Development charges & levies across Alberta

What development charges or levies apply to new construction? How much per new home?

64 of 322 municipalities in Alberta have an adopted bylaw on development charges & levies on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.

Municipality	Adopted document	Key facts	Verified
Airdrie City	Bylaw B-11/2019 Off-site Levy Bylaw (Office Consolidation to April 23, 2026) +1 more adopted 2019-04-01	levy per hectare: Total off-site levy $225,471–$463,878/ha ($91,245–$187,725/ac) by benefiting area; weighted average $319,818/ha ($129,426/ac) (2026) · services covered: Water, sanitary sewage, storm sewer drainage, roads, and land required for those facilities. · exemptions: City Manager may defer or waive collection; City may reduce or forgive levies or provide credits.	2026-10-22
Banff Town	Off-Site Levies Bylaw 59-4 (PDF)	non-residential charge: $27.00/m² for each square meter of gross residential or non-residential floor area · payable: At building permit issuance; or at subdivision approval based on maximum gross floor area ratio possible	2026-10-22
Barnwell Village	Bylaw No. 5-09 Off-Site Levy Bylaw	levy per hectare: $70,884.00 per hectare as printed in s. 4(a) (the words and engineering report say $70,881) (2009) · services covered: water, sanitary sewage, storm sewer drainage, roads, and land required for these facilities · exemptions: CAO may vary or waive payment with prior Council approval by resolution	2026-10-22
Beaumont City	Off-Site Levy Bylaw No. 1086-25 adopted 2025-08-26	—	2026-10-19
Beiseker Village	Bylaw 2019-06 Offsite Levy – Rescinds 1999-14	levy per hectare: $153.32/acre (storm lift station $95.94 + drainage plan $57.38) plus $1,767.67 per m3/day of anticipated average daily water demand (2019) · services covered: Water, wastewater, and stormwater utility facilities, including storage, transmission, treatment, collection, movement, disposal, and required land. · exemptions: Land in receipt of municipal services with prior off-site funding by other taxation, if servicing meets proposed use capacity, is excluded.	2026-10-22
Bowden Town	Bylaw 001/2008 Off-Site Levies Bylaw	levy per hectare: $15,000/ha · services covered: Water, sanitary sewage, storm sewer drainage, roads, and land required for those facilities. · exemptions: Subdivision applications made prior to this date are excepted.	2026-10-23
Brooks City	Off-Site Levy Bylaw No. 21/24 adopted 2021-12-20	—	2026-10-22
Bruderheim Town	Bylaw No. 47-2016 Off-Site Levy Bylaw	services covered: water, sanitary sewer facilities; arterial roadways; and storm water containment and drainage · exemptions: Developed Land; Environmental Reserve, Municipal Reserve, Arterial Right-of-Way, Storm water catchment and drainage excluded; CAO may defer/waive; Council may reduce/forgive/credit · payable: Due prior to issuance of Subdivision approval or Development permit; may be deferred per Development Agreement	2026-10-23
Calgary City	Off-site levies, fees and charges rate sheet (updated Jan 12, 2026) +3 more	services covered: construction, upgrading and replacement of water and sanitary sewer mains · exemptions: Levy not imposed for single detached dwelling development or where proposed building floor area does not exceed existing structure · payable: Subdivision levy: on or before subdivision approval; development levy: on or before release of development permit; Manager may specify otherwise in writing	2026-10-23
Calmar Town	Offsite Levy Bylaw 2020-15 adopted 2020-07-20	levy per hectare: ~$95,700/ha weighted average; area-specific totals partially legible in Schedule "B" (e.g., $90,969/ha for Areas 6.5 and 9.4: Transportation $38,157 + Water $7,752 + Sanitary $45,060) · services covered: Water supply, storage, transmission, treatment; sanitary sewage collection, treatment, movement, disposal; storm sewer drainage; roads; and land required for same · payable: Levy imposed before subdivision endorsement or before development permit issuance; payable at time specified in Schedule "B"; interest on outstanding levy at Prime Rate plus 4% compounded annually; development agreements for payment authorized	2026-10-22
