Fees & rates — Chatham-Kent, Ontario

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In the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, fees & rates rules are set by By-law 159-2025 - User Fees for 2026, verified 2026-10-28. Effective date: January 1, 2026.

By-law 159-2025 - User Fees for 2026 adopted bylaw
schedule scope Municipality of Chatham-Kent 2026 user fees covering arts and culture, licensing, building permits, planning, fire services, parks, transit, cemeteries, and police Schedule "A" (s. 1: "tariff of fees and charges for the services as set out in Schedule \"A\"")
notable fees dog licence (neutered/spayed) $30.50; building permit min. $90.00; new residential permit $0.28/sq ft; urban transit cash fare $2.75/ride; open burn permit $24.00; parking meter $1.00/hr Schedule "A", Items 188, 267, 284, 430, 401, 795
effective date January 1, 2026 This By-law shall come into full force on January 1st
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Municipality of Chatham-Kent by-law establishing certain user fees for 2026 under Municipal Act s.391 and Planning Act s.69; includes admin, arts and culture venue and other fee tables.

Machine-readable: fees.json · Official website: https://www.chatham-kent.ca/Pages/default.aspx · Last verified 2026-10-28 · Fees & rates across Ontario · Fees & rates in other municipalities