Previous development charge rates
Development Charge rates effective September 18, 2022 to March 1, 2023.
Education charges effective May 20, 2022 to May 19, 2023.
(Rates are adjusted annually for inflation)
Residential development charges
Residential Development Charges are imposed according to the number and type of dwelling units proposed. The municipal-wide, urban and education services portion are payable at the applicable rate at the time of building permit issuance.
Municipal-wide services
| Service |
Single detached or semi-detached dwelling |
Apartments and stacked townhouses with 2+ bedrooms |
Apartments, stacked townhouse, garden suite, bachelor and 1-bedroom |
Multiple unit dwellings |
Special care / special dwellings |
| Services related to a highway |
$6,734 |
$3,738 |
$2,672 |
$4,962 |
$2,223 |
| Fire protection services |
$373 |
$207 |
$148 |
$275 |
$123 |
| Police services |
$782 |
$434 |
$311 |
$577 |
$259 |
| Transit |
$3,250 |
$1,803 |
$1,289 |
$2,394 |
$1,073 |
| Parking services |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Parks and recreation |
$10,414 |
$5,779 |
$4,132 |
$7,674 |
$3,439 |
| Public works |
$632 |
$351 |
$251 |
$467 |
$209 |
| Library services |
$989 |
$548 |
$392 |
$729 |
$326 |
| Growth studies |
$921 |
$510 |
$365 |
$678 |
$304 |
| Public Health services |
$356 |
$197 |
$141 |
$262 |
$117 |
| Provincial Offences Act |
$8 |
$5 |
$4 |
$6 |
$2 |
| Ambulance services |
$131 |
$73 |
$52 |
$97 |
$44 |
| Waste diversion |
$650 |
$360 |
$258 |
$479 |
$215 |
| Total municipal-wide services |
$25,240 |
$14,005 |
$10,015 |
$18,600 |
$8,334 |
Urban services
| Service |
Single detached or semi-detached dwelling |
Apartments and stacked townhouses with 2+ bedrooms |
Apartments, stacked townhouse, garden suite, bachelor and 1-bedroom |
Multiple unit dwellings |
Special care / special dwellings |
| Wastewater services |
$7,700 |
$4,273 |
$3,055 |
$5,673 |
$2,542 |
| Water services |
$8,145 |
$4,520 |
$3,232 |
$6002 |
$2,689 |
| Stormwater services |
$266 |
$148 |
$105 |
$196 |
$87 |
| Total: Urban services |
$16,111 |
$8,941 |
$6,392 |
$11,871 |
$5,318 |
Total: All residential development charges
| Service |
Single detached or semi-detached dwelling |
Apartments and stacked townhouses with 2+ bedrooms |
Apartments, stacked townhouse, garden suite, bachelor and 1-bedroom |
Multiple unit dwellings |
Special care / special dwellings |
| Total: All residential development charges |
$41,351 |
$22,946 |
$16,407 |
$30,471 |
$13,652 |
Education
| Service |
Single detached or semi-detached dwelling |
Apartments and stacked townhouses with 2+ bedrooms |
Apartments, stacked townhouse, garden suite, bachelor and 1 bedroom |
Multiple unit dwellings |
Special care / special dwellings |
| Upper Grand District School Board |
$2,222 |
$2,222 |
$2,222 |
$2,222 |
$2,222 |
| Wellington Catholic District School Board |
$619 |
$619 |
$619 |
$619 |
$619 |
| Total education development charges |
$ 2,841 |
$ 2,841 |
$ 2,841 |
$ 2,841 |
$ 2,841 |
Grand total: residential
| Service |
Single detached or semi-detached dwelling |
Apartments and stacked townhouses with 2+ bedrooms |
Apartments, stacked townhouse, garden suite, bachelor and 1 bedroom |
Multiple unit dwellings |
Special care/special dwellings |
| Total |
$44,192 |
$25,787 |
$19,248 |
$33,312 |
$16,493 |
Non-residential development charges
Non-residential Development Charges are imposed according to the amount of gross floor area being developed. The full amount of the non-residential Development Charges are payable at the applicable rate at the time of building permit issuance.
Municipal-wide services
| Service |
Per square metre of gross floor area |
Per square foot of gross floor area |
| Services related to a highway |
$32.94 |
$3.06 |
| Fire protection services |
$1.91 |
$0.18 |
| Police services |
$3.82 |
$0.35 |
| Transit |
$16.79 |
$1.56 |
| Parking services |
$0 |
$0 |
| Parks and recreation services |
$5.98 |
$0.56 |
| Public works (facilities, vehicles and equipment) |
$3.05 |
$0.28 |
| Library services |
$0.64 |
$0.06 |
| Growth studies |
$4.83 |
$0.45 |
| Public Health |
$0.38 |
$0.04 |
| Provincial Offences Act |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| Ambulance |
$0.64 |
$0.06 |
| Waste diversion |
$1.65 |
$0.15 |
| Total: Municipal-wide services |
$72.63 |
$6.75 |
Urban services
| Service |
Per square metre of gross floor area |
Per square foot of gross floor area |
| Stormwater services |
$1.27 |
$0.12 |
| Wastewater services |
$37.52 |
$3.49 |
| Water services |
$39.68 |
$3.69 |
| Total: Urban services |
$78.48 |
$7.29 |
Total: Non-residential development charges
| Service |
Per square metre of gross floor area |
Per square foot of gross floor area |
| Total: Non-residential development charges |
$151.10 |
$14.04 |
Previous updates and background studies