Camrose City	Off-Site Levy Bylaw 3289-23 (City Lands) +1 more	levy per hectare: per net developable hectare basis; Schedule "B" area-specific totals (Area 10.0: $119,135; Area 23.0: $337,908) · services covered: potable water; sanitary sewage; storm drainage; transportation networks; and land required in connection with any of the foregoing facilities · levy per hectare: per net developable hectare basis; Schedule "B" total levies vary by area (e.g., Area 23.0: $337,908; Area 9.0: $119,136)	2026-10-22
Canmore Town	Off-Site Levy Bylaw 2020-27 (office consolidation current as of January 13, 2026) adopted 2021-01-05	—	2026-10-23
Cardston Town	Bylaw 1675 - Offsite Levies	levy per hectare: $5,109.21 per acre · services covered: Water storage, transmission, treatment or supplying; sanitary sewage treatment, transmission or disposal; storm water storage, transmission, treatment or disposal. · exemptions: Gross acreage minus environmental/municipal reserve; original dwelling lot exempt on further subdivision; commercial/industrial rates negotiable for special circumstances.	2026-10-22
Chestermere City	City of Chestermere Off-Site Levy Bylaw #020-26 adopted 2026-06-09	levy per hectare: 2026 Off Site Levy per Hectare: $288,475–$493,278 per hectare by area; weighted average $431,720 per net hectare · services covered: Water, sanitary sewer, stormwater, transportation, recreation, fire, and library infrastructure · exemptions: Excludes environmental reserve, school reserve, municipal reserve, arterial road right of way, and public utility lots dedicated for Off-Site Levies projects; CAO may defer/waive or reduce/forgive	2026-10-19
Coaldale Town	Offsite Levy Bylaw (2023) adopted 2023-05-23	levy per hectare: $184,766/Hectare total (Water $50,253/Hectare; Wastewater $68,834/Hectare; Storm Sewer $0/Hectare; Transportation $65,679/Hectare; Facilities $0/Hectare) · services covered: Water, storm sewer drainage, sanitary sewage and roads required for or impacted by subdivision or development. · exemptions: Net Development Area excludes previously developed lands with levies paid, expressway/arterial road rights-of-way, environmental/municipal/school reserves, pipeline and railway rights-of-way; Council may reduce or forgive.	2026-10-22
Coalhurst Town	Off-Site Levy Bylaw +1 more	services covered: water; sanitary sewage; storm sewer drainage; roads; land; community recreation facilities; fire hall; police station; libraries · exemptions: C.A.O. may vary or waive payment of off-site levies with prior approval by Council resolution. · payable: 50% payable upon signing of Development Agreement; remaining 50% by December 31 of same calendar year.	2026-10-22
Cochrane Town	Off-Site Levy Bylaw +1 more	—	2026-10-23
Cold Lake City	281-DA-07, Off-Site Levy (Unofficial Consolidation as of June 8, 2010)	levy per hectare: $76,242.52 per hectare (2010); storm water management pond surcharge $26,704 per hectare where no stormwater management facility is constructed (2010, 2011, 2012) · services covered: Water distribution, sanitary sewer, storm water management, and roadway network infrastructure. · exemptions: Environmental Reserve, Municipal Reserve, and Arterial Road Right of Way are excluded.	2026-10-22
