1,836/ha up to 16 hectares. This new approach applies to both initial submissions and resubmissions. The fees for applications over 16 ha in size have not been changed ($32,640).

• Growth Application Evaluation Criteria
• New Community Growth Application Development Template

3. Download and complete the Growth Application Form

4. Submit your completed application to newcommunity@calgary.ca.

5. Submit payment via one of the following options:

After you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a Job Access Code (JAC), and a file manager will be assigned to support you through the rest of the process.

To track your application and check its status, enter your Job Access Code in Vista. 

The Growth Application evaluation team will review your application against the qualifying criteria in the Growth Application Evaluation Criteria to evaluate whether the application merits recommendation for consideration through the Service Plans and Budgets process. If your Growth Application is not yet ready for recommendation, the team will provide comments to support you in refining and resubmitting it.

To ensure that applicants and their Growth Applications are as prepared as possible before proceeding to Infrastructure and Planning Committee, the Growth Application evaluation team will support as many rounds of evaluation and refinement as required for a given Growth Application, and there is no additional fee for resubmission of amended applications during this part of the process. 

The development of any new community Growth Application requires some combination of capital and operating investment from The City, and so the decision whether to fund those associated investments is the final approval decision for Growth Applications.

Once the Growth Application evaluation team determines that your Growth Application meets the qualifying criteria in the Growth Application Evaluation Criteria, the team will recommend that the investments associated with your application be considered through The City’s Service Plans and Budgets process. This recommendation must first be brought to Infrastructure and Planning Committee (IPC), who will decide whether to bring the recommendation to Council, who will decide whether your Growth Application proceeds for further consideration.

Growth Applications which do not proceed at this stage may be resubmitted through the beginning of the Growth Application process, and may be eligible for a reduced application fee on resubmission (see the 2023 Land Use Amendment Fee Schedule, which includes fees for Growth Applications for more information).

Through the Service Plans and Budgets process, Administration prepares proposed services plans and budgets, or proposed adjustments to Service Plans and Budgets. Then, every November, Council deliberates and makes the final decisions on these proposals.

If the capital and operating investments associated with your Growth Application are supported through the Service Plans and Budgets process and approved by Council, your Growth Application is considered approved, and it may proceed to Land Use Amendment and the rest of the development process.

Growth Applications whose associated investments are not approved may be resubmitted through the beginning of the Growth Application process, and may be eligible for a reduced application fee on resubmission (see the 2023 Land Use Amendment Fee Schedule, which includes fees for Growth Applications for more information).