Development charges & levies — Grey County, Ontario

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

In the County of Grey County, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-Law 5127-22, A By-Law to Establish Development Charges for the County of Grey (County-Wide Roads and Related Charges) and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: $10,537 per unit (2026). Charge per apartment unit: $6,058 per unit (2026). Non-residential charge: $41.48 per square metre (2026).

By-Law 5127-22, A By-Law to Establish Development Charges for the County of Grey (County-Wide Roads and Related Charges) adopted bylaw
services covered Services Related to a Highway: Public Works; Services Related to a Highway: Roads & Related Works Schedule A
exemptions Additional dwelling units; municipal/board/hospital/church/farm/agricultural labourer uses; not-for-profit housing; purpose-built rental and CIP-incentivized development (agreement); temporary buildings; redevelopment credits s. 17; s. 18; s. 19; s. 20
payment timing Payable when building permit is ready to be issued; deferral via Deferral and Conditional Exemption Agreement s. 15.2; s. 24.3
indexing expiry Adjusted annually on Jan 1 commencing 2023 per Statistics Canada Non-residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto (preceding 12 months ending Sept 30); expires five years after coming into force s. 14; 'expires five years after the date on which it comes into force'
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Grey County by-law imposing county-wide roads and related development charges (opened; Word document). Grey is an upper tier that levies its own DCs on lower-tier development.

By-Law 5128-22, A By-Law to Establish Development Charges for the County of Grey (County-Wide General Services Charges) adopted bylaw
services covered Land Ambulance; Social Housing; Children's Services; Provincial Offences; Parks Services - Trails; Public Health Unit; Long-Term Care; Development-Related Studies Schedule A
exemptions Additional dwelling units; municipal, board, public hospital, church, farm, agricultural labourer, not-for-profit housing; purpose-built rental and CIP-incentivized (with agreement); temporary buildings; redevelopment credits. ss. 17-20
payment timing Residential payable in full from by-law in force; non-residential when building permit ready to issue; if no permit, before approval; deferral agreement available. s. 15.1; s. 15.2; s. 10; s. 24.3
indexing expiry Indexed annually Jan 1 from 2023 using Statistics Canada Non-residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto; expires five years after coming into force (in force Jan 1, 2022). s. 14; 'expires five years after the date on which it comes into force'
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Grey County by-law imposing general-services development charges (paramedic, health, library, etc.) county-wide; rates indexed annually per the rates page.

Development Charges page with 2025 and 2026 rates adopted bylaw
single detached charge $10,537 per unit (2026) 2025 Charge: $29.86 per square metre; 2026 Charge: $41.48 per square metre
apartment charge $6,058 per unit (2026) 2025 Charge: $29.86 per square metre; 2026 Charge: $41.48 per square metre
non residential charge $41.48 per square metre (2026) 2025 Charge: $29.86 per square metre; 2026 Charge: $41.48 per square metre
services covered Capital projects for roads, ambulances, health services, and general services generated by growth pay capital projects that are needed to meet the increased demand for services and infrastructure
payment timing Payable at the time a building permit is issued Development charges are payable at the time a building permit is issued
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rates page: 2026 County rates: $10,537 per single/semi unit; $7,276 per row/multiple; $6,058 per apartment; $41.48 per square metre non-residential (2025: $10,111 single). Payable at building permit issuance.

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