Municipal Code Chapter 451 — User Fees - General Administration
Orillia, Ontario
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Financial
Chapter 451
User Fees - General Administration
Chapter Index
Article 1
General Provisions
451.1.1
Fees - set out - requirement to pay
451.1.2
Fees - automatic annual fee increase - effective date
451.1.3
Fees - payable
451.1.4
Fees - estimated
451.1.5
Fees - unpaid - interest
451.1.6
Fees - unpaid - taxes
451.1.7
Fees - convenience - credit card payments
Schedule
Schedule "A" - User Fees
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Article 1
General Provisions
451.1.1
Fees - set out - requirement to pay
Any person(s) wanting to use services or property of the City of Orillia described in
Schedule "A" shall pay a fee set out opposite the description or name of the
particular service or property, as set out in Schedule "A".
451.1.2
Fees - automatic annual fee increase - effective date
Fees will be subject to an automatic 2% increase rounded to the nearest dollar
effective January 1 of each year, with the exception of Freedom of Information fees
prescribed by Federal or Provincial legislation.
451.1.3
Fees - payable
All fees payable in accordance with this Chapter shall be payable in advance of
providing the service except:
(a)
fees based on meter reading;
(b)
emergency services;
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(c)
actions taken by the City to rectify failures or by-law infractions on the
part of the resident; and,
(d)
balance of the predetermined licensing fee for a progressive raffle
lottery as calculated and verified by the Deputy Lottery Licensing
Officer
in which case the fee payable will be in arrears and invoiced subsequent to the
service or activity provided.
451.1.4
Fees - estimated
Costs payable to the City for services or activities done on behalf of the City may be
estimated and the estimated cost may be deposited with the City.
451.1.5
Fees - unpaid - interest
Fees arising in accordance with this Chapter that remain unpaid after 30 days, may
bear interest at the rate of 1.25% per month until paid in full.
451.1.6
Fees - unpaid - taxes
Fees owing in accordance with this Chapter that are unpaid are a debt to the City
and together with all interest and penalties accrued thereupon, may be collected by
the City by way of action or may be collected by an authorized agent on behalf of the
City or may be collected in the same manner as taxes.
451.1.7
Fees - convenience - credit card payments
A 2.4% convenience fee shall be charged for the use of credit cards for online
payments processed by the City's Merchant Services Payment Processor.
Adopting By-law: By-law 2002-165, 16 December 2002.
By-law Amendments: By-law 2004-11, 2 February 2004; By-law 2006-162, 2
October 2006; By-law 2007-14, 5 February 2007; By-law 2007-187, 10 December
2007; By-law 2009-5, 19 January 2009; By-law 2009-28, 9 March 2009; By-law
2010-2, 18 January 2010; By-law 2010-97, 28 June 2010; By-law 2010-179, 13
December 2010; By-law 2012-165, 10 December 2012; By-law 2013-123, 30
September 2013; By-law 2018-79, 16 August 2018; By-law 2022-72, 6 June 2022;
By-law 2023-067, 19 June 2023; By-law 2023-123, 11 December 2023; By-law
2024-022, 12 February 2024; By-law 2025-020, 3 March 2025.
