Development charges & levies — Edmonton, Alberta

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

In the City of Edmonton, Alberta, development charges & levies rules are set by 2026 Fire Hall Off-Site Levy Rates and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. 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 Fire Hall Off-Site Levy Rates adopted bylaw
area levy 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 "Off-Site Levy Rate $" column; "Benefitting Area (Ha)" column; Stations 1–12
services covered Fire hall construction for 12 named fire stations in Edmonton benefitting areas "2026 Fire Hall Off-Site Levy Rates"
indexing expiry Rates held the same for 2026 as used for 2024 and 2025; OSL Steering Committee vote April 23, 2026 "OSL Steering Committee voted on April 23, 2026 to hold the rates the same for 2026 as was used for 2024 and 2025"
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rates page: 2026 (held at 2024/2025 level, Apr 23, 2026). Per hectare by fire station catchment, e.g. $42,032/ha Wedgewood, $31,198/ha Riverview, $12,816/ha Northeast EETP, $19,540/ha Cumberland.

Facilities Off-Site Levies Bylaw 19340 (consolidated Apr 23, 2024) adopted bylaw
exemptions Assessable Area excludes public utility lots, municipal/school/environmental reserves, school board lands for school buildings, arterial roads, transit centres, pipeline/power transmission rights of way, provincial highways, highway penetrator roads. s.2(c)
indexing expiry Off-Site Levy Rates updated annually by the City Manager; more frequent updates permitted per the Facilities Off-Site Levies Standard. No expiry date stated. s.11, s.12
scout note

Off-site levy bylaw collecting levies per hectare for fire hall construction only; paid by developers as a condition of subdivision approval, not by homeowners.

Arterial Roadway Assessments (Arterial Roads for Development Bylaw 14380)

Per-hectare arterial roadway assessment paid under a servicing agreement, plus $2,205 + GST administration fee; 2026 ARA rates published on page. Separate from the off-site levy.

Off-site Levy Bylaw (web page)

City page on Edmonton's off-site levy program (fire halls only), with bylaw, rates and annual reports.

Machine-readable: development-charges.json · Official website: https://www.edmonton.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-23 · Development charges & levies across Alberta · Development charges & levies in other municipalities