Development charges & levies — Brantford, Ontario

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

In the City of Brantford, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-law 210-2021 - Development Charges (Municipal Code Chapter 261) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: $37,814 city-wide; $55,579 Northern Settlement Expansion Area; $47,762 Tutela Heights per single/semi unit (2021 by-law base rates, indexed each Jan 1). Charge per apartment unit: Large >70 m² / small ≤70 m²: $19,843 / $16,526 city-wide; $29,165 / $24,290 Northern; $25,062 / $20,873 Tutela Heights (2021 base rates, indexed each Jan 1). Non-residential charge: $85.88/m² city-wide; $148.44/m² Northern Settlement Expansion Area; $138.70/m² Tutela Heights (2021 base rates, indexed each Jan 1).

By-law 210-2021 - Development Charges (Municipal Code Chapter 261) adopted bylaw
single detached charge $37,814 city-wide; $55,579 Northern Settlement Expansion Area; $47,762 Tutela Heights per single/semi unit (2021 by-law base rates, indexed each Jan 1) Schedules B-1 to B-3
apartment charge Large >70 m² / small ≤70 m²: $19,843 / $16,526 city-wide; $29,165 / $24,290 Northern; $25,062 / $20,873 Tutela Heights (2021 base rates, indexed each Jan 1) Schedules B-1 to B-3
non residential charge $85.88/m² city-wide; $148.44/m² Northern Settlement Expansion Area; $138.70/m² Tutela Heights (2021 base rates, indexed each Jan 1) Schedules B-1 to B-3; s. 261.4.5
services covered Fire, police, library, parks & recreation, transit, housing, ambulance, child care, development studies, roads, public works, water, wastewater, stormwater; parking under By-law 32-2019 Schedules B-1 to B-3; s. 261.3.2
exemptions Board of education, City/local board, farm building, place of worship/cemetery, no additional units, affordable housing, additional residential units, Development Charges Exemption Area, Brownfield remediation, industrial enlargement, redevelopment credit ss. 261.5.1-261.5.7; 261.5.1 (Development Charges Exemption Area); 261.4.5; 261.4.8; 261.4.10
payment timing At building permit issuance; plan of subdivision/consent immediately upon consent agreement and before final approval; instalment/deferral per Act ss. 26.1/26.2 with interest ss. 261.3.4-261.3.8, 261.3.10
indexing expiry Indexed annually Jan 1 commencing Jan 1, 2020 per non-residential Construction Cost Index (Toronto); term not to exceed five years from enactment unless repealed ss. 261.10.5, 261.11.2
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By-law 210-2021, the enacting DC by-law for the City of Brantford (incorporated as Chapter 261).

City of Brantford Development Charges (rates and pamphlet) adopted bylaw
single detached charge $46,114 city-wide; $72,414 Northern Settlement Expansion Area; $60,840 Tutela Heights per single/semi unit (effective Jan 1, 2026) Development charge rates
apartment charge Large >70 m² / small ≤70 m²: $24,192 / $20,152 city-wide; $37,991 / $31,639 Northern Settlement Expansion Area; $31,917 / $26,585 Tutela Heights (effective Jan 1, 2026) Development charge rates
non residential charge $127.11 per m² city-wide; $219.72 Northern Settlement Expansion Area; $205.31 Tutela Heights (non-residential and industrial, effective Jan 1, 2026) Development charge rates
services covered Fire department, public transit, development-related studies, wastewater, police, water, roads and related, stormwater, public library, land ambulance, highway-related services, parks and recreation, child care Services to which development charges relate
exemptions Exempt: boards of education, City, farm buildings, places of worship/cemetery, non-profit/affordable housing, additional residential units, downtown; brownfield/rental/industrial reductions Exempt Developments; Reduction for brownfield properties; Reduction for rental housing development; Industrial expansions
payment timing Calculated at complete site plan/zoning application; building permit within 18 months to freeze rate; otherwise at building permit. Non-rental residential payable at earlier occupancy permit/occupancy; non-residential at building permit; Council agreement may defer. Rental/institutional payable at occupancy over six annual instalments When development charge is payable (not including rental units and institutional development); When development charge is payable (rental units and institutional development)
indexing expiry Indexed Jan 1 annually to Non-Residential Construction Cost Index (Toronto), Statistics Canada Quarterly, Building Construction Price Indexes; Jan 1 2026 indexing 4.2%; Bylaw 210-2021 in effect maximum five years from approval (Oct 26, 2021) Indexing of development charge rates; Background
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rates page: effective Jan 1, 2026 (indexed 4.2%): city-wide $46,114 per single/semi; $32,530 rows/multiples; $24,192 large apartment over 70 sq m. Separate higher schedules for Northern Settlement Area and Tutela Heights (single $72,414).

Brantford by-law library page for Development Charges (Chapter 261)

By-law library entry for Chapter 261.

Development Charges overview page

City planning/development services DC landing page linking rate schedules and the 2025 reserve fund continuity report.

Municipal Code Chapter 261 - Development Charges (web consolidation, pre-2021 schedules)

Consolidated City of Brantford DC by-law. Schedule B-1 city-wide charges per singles/semis, rows, large and small apartments, non-residential per m2; continues in force until Oct 25, 2031 (By-law 30-2026, 24 Mar 2026); indexed each Jan 1.

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