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BRUCE COUNTY CORPORATE SERVICES
Development Charge Information
By-law 2023-048 and 2024-069
This bulletin summarizes the Development Charge
By-law effective November 16, 2023 and revised
December 5, 2024. The information contained
herein is intended only as a guide. Interested
parties should review the approved by-laws and
consult staff to determine the applicable charges
that may apply to specific development proposals.
Purpose of Development Charges
Development charges assist in financing capital
projects required to meet the increased need for
services resulting from growth and development.
Development charge funds may only be used
for the purpose for which they are collected as
outlined in the Development Charge Background
Study.
Application of Charges
The development charges are levied County-wide.
There are no area charges.
Annual Adjustments
The development charges will be adjusted annually
on January 1 of each year without amendment to
the by-law in accordance with the most recent
annual change in the Statistics Canada Quarterly
Construction Price Statistics.
Matching of Local Development Charge
Exemptions
The County shall match local municipal DC
exemptions as they exist in the local municipal DC
by-law only, as amended from time to time.
Statement of the Treasurer
The Treasurer is required to produce an annual
statement showing detailed information about
each reserve fund established to account for
development charge revenues. The statement
will document the continuity of each reserve
fund, including the description of each service,
opening and closing balances, details of any credit
transactions, details of any borrowing from the
reserve fund that may have occurred, the amount
spent on growth related projects, the portion of
each project that is funded from the reserve fund
and the portion funded from other sources of
financing.
Additional Information
This bulletin is intended to give an overview
of development charges. For more complete
information, refer to the Development Charges
Background Study, by-law 2023-048, by-law
2024-069 and the County's annual DC Statement.
This information is available in the County's
Administration Centre during regular office hours
or online at www.brucecounty.on.ca/development-
charges.
If you require additional information not available
from your local municipal staff or have any
comments or concerns please contact the County.
Contact information is at the end of this bulletin.
BRUCE COUNTY CORPORATE SERVICES
Development Charge Information
By-law 2023-048 and 2024-069
Fees in effect January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Year: 2026 Phase-in: 55%
County-wide Services/Class of
Service
Residential
Single
and Semi
Detached
Dwelling
Residential
Other
Multiples
Residential
Apartments:
2 Bedrooms +
Residential
Apartments:
Studio and 1
Bedroom
Residential
Special Care/
Special
Dwelling Units
Non-
Residential
(per sq. ft. of
Gross Floor
Area)
Services Related to a Highway
3,977.10
2,542.01
2,507.30
1,687.52
1,642.71
1.74
Fleet
20.83
13.25
13.25
8.84
8.84
0.01
Parks and Recreation Services
60.58
38.50
38.50
25.87
25.24
0.01
Long-term Care Services
574.29
367.29
362.24
243.60
237.29
0.08
Child Care and Early Years
Programs
36.60
23.35
23.35
15.78
15.15
0.00
Ambulance Services
167.87
107.28
106.02
71.31
69.42
0.03
Growth Studies
172.29
109.81
108.55
73.21
71.31
0.08
Total
5,009.56
3,201.49
3,159.21
2,126.13
2,069.96
1.95
Non-Statutory Exemptions or Reductions to DCs
Other discounts and exemptions may apply as
according to Provincial legislation or County by-
law or through matching the exemptions in local
municipal DC by-laws. A full list of the County
exemptions is available in the County DC by-
law. Below is an abbreviated list of discretionary
exemptions - full terms and conditions are
expanded upon in the by-law.
- Affordable and attainable housing as according
to County policy or Provincial legislation,
- Rental housing,
- Agricultural use,
- Hospital, school, place of worship, cemetery,
temporary use buildings,
- Matching of exemptions provided under local
municipal DC by-laws,
- Certain additional dwelling units as outlined in
the by-law,
- Enlargement of the total floor area of an
existing industrial building where the total floor
area is enlarged by 50% or less (one-time only),
subject to conditions.
Phase-In of Development Charges
As of 2026, the County DC is only charging 55%
of the full DC charge as part of their multi-year
phase-in of DCs.
The phase in will be as follows:
- 0% (2023)
- 25% (2024)
- 40% (2025)
- 55% (2026)
- 65% (2027)
- 75% (2028)
- 85% (2029)
- 95% (2030)
- 100% (2031)
Contacts:
Sam Dinsmore, Director of Corporate Services
[email protected]
Phone: 226-909-3110
Lynn Hatten, Deputy Treasurer
[email protected]
Phone: 226-909-6095
Bruce County Administration Centre
Attn: Treasurer
30 Park Street, PO Box 70
Walkerton, Ontario, N0G 2V0