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In the City of North Bay, Ontario, fees & rates rules are set by By-Law No. 2023-02 Authorize User Fees for City Departments, verified 2026-10-19. Schedule scope: User fees for City Departments, set out in Schedules A through M (Building, Clerk, Solicitor, Engineering, Financial, Parks/Recreation, Planning, Transit). Notable fees: Marriage Licences $155; Transit Adult Monthly Pass $86.00, Single Trip $3.00; Short Term Rental Application Fee $600; Fence Variance Application $250. Effective date: 1st day of February, 2023.
By-Law No. 2023-02 Authorize User Fees for City Departments
adopted bylaw
schedule scope
User fees for City Departments, set out in Schedules A through M (Building, Clerk, Solicitor, Engineering, Financial, Parks/Recreation, Planning, Transit).
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notable fees
Marriage Licences $155; Transit Adult Monthly Pass $86.00, Single Trip $3.00; Short Term Rental Application Fee $600; Fence Variance Application $250.
Schedule "A"; Schedule "B"; Schedule "M"
effective date
1st day of February, 2023
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scout note
General user fees by-law with many schedules (incl. STR planning fees, transit fares 2023 to 2026), effective Feb 1, 2023; passed Jan 17, 2023.
By-law 2023-02 User Fees for City Departments (index entry)
City by-law page for 2023-02.
By-law 2023-03 User Fees for North Bay Fire and Emergency Services
Separate fire and emergency services user fees by-law (listed on city index; page not opened in detail).