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Schedule "A" - User Fees - General Administration
Type of User Fee
2026 Rate
(applicable
taxes apply)
Other By-law
Commissioning Affidavits
$43.00
Documentation Certification (up to 3 pieces,
more than 4, additional $10.00 per document) $43.00
Parking Ticket Search
$4.00
Placement of garbage receptacles public /
private property
$38.00
Chapter 877 -
Solid Waste
Management
Burial Permits - In Town
$38.00
Burial Permits - Out of Town
$43.00
Burial Permits - After Hours
$20.00 Surcharge
Marriage Licence
$169.00
Photocopies, computer printouts
$.33 per page
Electronic copies (i.e.: memory stick)
$14.00 each
Manual record search
$10.00 per 15
minutes
Staff time to research and preparation
$43.00 per hour
For FOI purposes (See FIPPA / MFIPPA
Regulation 823 Section 5/6)
FOI Application
$5.00 each
Photocopies, computer printouts
$.20 per page
Electronic copy, i.e.: CD
$10.00 each
Preparing a record for disclosure including
severing part of a record
$7.50 per 15
minutes
Manual record search
$7.50 per 15
minutes
Developing a computer program or other
method of producing a record from machine
readable record
$15.00 per 15
minutes
Costs, including computer costs, that the
City incurs in locating, retrieving, processing
and copying a record if those costs are
specified in an invoice the City had received
Costs incurred
Lottery Licensing:
Break open ticket, raffle, regular bingo
(AGCO Regulations)
3% of prize board Chapter 719 -
Lottery
Bazaar, wheel of Fortune (AGCO
Regulations)
$10.00 per wheel
per occasion or
3% of prize board
Pooling Bingo
$85.00 per
session
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Type of User Fee
2026 Rate
(applicable
taxes apply)
Other By-law
Progressive Jackpot Raffle - Catch the
Ace(AGCO Regulations)
$750 plus end of
event calculation
to a maximum of
$1,500
Progressive Jackpot Raffle - Service Clubs
Loonie-Toonie (AGCO Regulations)
3% of the prize
board to a
maximum of
$75.00
Application fee - Retail Business Holidays Act
$101.00
Council Chamber and City Centre Meeting Rooms:
(View Policy 1.6.1.6. Council Chamber and City Centre Meeting Rooms for fee
exemptions and special circumstances R. 2025-44 25.03.30)
Council Chamber for Regular Users:
Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
4 hours or less
$258.00 flat rate
more than 4 hours
$387.00 flat rate
After-hours rentals (min. 3 hours)
$85.00 per hour
Weekend rentals (min. 3 hours)
$100.00 per hour
Council Chamber for Non-profit Organizations:
Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
$43.00 per hour
After-hours rentals (min. 3 hours)
CAO approval required
$48.00 per hour
Weekend rentals (min. 3 hours)
CAO approval required
$53.00 per hour
City Centre Meeting Rooms for Regular
Users:
Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
4 hours or less
$100.00 flat rate
More than 4 hours
$163.00 flat rate
After-hours rentals (min. 3 hours)
CAO approval required
$48.00 per hour
Weekend rentals (min. 3 hours)
CAO approval required
$53.00 per hour
City Centre Meeting Rooms for Non-profit
Organizations:
Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
1 free booking
per week
After-hours rentals (min. 3 hours)
CAO approval required
$38.00 per hour
Weekend rentals (min. 3 hours)
CAO approval required
$43.00 per hour
Cleaning Fee
$63.00 flat rate
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Type of User Fee
2026 Rate
(applicable
taxes apply)
Other By-law
Cancellation Fee
(Charged to any user who gives less than 48
hours notice to cancel a booking)
$63.00 flat rate
Set-up and take-down of audio-visual
equipment
$54.00 per hour
Signs - Event Panels
Community
Organization
responsible for all
costs
Signs - TODS
Actual cost of
sign panel and
installation plus
15%
administration
cost
Service Club Signs
25% (shared
amongst the
Clubs) of the cost
of the signs
Tax Clearance Certificate
$58.00
Administrative Charge - Third party invoicing
15% of invoiced
amount
Non-Sufficient Funds Cheque
$43.00
Duplicate Receipt for each previous year after
April 30
$16.00
Tax Sale - Step 1 - Issue of Farm Debt Papers $126.00 + Agent
Costs
Tax Sale - Step 2 - Registration
$126.00 + Agent
Costs
Tax Sale - Step 3 - Advertise for Tax Sale
$195.00 + Costs
Official City of Orillia Flag
$96.00 per flag
Municipal Consent Forms for Liquor Licence
Applications
$43.00
Ministry of Natural Resources -
Waterlot Acquisition / Work Permit Letters
$43.00
Special Occasion Permits
(Letter of municipal significance)
$43.00
Tax Bill reprint (electronic and hard copy)
$10.00
Utility Bill reprint (electronic and hard copy)
$10.00
Water Arrears Transfer to Tax Roll
$20.00
Accounts Receivable Transfer to Tax Roll
$20.00
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Type of User Fee
2026 Rate
(applicable
taxes apply)
Other By-law
Mortgage Company Fee (per tax roll per
billing)
$8.00