{
 "answer": "In the Town of Oakville, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by Community Benefits Charge By-law 2022-069 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-28. Charge per single-detached home: $45,331 per unit (effective 12:01 am July 13, 2022). Charge per apartment unit: Apartments - 2 Bedrooms +: $22,752 per unit; Apartments - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom: $17,153 per unit (effective 12:01 am July 13, 2022). Non-residential charge: $12.48 per sq.ft. of gross floor area (effective 12:01 am July 13, 2022).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001678",
 "municipality": "Oakville",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.oakville.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Community Benefits Charge By-law 2022-069",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-09-06",
   "document_url": "https://www.oakville.ca/getmedia/5da9579f-e766-4c6b-ad8e-225cef7f2e6f/bylaw-2022-069-community-benefits-charge.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Oakville Community Benefits Charge By-law 2022-069, passed September 6, 2022: charge equals 4% of the value of the land on the day before the building permit is issued, for developments subject to the Planning Act s.37 CBC regime.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "69601790926e8799bf94aafd3782e675b3ab1a485c25898db38d23acf9d23499",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2022-069",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/69601790926e8799bf94aafd3782e675b3ab1a485c25898db38d23acf9d23499.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "capital costs of facilities, services and matters required for development and redevelopment",
    "exemptions": "Excludes long-term care, retirement homes, post-secondary institutions, Royal Canadian Legion, hospices, non-profit housing; land owned by school boards, crown agencies, public colleges/universities, municipality/Region/local boards.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in full the day before building permit issuance; permit not issued until paid; in-kind contributions may be permitted in lieu."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "s. 2",
    "exemptions": "s. 2; s. 4(1)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 5(2)-(4)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oakville/development-charges/bylaw-2022-069/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges By-law 2022-068 (Town of Oakville)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-07-12",
   "document_url": "https://www.oakville.ca/getmedia/9e128dea-cbfe-40a7-8df7-f63d1868932f/bylaw-2022-068-development-charges.pdf",
   "summary": "Town-wide DC by-law passed 2022-07-12, repeals 2018-001 and 2021-016; Schedule B base-rate residential totals start $45,331 (single/semi class), apartments lower; indexed each April 1.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "da5db96f75726c1d176b1111af9495b4929e31e0474660cc627e0d8f381f793d",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2022-068",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/da5db96f75726c1d176b1111af9495b4929e31e0474660cc627e0d8f381f793d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$45,331 per unit (effective 12:01 am July 13, 2022)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartments - 2 Bedrooms +: $22,752 per unit; Apartments - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom: $17,153 per unit (effective 12:01 am July 13, 2022)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$12.48 per sq.ft. of gross floor area (effective 12:01 am July 13, 2022)",
    "services_covered": "Highway, fire protection, transit, parks and recreation, by-law enforcement, library, and growth studies.",
    "exemptions": "Statutory exemptions; additional residential units; industrial expansion ≤50%; places of worship; agricultural, seasonal, hospital, conservation, temporary buildings; non-profit day nursery.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in full on building permit issuance; rental housing and institutional developments in 6 installments from first occupancy; non-profit housing in 21 installments; council may agree earlier/later.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on April 1 per Statistics Canada Quarterly Construction Price Statistics (Non-residential Building Construction Price Index)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; note to Schedule \"B\"",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "ss. 6, 7",
    "payment_timing": "s. 12",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 17"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oakville/development-charges/bylaw-2022-068/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges information pamphlet",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.oakville.ca/getmedia/ff90a878-d2ff-4f48-b68c-f1c6e24322a8/finance-development-charges-pamphlet.pdf",
   "summary": "Pamphlet on by-law 2022-068: payable at first building permit; mandated exemptions incl. up to 2 additional dwelling units.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "769b327ec2b573f666d066e65dd9bed28549a09c447df427a28063225d6340e6",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/769b327ec2b573f666d066e65dd9bed28549a09c447df427a28063225d6340e6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oakville/development-charges/development-charges-information-pamphlet/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/oakville/development-charges/"
}