County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Municipal District	Bylaw No. 2702 Offsite Levies Bylaw for new or expanded roads (consolidated, amended by 2844, 3086, 3121) +1 more	levy per hectare: Zone 1 $11,000.00/acre; Zone 2 $8,600.00/acre; Zone 3 $1,800.00/acre on gross developable acres (up to and including Oct 31, 2014) · services covered: Construction, upgrading or expansion of County Roads, including lighting, landscaping, signals, design, engineering, land costs, surveying and carrying costs. · exemptions: Single family/duplex; hamlets excluding Clairmont; farmstead separation/first and second parcel; agriculture; public/institutional; boundary adjustment; communication facility; prior full levy; public service body deferral/exemption.	2026-10-22
County of Vermilion River Municipal District	Bylaw 12-04 Off-Site Levy Bylaw	levy per hectare: Total Off-Site Infrastructure Levy Charge per net developable hectare: $21,944.00 (Northwest Basin); $19,814.00 (Blackfoot Basin); $19,747.00 (Outside Drainage Basins) · services covered: Transportation and drainage infrastructure projects listed in Schedule 'C'. · exemptions: Excludes Environmental Reserve, Municipal Reserve, and Arterial Road Right of Way; Council may defer/waive or reduce/forgive levies per policy.	2026-10-22
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 Municipal District	Off-Site Levy Bylaw 2007/38 +2 more adopted 2007-05-17	charge per single-detached home: $2,034.00 per unit, dwelling, residence or lot, whichever is greater (sanitary sewer levy, Schedule A lands only); $1,034.00 if a Public Utility Rate Charge is approved (2007) · services covered: capital cost of new or expanded facilities for treatment, movement or disposal of sanitary sewage and acquisition of lands in connection therewith · exemptions: Lands with on-site sanitary sewer disposal/treatment to County satisfaction under Sewer Policy 6611; Municipality may reduce or forgive levies	2026-10-23
Crossfield Town	Off-Site Levy Bylaw No. 2023-03 adopted 2023-04-04	levy per hectare: Total $51,880.85–$84,768.22/ha by area: transportation $34,227.40 + water $6,135.93–$10,731.72 + wastewater $6,921.73–$40,996.63 per ha (2023) · services covered: water supply, wastewater, roads, and road connections to provincial highways · exemptions: CAO may defer or waive collection; Council may reduce/forgive levies or provide credits	2026-10-23
Diamond Valley Town	Town of Black Diamond Off-Site Levy Bylaw 2022-11 +1 more	services covered: Water supply, treatment, storage and pumping; sanitary sewage treatment and disposal; water distribution; sewage collection; transportation – highway intersections · exemptions: Environmental reserve and environmental reserve easements are excepted from the Development Area · payable: Prior to subdivision plan endorsement or development permit release; CAO may defer or allow 50% at endorsement and 50% within 1 year	2026-10-22
Drumheller Town	Offsite Levy Bylaw #31.98	charge per single-detached home: Greater of $500 per housing unit, 50¢/sq ft of gross floor area, or $2,000/acre of gross land developed (Bylaw 31-98, 1998) · charge per apartment unit: Greater of $500 per housing unit, 50¢/sq ft of gross floor area, or $2,000/acre of gross land developed (Bylaw 31-98, 1998) · non-residential charge: Greater of 50¢/sq ft of gross floor area or $2,000/acre of gross land developed (Bylaw 31-98, 1998)	2026-10-22
Edmonton City	Facilities Off-Site Levies Bylaw 19340 (consolidated Apr 23, 2024) +1 more adopted 2021-08-16	levy per hectare: Station-specific rates per hectare of benefitting area (2026, held same as 2024–2025): Wedgewood $42,032/ha; Riverview $31,198/ha; Big Lake $21,535/ha; Mistatim Industrial $23,724/ha; Cumberland $19,540/ha; EETP $20,618/ha; Northeast EETP $12,816/ha; Northeast Horse Hill $27,148/ha; Horse Hill $28,888/ha; Walker $21,958/ha; Southeast $22,137/ha; Blatchford $32,813/ha · services covered: Fire hall construction for 12 named fire stations in Edmonton benefitting areas · indexing and expiry: Rates held the same for 2026 as used for 2024 and 2025; OSL Steering Committee vote April 23, 2026	2026-10-23
