Development charges & levies — Essa, Ontario

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

In the Township of Essa, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by Essa 2026 Development Charges Pamphlet and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: Township: $43,771 (Angus) / $34,227 (All Other Areas) per unit (Jan 1, 2026); County of Simcoe: $14,975 per unit (Jan 1, 2026). Payable: At building permit issuance or approval under the Planning Act or Condominium Act. Exemptions: Some forms of development are exempt or eligible for credits; further rules in By-Law, Act and Regulations (no specific exemptions listed).

Essa 2026 Development Charges Pamphlet adopted bylaw
single detached charge Township: $43,771 (Angus) / $34,227 (All Other Areas) per unit (Jan 1, 2026); County of Simcoe: $14,975 per unit (Jan 1, 2026) "Single: Detached or semi-detached" table; "Effective January 1, 2026"
apartment charge Township: Bachelor/1BR $18,819 (Angus) / $14,673 (All Other Areas); 2BR+ $25,737 (Angus) / $20,112 (All Other Areas) per unit (Jan 1, 2026); County of Simcoe: $8,029 per unit (Jan 1, 2026) "Apartments: Bachelor or one bedroom" and "Apartments: Two bedrooms or more" table
non residential charge Township: $173.93/sq. m. uniform; Angus total $225.48/sq. m. (incl. water/sewer) (Jan 1, 2026); County of Simcoe: $63.01/sq. m. (Jan 1, 2026); SCDSB: $0.75/sq. ft. + SMCDSB: $0.45/sq. ft. (Oct 30/25–Oct 29/26) "Township Non-Residential Development Charges Per square metre (sq. m.) of gross floor area (GFA)"
services covered Angus Water/Sewer, General Government, Fire, Public Works and Fleet, Roads and Related, Police, Parks and Recreation, Library Services "Lands Subject to Development Charges" section listing
exemptions Some forms of development are exempt or eligible for credits; further rules in By-Law, Act and Regulations (no specific exemptions listed) "Some forms of development are exempt from Development Charges or are eligible for credits"
payment timing At building permit issuance or approval under the Planning Act or Condominium Act "Charges apply for development which requires the issuing of a building permit"
indexing expiry Indexed annually on January 1st based on Statistics Canada Construction Price Statistics (Toronto CMA, CANSIM table 327-0058); commencing Jan 1, 2026 at 4.20%; By-Law 2024-51 (no expiry date stated) "commencing January 1st , 2026 - 4.20%"; "By-Law 2024-51"
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Rates page: effective January 1, 2026. Township charge per single/semi-detached $43,771 (Angus) / $34,227 (all other areas); apartments 2+ bedrooms $25,737 / $20,112; non-residential $63.01/sq m plus uniform/water/sewer by area. County and school board charges shown too.

Township of Essa By-law 2023-32, Uniform Development Charge By-law, 2023 adopted bylaw
single detached charge Township-wide $29,019 per unit; Angus $37,337 per unit Schedule "B"
apartment charge 2+ bedrooms: $17,103 per unit township-wide, $22,006 in Angus; bachelor/1 bedroom: $12,603 per unit township-wide, $16,216 in Angus Schedule "B"
non residential charge Township-wide $146.48 per m²; Angus $191.40 per m² Schedule "B"
services covered Library, fire, police, parks and recreation, public works and fleet, roads, Angus sewer, Angus water. Schedule "A"
exemptions Board of Education, municipality/local board, non-residential farm buildings; additional dwelling units; industrial enlargement ≤50%; rental housing 25/20/15% reductions; non-profit housing. s. 5(1)-(6)
payment timing Payable on first building permit; prior to approval if no permit; subdivision/consent at agreement; rental/institutional in 6 equal annual payments from occupancy. s. 11(1)-(7)
indexing expiry Adjusted commencing Jan 1, 2024 and annually each January while in force, per most recent 12-month change in Statistics Canada Quarterly Construction Price Statistics. s. 14
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Municipal-wide and area-specific DCs (Angus water/sewer service areas) enacted June 21, 2023, with Hemson background study.

County of Simcoe development charges

Upper-tier (Simcoe County) development charges apply in addition to Township DCs; opened page only.

Essa Development Charges page

Township DC page linking by-law 2023-32, 2024-51, background study, pamphlet; also County of Simcoe and education DCs (the older 2018-54 by-law is listed).

Township of Essa By-law 2024-51, amending Development Charges By-law 2023-32

Bill 185 amending by-law, effective November 11, 2024.

Machine-readable: development-charges.json · Official website: http://www.essatownship.on.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-19 · Development charges & levies across Ontario · Development charges & levies in other municipalities