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 "answer": "In the Town of Collingwood, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-law No. 2024-050, Being a By-law to Establish Town-wide Development Charges and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: $70,421 per single/semi unit (sum of Schedule B service rates, 2024; excl. water treatment plant DC under By-law 2024-036). Charge per apartment unit: Apartment 2+ bed $41,911; 1 or fewer bed $26,192 per unit (sum of Schedule B service rates, 2024; excl. water treatment plant DC under By-law 2024-036). Non-residential charge: $278.81 per sq.m of GFA (sum of Schedule B service rates, 2024; excl. water treatment plant DC under By-law 2024-036).",
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 "municipality": "Collingwood",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "https://www.collingwood.ca/",
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   "title": "By-law No. 2024-050, Being a By-law to Establish Town-wide Development Charges",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-07-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.collingwood.ca/media/file/bl2024-050-development-charges",
   "summary": "Town of Collingwood Town-wide DC by-law for library, recreation, administration, transit, fire, by-law services, roads, wastewater, water services. Enacted July 8, 2024. PDF has no text layer.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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    "single_detached_charge": "$70,421 per single/semi unit (sum of Schedule B service rates, 2024; excl. water treatment plant DC under By-law 2024-036)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartment 2+ bed $41,911; 1 or fewer bed $26,192 per unit (sum of Schedule B service rates, 2024; excl. water treatment plant DC under By-law 2024-036)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$278.81 per sq.m of GFA (sum of Schedule B service rates, 2024; excl. water treatment plant DC under By-law 2024-036)",
    "services_covered": "Library, outdoor recreation, indoor recreation, administration, transit, fire protection, by-law services, roads and related, wastewater services, wastewater treatment plant, water services.",
    "exemptions": "Act exemptions/discounts; board of education and municipal/local board lands; hospitals, places of worship, non-residential farm buildings, school air-supported structures; water/wastewater rebate; redevelopment credits.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable on first building permit; rental/institutional in 6 equal annual payments; Town may agree under s. 27 to pay before/after.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually commencing January 1, 2025 per Statistics Canada Non-residential Building Construction Price Index."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; s. 22",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; s. 22",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; s. 2(2)(b); s. 22",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 5(1), s. 4(2), s. 6(1), s. 4(3), s. 11",
    "payment_timing": "s. 13(1), s. 13(3), s. 13(4)",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 16"
   },
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges Pamphlet, By-laws No. 2024-050/2024-036/2026-034, rates effective May 4, 2026",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.collingwood.ca/media/file/development-charges-pamphlet-may-2026pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: May 4, 2026 (current). Total $80,121 per single/semi-detached; $59,614 other multiples; $47,683 apartment 2+ bedrooms; $29,800 apartment 1 bedroom; non-residential $324.06 as stated.",
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   "document_number": "2024-050/2024-036/2026-034",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$80,121 (Total, Single & Semi-Detached; rates effective May 4, 2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartment 2+ Bedrooms: $47,683; Apartment 1 or Fewer Bedrooms: $29,800 (rates effective May 4, 2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$324.06 per square metre (Total; rates effective May 4, 2026)",
    "services_covered": "Library, outdoor/indoor recreation, administration, transit, fire, by-law, roads, wastewater, wastewater treatment plant, water, water treatment plant.",
    "exemptions": "Hospital; place of worship; non-residential farm building; school-owned air supported structure; rental housing discounted by bedrooms; redevelopment credit if building permit within 5 years.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in full on date first building permit is issued; may be deferred subject to Town policy.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Indexed annually commencing January 1, 2025, per Statistics Canada Non-residential Building Construction Price Index."
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   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "TOWN-WIDE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGE RATES; rates effective: May 4, 2026",
    "apartment_charge": "TOWN-WIDE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGE RATES; rates effective: May 4, 2026",
    "non_residential_charge": "TOWN-WIDE NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGE RATES; rates effective: May 4, 2026",
    "services_covered": "SERVICES INCLUDED",
    "exemptions": "EXEMPTIONS & INCENTIVES; REDEVELOPMENT",
    "payment_timing": "CALCULATION OF CHARGE AND TIMING OF PAYMENT",
    "indexing_expiry": "INDEXING OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/collingwood/development-charges/bylaw-2024-050-2024-036-2026-034/",
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   "title": "Development Charges (Town page)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.collingwood.ca/development-growth-economy/development-charges",
   "summary": "Town DC page listing rate pamphlets 2024-2026, by-laws and background studies; notes 5-year exemption for previously demolished properties.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "title": "Development Charges Pamphlet, rates effective January 1, 2026 (By-laws 2024-050/2024-036/2025-024)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "repealed",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.collingwood.ca/media/file/collingwood-development-charges-january-1-2026pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: Jan 1, 2026. Town-wide total (municipal + urban services): $83,038 single/semi-detached; $61,785 other multiples; $49,420 apartment 2+ bedrooms; $30,886 apartment 1 bedroom; non-residential $339.91/m2 as stated.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Hemson 2024 DC Town-Wide Background Study",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "council_report",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.collingwood.ca/media/file/hemson-2024-dc-town-wide-background-study-collingwood-16august24-002",
   "summary": "Background study supporting the Town-wide DC by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Notice of passing of development charges law",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "news",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.collingwood.ca/governance-engagement/news-notices/notice-passing-development-charges-law",
   "summary": "Town notice of passing of a DC by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "b11c16a5750bf122061c20f27b5873a0ff93d9662a4ba36b9c288e750ef019c5",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/collingwood/development-charges/"
}