Edson Town	Off-Site Levy Bylaw No. 2135 adopted 2013-09-17	—	2026-10-22
Foothills County Municipal District	Cayley Off-Site Levy Bylaw 73/2002 adopted 2002-01-01	charge per single-detached home: $3,620 per new residential lot (Cayley development area only; water/wastewater, 2002) · non-residential charge: Cayley commercial/institutional/industrial lots: levy ($) = average daily consumption in gallons x 3, set at connection (2002) · services covered: Water and wastewater storage, treatment, and movement facilities; land acquisition	2026-10-22
Fort Saskatchewan City	Off-Site Levy Bylaw C14-17 (Office Consolidation 2025) adopted 2017-07-10	levy per hectare: Southfort $104,140.26/ha; Westpark $76,721.93 (Area 1), $62,940.32 (Area 2) (2016 $); industrial $29,961–$61,904; Future Urban Area $77,395.91–$320,371.82 (2025 $); + recreation $46,706.17/ha · services covered: Water facilities, sanitary sewer facilities, arterial roads, storm water management facilities; community recreation facilities and firehalls. · exemptions: Lands designated Municipal Reserve or Environmental Reserve; lands previously paid Off-Site Levy; Developed Land.	2026-10-22
Gibbons Town	Off-Site Levy Bylaw PI 5/08 (current posting) adopted 2008-07-09	levy per hectare: $21,542/ha (Areas 1–3), $37,574/ha (Areas 4–16), $41,178/ha (Area 17); water + sanitary, gross hectare basis · services covered: Water storage/transmission facilities and sanitary sewage movement/disposal facilities; waterline looping, pumphouse, reservoir expansion, wastewater trunk, lift station, force/gravity lines, storage. · exemptions: No further off-site levies where previously collected in full; prior approved development agreements subject to Bylaw PI 2/06.	2026-10-22
Irricana Town	Bylaw 13.2007 Town of Irricana Off-Site Levy Bylaw adopted 2007-11-19	levy per hectare: Per acre (July 2007 update): residential areas $16,417.54–$19,950.12; commercial/industrial areas $10,945.03–$12,115.88; North of Lagoon residential $16,417.54, commercial $10,945.03 · services covered: Treated water storage, pumping, watermain upgrade; wastewater treatment and collection main upgrades. · exemptions: Undeveloped lands exclude serviced land with prior off-site funding; levy collected only once per development/subdivision.	2026-10-22
Lacombe City	Offsite Levy Bylaw No. 509 adopted 2023-09-25	—	2026-10-23
Lacombe County Municipal District	Bylaw No. 1220/16 Aspelund Off-Site Levy Bylaw (Joint Economic Area West of Blackfalds) +3 more adopted 2016-06-09	levy per hectare: $95,000 per hectare (Aspelund Area Development Node, West of Blackfalds JEA only) · services covered: municipal water and wastewater services and upgrades to the Aspelund Road · exemptions: Agricultural, residential and home based businesses (as defined by Land Use Bylaw) exempt at Council's discretion.	2026-10-23
Leduc City	Off-Site Levy Bylaw No. 1238-2025 adopted 2025-12-08	—	2026-10-22
Leduc County Municipal District	Bylaw No. 04-26 Greater Nisku and Area Off-Site Levy Bylaw +1 more adopted 2026-04-14	levy per hectare: 2026: roads $107,872/ha (Greater Nisku Basin excl. North Vistas); water $25,147/ha (Greater Nisku), $2,655/ha (North Vistas); sanitary $11,811/ha (East Vistas), $10,856/ha (Saunders Lake) · services covered: Roads, water, and sanitary sewer off-site infrastructure · exemptions: Developed Land and land that previously paid Off-Site Levy are excluded; Environmental Reserve and Arterial Road/Utility Right of Way excluded; Council may reduce/forgive/credit	2026-10-22
Legal Town	Bylaw #17-2026 Off-Site Levy Bylaw	services covered: water facilities and sanitary sewer facilities · exemptions: Environmental Reserve, Municipal Reserve, Arterial Road Right of Way excluded; CAO may defer/waive; Council may reduce/forgive or credit. · payable: Due prior to issuance of Subdivision approval or Development permit unless otherwise agreed; deferral may be provided by Development Agreement.	2026-10-22
