| single detached charge | $50,564 per unit inside Urban Growth Area; $32,483 outside (excl. wastewater, stormwater, water) (Jan 1–Dec 31, 2026) | "2026 Development Charge Rates Effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026" — Apartments with < 2 Bedrooms / >= 2 Bedrooms columns |
| apartment charge | Apartments < 2 Bedrooms: $22,364 inside UGA, $14,368 outside UGA; Apartments >= 2 Bedrooms: $30,306 inside UGA, $19,471 outside UGA (per dwelling unit, Jan 1–Dec 31, 2026) | "2026 Development Charge Rates Effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026" — Apartments with < 2 Bedrooms / >= 2 Bedrooms columns |
| non residential charge | Commercial: $428.30/m2 inside UGA, $260.91/m2 outside UGA; Institutional: $264.21/m2 inside UGA; 50% Institutional: $132.10/m2; Industrial: $305.33/m2 inside UGA (gross floor area basis) | "Non-Residential 2026 Development Charge Rates Effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026" — Commercial/Institutional/Industrial $/m2 columns; "Non-Residential development charge rates are based on Gross Floor Area space ($/m2)" |
| services covered | Fire, Police, Parks & Recreation, Transit, Waste Diversion, Roads & Related Services, Wastewater, Stormwater, Water Distribution | Service Component rows in both Residential and Non-Residential rate tables |
| exemptions | Outside UGA excludes Wastewater, Stormwater, Water Distribution; 50% rate for hospitals, universities, places of worship, not-for-profit; industrial administered through Industrial Lands CIP | Note (1): "Charge excludes Wastewater, Stormwater and Water Distribution"; Note (2): hospitals, universities, places of worship, not-for-profit; Note (3): "Industrial development charges are administered through the Industrial Lands Community Improvement Plan" |
| payment timing | For Site Plan/Zoning Amendment types: calculated at complete application, frozen up to 18 months from approval; building permit issuance triggers lower of frozen rate+interest or current rate. Residential and certain institutional DCs deferred post first building permit per s. 26.1 Development Charges Act. All other types paid at first building permit issuance. | "For development types subject to Site Plan or Zoning By-law Amendments, the DCs are calculated the day a complete application is received" and "For deferred development types (all residential and certain institutional) DCs are collected post first building permit issuance in accordance with section 26.1 of the Development Charges Act" |
| indexing expiry | DC rates increasing 4.2% for 2026; indexed annually using Statistics Canada Quarterly Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto; By-law C.P.-1551-227 in force January 1, 2021 (no stated expiry) | "Development Charges will be increasing by 4.2% for 2026"; "DC rates are subject to annual indexing using the Statistics Canada Quarterly, Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto"; "Development Charges By-law C.P.-1551-227 in force and effect January 1, 2021" |
scout note
rates page: 2026. Inside Urban Growth Area: $50,564 per single/semi; $34,195 per multiple; apartments $22,364 and $30,306 by size; non-residential $428.30/m2 (first column). Outside Urban Growth Area: $32,483 single/semi.