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For development types subject to Site Plan or Zoning By-law Amendments, the DCs are calculated the day a
complete application is received and frozen from the date of application approval for a period of up to
eighteen months. If a building permit has been issued within the frozen period, the DCs are subject to a
lower calculation, being either the frozen DC rate or the current DC rate at the time of building permit
issuance. If the building permit has not been issued within the frozen period, the DCs are recalculated on the
date the first building permit is issued. For all other development types, DCs are calculated on the date the
first building permit is issued.
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. For all other
development types, DCs are collected on the date the first building permit is issued. For more information,
please contact us.
2026 Development Charges
How We Pay for a Growing Municipality
What are Development Charges? (DCs)
The owner of the land that develops or
redevelops the land, or any building or
structure on the land.
Development charges assist in financing capital
projects required to meet the increased need for
services resulting from growth and development.
They may only be used for the purpose for which
they are collected.
A fee collected by the municipality to recover
capital costs associated with residential and
non-residential growth. Development
charges do not pay for operating costs or
infrastructure renewal.
Who pays?
Developer Costs
Development Charges
Growth costs are recovered to:
build new
infrastructure
supporting
growth
pay down
existing debt
for past
growth works
Park
limit taxpayers
paying for costs
that serve
growth
Road Upgrade
Existing Road
New Subdivision
Local
Services
Water & Sewer Services
Local
Road
By-law No. 53-2024 & 74-2024
When are DCs calculated and paid?
Residential
2026 Development Charge Rates
Service
Single & Semi
Detached
(per dwelling
unit)
Component
Library
Parks & Rec
Child Care Services
Administration
Fire Protection
Police
Public Works
Roads & Related
Municipal Wide Total
Urban Area-
Specific Services
$1,358
$11,469
$512
$220
$1,226
$375
$520
$8,044
$23,724
$1,974
$2,392
$6,428
Multiples /
Row Housing
(per dwelling
unit)
Effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026
Apartments
with 2+
Bedrooms (per
dwelling unit)
Apartments
with 1 & less
Bedrooms (per
dwelling unit)
City Services
$889
$7,510
$335
$144
$803
$245
$341
$5,268
$15,535
$785
$6,622
$296
$127
$708
$216
$300
$4,645
$13,699
$526
$4,439
$198
$85
$475
$145
$201
$3,114
$9,184
$435
$3,700
$165
$71
$396
$121
$168
$2,595
$7,653
Special Care
(per dwelling
unit)
Stormwater Services
(Listowel SE Drain Area)
Water Services
(where available)
Wastewater Services
(where available)
$1,293
$1,566
$4,209
$1,140
$1,381
$3,711
$764
$926
$2,489
$636
$772
$2,073
Single & Semi
Detached
(per dwelling
unit)
Multiples /
Row Housing
(per dwelling
unit)
Apartments
with 2+
Bedrooms (per
dwelling unit)
Apartments
with 1 & less
Bedrooms (per
dwelling unit)
Special Care
(per dwelling
unit)
$26,648
Residential
North East
Master Plan
(Area Specific)
$17,450
$15,387
$10,315
$8,596
Area Specific Total
Area Specific Rates
The Area-Specific Rate for the NEMP is applied in addition to the standard Municipal-Wide rate (and
any applicable urban area-specific services). Properties within the NEMP benefit from infrastructure and
services tailored to that area, which results in additional costs. As a result, developments in this area are
required to contribute to both the Municipal-Wide charges and the NEMP Area-Specific rate.
Non-Residential
2026 Development Charge Rates
Service
All Non-
residential
($/m2)
Component
Library
Parks & Rec
Child Care Services
Administration
Fire Protection
Police
Public Works
Roads & Related
Municipal Wide Total
Urban Area-
Specific Services
$0
$0
$0
$1.03
$5.70
$1.75
$2.42
$37.54
$48.44
$9.10
$10.49
$16.54
Effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026
City Services
Stormwater Services
(Listowel SE Drain Area)
Water Services
(where available)
Wastewater Services
(where available)
Non-Residential
North East
Master Plan
(Area Specific)
Area Specific Total
$159.43
All Non-
residential
($/m2)
Exemptions and Incentives
DCs are payable on all new residential and non-residential development unless the By-law or the
Act provides an exemption. Exemptions provided in the By-law and/or the Act include:
The municipality, Corporation of the County of Perth or a local board thereof;
A board of education;
A place of worship; or
Public hospitals.
For a complete list of exemptions, please review the Development Charges Act, Municipal DC by-
laws, or contact Municipal staff.
Non-Residential development charge rates are based on Gross Floor Area space ($/m2). Under
Section 43 (1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, the treasurer of a municipality shall provide
Council with an annual financial statement relating to the Development Charge By-law(s) and
reserve funds.
Please note: Brochure content is for information purposes and should not be considered to be an
interpretation of the Development Charges Act, North Perth's current DC By-law or a
determination of charges, if any, that may apply to any specific application to a proposed
development.
Special Note
Contact:
Finance Department
519-291-2950
[email protected]
519-292-2045
[email protected]
North Perth Building Department
How to obtain a copy of the By-law
Development Charges By-laws No. 53-2024 & 74- 2024
The By-law is available at www.northperth.ca/dc or can be obtained from:
North Perth Municipal Office
330 Wallace Ave N.,
Listowel, ON N4W 1L3
The North East Master Plan Area Development Charges Study and 2024 Development Charges
Background Study were completed by Hemson Consulting Ltd., and they were approved by
Council on August 26, 2024, with the Municipal-Wide coming into force January 1, 2025, and the
North East Master Plan Area coming into force August 26, 2024. Notice of passing can be found at
www.northperth.ca/news
Annual Indexing and Phase-in of Development Charges
Indexing development charges helps mitigate the impact of inflation on future growth-related
capital costs, as indexing is intended to reflect changes in construction costs. This will help
ensure that the originally planned infrastructure timing is maintained and new development
can proceed without delay.
The development charges shall be indexed annually commencing January 1, 2025,
without amendment to the by-laws, in accordance with the prescribed index in the
Act.