Lethbridge City	Bylaw 6375 Off-Site Levy Bylaw (2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026)	levy per hectare: $290,000/ha (2023), $299,000/ha (2024), $308,000/ha (2025), $318,000/ha (2026) · services covered: Water, sanitary sewage, storm sewer drainage, and roads required for or impacted by subdivision or development · exemptions: Net Development Area excludes: previously levied lands, expressway/arterial ROWs, Environmental/Municipal/School Reserves, pipeline ROWs, railway ROWs	2026-10-23
Mackenzie County Specialized Municipality	Bylaw 1324-24 Offsite Levy - Hamlet of La Crete adopted 2024-02-13	—	2026-10-23
Medicine Hat City	Bylaw No. 4157 Off-Site Levy Bylaw (consolidated, amended by Bylaw 4721) adopted 2013-09-03	levy per hectare: Total $33,331–$168,307/ha by benefitting area (Table A-1, effective Jan 1, 2023), e.g. Area 1 $48,813, Area 2 $101,635, Areas 3–4 $149,968, Area 12 $168,307; Area 8 no levy · services covered: Water, sanitary sewage, storm sewer drainage, roads, and land required for those facilities. · exemptions: No levy where subdivision/development does not significantly increase burden on off-site infrastructure (CAO determination); Council may subsidize up to the whole levy.	2026-10-23
Millet Town	Off-Site Levy Bylaw #2015/03 adopted 2015-08-04	charge per single-detached home: Residential lands: $1,378.00 per dwelling unit (water); $1,999 per dwelling unit (sanitary sewer) · charge per apartment unit: 4–8 units: $1,100/suite water + $1,600/suite sewer; 8+ units: $965/suite water + $1,200/suite sewer · levy per hectare: Non-residential lands: $15,315 per hectare (water); $22,221 per hectare (sanitary sewer)	2026-10-22
Morinville Town	Off-Site Levy Bylaw 19/2018 adopted 2018-12-11	levy per hectare: Schedule "C" total levies range from $61,406/ha to $148,502/ha depending on benefitting area; components include transportation $28,611/ha, water $22,472/ha, sanitary $10,322–$84,791/ha, stormwater $0–$12,628/ha. · services covered: Roads, water, sanitary sewer, stormwater facilities, and associated land. · exemptions: Net Area excludes environmental reserve, municipal reserve, and arterial road right-of-way; no further levies where previously collected in full.	2026-10-22
Municipality of Jasper Specialized Municipality	Bylaw #276, Jasper Off-site Levies Bylaw 2026 adopted 2026-04-21	charge per single-detached home: $4,286.36 per dwelling unit (Schedule A; indexed Mar 1 annually commencing 2026) · non-residential charge: $5.53 / square foot (Schedule A; water $2.19 / sq ft, wastewater $3.35 / sq ft) · services covered: Water, sanitary sewage and storm sewer drainage facilities, and land required for or in connection with those facilities.	2026-10-22
Okotoks Town	Bylaw 21-26, Off-Site Levy Bylaw (Town of Okotoks) adopted 2026-09-28	services covered: Water supply/treatment, water distribution, water storage, sanitary collection, sanitary treatment/disposal, transportation, community amenities (recreation centre) · exemptions: Infill lands (CAO discretion); community purpose lands (CAO discretion); deferral of commercial/industrial levies to lot sale (CAO discretion) · payable: Development permit: full payment prior to release of development permit. Subdivision <0.5 ha: full payment on execution of Subdivision Servicing Agreement or prior to endorsement. Subdivision ≥0.5 ha with SSA: 30% on execution, 30% at 1-year anniversary, 40% at 2-year anniversary. CAO may defer or allow alternate stages with security.	2026-10-22
Olds Town	Bylaw No. 2025-20, Rates Bylaw (Offsite Levies schedule) +1 more adopted 2025-12-08	services covered: Water, wastewater, stormwater drainage, transportation infrastructure, and land required for those facilities. · exemptions: ER, Municipal Reserve, Arterial Road Right-Of-Way, Wetlands Designated by Provincial Policy - June 2015 (Assessment); lands already levied are excluded from Developable Land. · payable: Subdivision: upon execution of Development Agreement; development: before Development Permit approval (Levy paid).	2026-10-22
