Development charges & levies — Meaford, Ontario

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

In the Municipality of Meaford, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-law 2024-48, Being a by-law to establish Development Charges for the Municipality of Meaford and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. Charge per single-detached home: $45,094 per unit serviced (incl. system-wide water & sewer); $15,923 municipal-wide only (Schedule B, 2024 base, indexed). Non-residential charge: Other non-residential $287.24/m² serviced ($65.48 municipal-wide only); industrial $150.39/m² serviced ($39.50) (Schedule B, 2024 base). Indexing and expiry: Indexed annually commencing January 1, 2025 per Statistics Canada Quarterly Non-residential Construction Price Index; expires five years after coming into force.

By-law 2024-48, Being a by-law to establish Development Charges for the Municipality of Meaford adopted bylaw
single detached charge $45,094 per unit serviced (incl. system-wide water & sewer); $15,923 municipal-wide only (Schedule B, 2024 base, indexed) Schedule "B"
non residential charge Other non-residential $287.24/m² serviced ($65.48 municipal-wide only); industrial $150.39/m² serviced ($39.50) (Schedule B, 2024 base) Schedule "B"
services covered Public Library; Fire Protection Services; Parks and Recreation; Highway: Public Works; Development-Related Studies; Highway: Roads and Related; System-Wide Water; System-Wide Sewer; Stormwater Drainage and Control s. 4.3
exemptions Additional dwelling units; industrial enlargement (50 per cent or less zero; more than 50 per cent on excess); municipal, education, hospital, church, agricultural uses; temporary buildings; redevelopment credits ss. 11-15
payment timing Payable in full from date by-law comes into force; building permit not issued until paid in full; subdivision/consent agreement payable immediately upon entering; agreements may provide before/after payment ss. 9.1, 9.3-9.5
indexing expiry Indexed annually commencing January 1, 2025 per Statistics Canada Quarterly Non-residential Construction Price Index; expires five years after coming into force s. 8; s. 21
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Municipality-wide DC by-law under the Development Charges Act, 1997; replaces prior by-law. Rates are in its schedules and indexed annually; see the Jan 2026 booklet.

Development Charges booklet (January 2026) adopted bylaw
single detached charge $46,987 total serviced charge; $16,591 total unserviced charge per single and semi-detached unit (updated January 1, 2026) TOTAL UNSERVICED CHARGE $16,591; TOTAL SERVICED CHARGE $46,987; updated January 1, 2026
non residential charge Other non-residential: $298.30/sq.m serviced ($67.23 unserviced); industrial: $155.71/sq.m serviced ($40.16 unserviced) (updated January 1, 2026) TOTAL UNSERVICED CHARGE $67.23 $40.16; TOTAL SERVICED CHARGE $298.30 $155.71
services covered Fire protection, public library, development-related studies, parks and recreation, services related to highways (roads/public works), stormwater, water and wastewater Services Included
exemptions City/local board; Board of Education; additional dwelling unit under Act s.2(3)(b); public hospital; temporary structures ≤8 months; accessory uses ≤10 m² Exemptions
payment timing Calculated, payable and collected on the date an above-grade building permit is issued; no permit issued until paid in full When Are Development Charges Payable?
indexing expiry Annual indexing beginning Jan 1, 2025 and each Jan 1 thereafter based on Statistics Canada Quarterly Non-residential Construction Price Index; no amendment required Section 8 of the By-law
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rates page: January 2026 booklet. Per single/semi-detached unit components include system-wide sewer $20,723, system-wide water $9,673, roads $6,436, stormwater $2,989 (OCR); payable on above-grade building permit issuance.

Development Charges Background Study (Hemson, 17 July 2024)

Background study supporting By-law 2024-48.

Grey County Development Charges

Upper-tier Grey County development charges page (linked from Meaford's page); County DCs apply in addition to Meaford's.

Machine-readable: development-charges.json · Official website: https://www.meaford.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-23 · Development charges & levies across Ontario · Development charges & levies in other municipalities