Peace River Town	Off-Site Levy Bylaw No. 2099 +1 more	levy per hectare: Total (per Ha) by area: $35,032 to $54,758 (Schedule "B") · services covered: Water, sanitary sewage, roads, and land required for those facilities. · exemptions: Subdivision area excludes environmental reserve, municipal reserve, and road land; net development area deducts reserves and arterial right of way.	2026-10-22
Penhold Town	Bylaw 796/2021, Off-Site Levy Bylaw (Town of Penhold) adopted 2021-05-17	services covered: water, sanitary sewage, storm drainage, roads/highway connections, community recreation, fire hall, police station, libraries · exemptions: Developed Land excluded; CAO may defer/waive collection; Council may reduce/forgive or provide credits · payable: due prior to registration of the plan of subdivision or at issuance of a development permit or as specified in a development agreement; CAO may defer/waive collection	2026-10-22
Rainbow Lake Town	[201] Off-Site Levy Bylaw	charge per single-detached home: $500 per residence water levy + $500 per residence sewer levy ($1,000 total) on single family lots (Bylaw 201, 1985) · charge per apartment unit: Per suite, charged once for water and once for sewer: bachelor $150, one-bedroom $250, two-bedroom $350, three-bedroom $500 (Bylaw 201, 1985) · levy per hectare: $200/acre water levy + $200/acre sewer levy on industrial and commercial properties (Bylaw 201, 1985)	2026-10-22
Raymond Town	By-law 678, Establishing an Off-Site Cost Levy (Town of Raymond)	charge per single-detached home: $200.00 per dwelling unit · charge per apartment unit: $200.00 per dwelling unit · services covered: Water supply, treatment and storage; sewage treatment and disposal facilities	2026-10-22
Red Deer City	Bylaw 3730/2025 Schedule B1 - Levy Rates (as amended by 3730/A-2026) +1 more	services covered: water, storm sewer, sanitary sewer and transportation infrastructure · exemptions: Net Development Area excludes previously developed lands with levies paid, expressway/arterial road rights-of-way, Environmental Reserves, oil/gas pipeline rights-of-way/facilities, and railway rights-of-way. · payable: Imposed at subdivision approval or development permit approval; payment agreements permitted.	2026-10-22
Redcliff Town	Bylaw No. 1829/2016, Off-Site Levy Bylaw (Town of Redcliff) adopted 2016-09-12	levy per hectare: Weighted average $109,205 per net hectare; specific area rates $78,938–$208,538 per hectare · services covered: Water facilities, sanitary sewer facilities, stormwater drainage facilities, roads and related transportation infrastructure. · exemptions: Existing Developed Land excluded; Net Development Area excludes environmental, school, municipal reserve and arterial road right of way; CAO may defer/waive; Council may reduce/forgive/credit.	2026-10-22
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Specialized Municipality	Bylaw No. 15/027, Offsite Levy Bylaw (Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo)	charge per single-detached home: Single Family (3.5 persons/unit): $17,626 per unit (Lower Townsite/Waterways); $28,280 (Saline Creek); $30,748 (Saline Creek to Hwy 69 LS); $17,724 (Parsons Creek) · charge per apartment unit: Medium and high density (2.5 persons/unit): $12,590 per unit (Lower Townsite/Waterways); $20,200 (Saline Creek); $21,963 (Saline Creek to Hwy 69 LS); $12,660 (Parsons Creek) · non-residential charge: Commercial/Industrial/Institutional per 1500 sq.ft: $9,478 (Lower Townsite/Waterways); $6,083 (Quarry Ridge); $20,132 (Saline Creek); $22,600 (Saline Creek to Hwy 69 LS); $17,924 (Airport Lands); $17,924 (Airport West Industrial); $28,767 (Airport East Industrial); $20,878 (Southlands Area 2/Hwy 69 Corridor); $10,619 (Southlands Area 1A/1B); $9,576 (Parsons Creek)	2026-10-22
Rocky Mountain House Town	Bylaw No. 2025/12, Repeal Bylaw (repeals Offsite Levy Bylaw #17/04 OS) adopted 2025-07-15	—	2026-10-22
Rocky View County Municipal District	Community Recreation Off-Site Levy Bylaw +3 more	levy per hectare: Base levy: $2,953 per gross acre (entire County area); Eastern Catchment: $6,076 per gross acre; Western Catchment: $2,887 per gross acre; effective January 31, 2026 · exemptions: Agricultural subdivisions >4.0 ha; first parcels out; boundary adjustments; temporary use permits; accessory buildings; non-residential development exempt from eastern and western catchment levies · levy per hectare: CSMI Base Levy: $20,592/hectare ($8,333/acre); Langdon Regional Drainage Levy: $11,234/hectare ($4,547/acre); Janet Regional Drainage Levy: $9,769/hectare ($3,953/acre); Conrich Regional Drainage Levy: $5,812/hectare ($2,352/acre)	2026-10-22
Slave Lake Town	Bylaw No. 29-2016, Off-Site Levy Bylaw (Town of Slave Lake)	services covered: Water supply facilities and infrastructure, wastewater facilities and infrastructure, and storm water infrastructure. · exemptions: Environmental Reserve, Municipal Reserve, Undevelopable lands excluded; CAO may defer/waive; Council may reduce/forgive/credits. · payable: Due and payable prior to endorsement of Subdivision approval or issuance of Development permit; deferral may be provided by Development Agreement.	2026-10-19
Spruce Grove City	Bylaw C-1383-25, Off-Site Levy Bylaw (City of Spruce Grove) adopted 2025-04-14	levy per hectare: Weighted average $160,875 per net hectare; by area $128,309 to $191,405 per net hectare · services covered: water, sanitary sewer, roads and related transportation, recreation, library, and fire off-site infrastructure · exemptions: Excludes Developed Land and Environmental/School/Municipal Reserve and arterial road right of way; General Manager may defer/waive collection; Council may reduce/forgive or credit	2026-10-22
St. Albert City	Off-Site Levy Bylaw 30/2013 (consolidated to Bylaw 8/2026) adopted 2013-09-04	levy per hectare: Total ($/ha) (F) per Benefitting Area, e.g. $532,558/ha (Area 1.0); $295,000/ha (Area 6.2); $287,976/ha (Area 15.0) · services covered: Water, sanitary sewage, storm sewer drainage, roads, and land required for those facilities. · exemptions: Area excludes municipal reserve, environmental reserve, arterial road right-of-way, and public utility lots for permanent stormwater management facility.	2026-10-23
Stettler Town	Off-Site Levy Bylaw (2176-24)	—	2026-10-22
Stony Plain Town	Off-Site Levy Bylaw	levy per hectare: $74,949 per net hectare (weighted average); $63,836–$132,059 per net hectare by area · services covered: water facilities, sanitary sewer facilities, roads and transportation infrastructure, and recreation facilities and infrastructure · exemptions: Excludes Developed Land, environmental/school/municipal/conservation reserves, arterial road right-of-way, public utility lots, school-board and government/public-utility service land; CAO may defer/waive; Council may reduce/forgive/credit.	2026-10-22
Strathcona County Specialized Municipality	Bylaw 27-2025 Ardrossan Off-Site Levy +2 more	levy per hectare: $260,221 per developable hectare (Water $94,403/ha + Wastewater $67,161/ha + Transportation $98,657/ha; Stormwater n/a) · services covered: Water supply facilities and infrastructure, wastewater facilities and infrastructure, and transportation (arterial road) infrastructure; stormwater not levied · payable: Parcel by parcel at title transfer or per subdivision approval/development permit condition; all levies due no later than one year after Agreement execution; deferral to future time certain or uncertain permitted under Agreement with security	2026-10-22
Strathmore Town	Offsite Levy Fees Bylaw No. 24-17 adopted 2024-11-06	levy per hectare: per hectare (ha) basis; Schedule "B" total rates by area: Area 1 $174,900/ha; Area 2 $139,337/ha; Area 3 $165,305/ha; Area 4 $146,047/ha; Area 5 $172,297/ha; Area 6 $147,646/ha; Area 7 $147,646/ha; Area 8 $140,443/ha; Area 9 $149,861/ha; Area 10 $144,262/ha; Area 11 $153,363/ha · services covered: water; sanitary sewage; storm sewer drainage; roads; transportation infrastructure connecting municipal roads to provincial highways; land · exemptions: Excludes Environmental Reserve, School Reserve, Municipal Reserve, Arterial Road Right-of-Way; Developed Land excluded; CAO may reduce/credit for other offsite/oversize infrastructure.	2026-10-23
Sturgeon County Municipal District	Bylaw 1531/21 Sturgeon Valley Area Off-Site Levy Bylaw +1 more adopted 2021-04-27	levy per hectare: Sturgeon Industrial Park area only: weighted average $61,643 per net hectare; high $83,654, low $41,533 (Bylaw 1680/25, in force June 24, 2025) · services covered: Transportation, water, sanitary, and stormwater offsite infrastructure. · exemptions: Net development area deducts environmental reserves, a 10% municipal reserve allowance, and arterial road right of way.	2026-10-22
Taber Town	Offsite Levy Bylaw No. 19-2015 and Amending Bylaw 2-2016 adopted 2015-12-21	levy per hectare: $74,161.60/Ha (2012 Off-Site Levy Allowing for Grant Funding) · services covered: water, sanitary, storm water and road infrastructure · exemptions: Developed Land; Municipal Reserve and Environmental Reserve; lands under Development Agreements where levies previously collected in full; Council may reduce/forgive or credit levies	2026-10-23
Vermilion Town	Bylaw 5-2022 Off-Site Levy	services covered: water facilities, sanitary sewer facilities, storm water facilities and arterial roadways · exemptions: Environmental Reserve, Municipal Reserve, road right-of-way, Town-owned land for municipal purposes; Developed Land excluded; CAO may defer/waive; Council may reduce/forgive/credit · payable: Due prior to endorsement of subdivision approval or issuance of development permit; development agreement may defer payment	2026-10-22
Wembley Town	By-law No. 636 (Off-Site Levy) adopted 2006-11-27	charge per single-detached home: $1800.00 per unit · charge per apartment unit: Apartment houses (except duplexes, townhouses, rowhouses or similar): bachelor $200.00; one bedroom $350.00; two bedroom $400.00; three bedroom $450.00; four bedroom or more $500.00 per suite · non-residential charge: 50 cents per square foot of total gross floor area (external dimensions), maximum $3,000.00	2026-10-22
Westlock Town	Off-Site Levy Bylaw 2023-10 (PDF) adopted 2023-07-10	levy per hectare: $75,996.08 per hectare total (Water $35,541.67; Sanitary $24,862.50; Stormwater $15,769.24; Transportation no rate) effective as of passing of this bylaw · services covered: Water, sanitary sewage, stormwater, and roadways; transportation rate not included at this time. · exemptions: No levy if previously paid; no levy where development does not significantly increase off-site infrastructure burden (CAO determination); additional exemptions at Council discretion.	2026-10-22

Nothing on file for development charges & levies

Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.

Checked, nothing adopted (10) — Blackfalds (2026-10-22), Cypress County (2026-10-22), Devon (2026-10-22), Drayton Valley (2026-10-22), Grande Prairie (2026-10-22), Hinton (2026-10-23), Innisfail (2026-10-22), Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 (2026-10-22), Parkland County (2026-10-22), Sylvan Lake (2026-10-23).

Unconfirmed (1, leads but nothing verified) — Bawlf.

Machine-readable: development-charges.json · Development charges & levies across every jurisdiction · All Alberta municipalities