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 "answer": "In the City of Oshawa, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by Community Benefits Charges By-law 50-2023 and 3 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-28. Charge per single-detached home: $40,720 per single/semi-detached unit (City of Oshawa, as of July 1, 2026); $130,682 total incl. Durham Region, school boards and parkland cash-in-lieu. Charge per apartment unit: Community benefits charge (not a DC), buildings 5+ storeys & 10+ units: $147 per 2+ bed unit; $90 per bachelor/1-bed (from May 1, 2023; +3%/yr). Non-residential charge: $201.98 per m2 commercial/institutional (City of Oshawa, July 1, 2026); industrial exempt. Durham Region and school board charges are extra.",
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 "municipality": "Oshawa",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.oshawa.ca/",
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   "title": "Community Benefits Charges By-law 50-2023",
   "category": "development_charges",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.oshawa.ca/media/5vjf3ia5/community-benefits-by-law-50-2023.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes Community Benefits Charges under s.37 of the Planning Act, imposed on qualifying development and redevelopment in Oshawa to fund growth-related community services.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "document_number": "50-2023",
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   "facts": {
    "apartment_charge": "Community benefits charge (not a DC), buildings 5+ storeys & 10+ units: $147 per 2+ bed unit; $90 per bachelor/1-bed (from May 1, 2023; +3%/yr)",
    "services_covered": "Parkland in excess of Planning Act dedications; municipal-wide services (parking, by-law, corporate initiatives, IT, workforce planning); animal control; Community Benefits Charge Strategies; library; solid waste",
    "exemptions": "City/Board/Region lands; buildings <5 storeys or <10 units; long-term care, retirement, post-secondary, Legion, hospice, non-profit housing; affordable/inclusionary/attainable units",
    "payment_timing": "Prior to issuance of any building permit",
    "indexing_expiry": "3% annually on the anniversary date of the By-law"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "services_covered": "s. 1.2(a)-(c)",
    "exemptions": "s. 2.3; s. 2.4(b); s. 2.5",
    "payment_timing": "s. 2.11",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 2.13"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oshawa/development-charges/bylaw-50-2023/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges - City of Oshawa (rates page)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.oshawa.ca/business-development/planning-and-development/development-charges/",
   "summary": "rates page: as of July 1, 2026 (indexed Jan 1 and Jul 1). City of Oshawa $40,720 per single/semi-detached; $30,404 townhouse; $25,599 apartment 2+ bed; $16,072 apartment bachelor/1-bed; combined City+Region single-detached $130,682 total; non-residential from $201.98/m2. Rental/institutional paid in six annual installments.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$40,720 per single/semi-detached unit (City of Oshawa, as of July 1, 2026); $130,682 total incl. Durham Region, school boards and parkland cash-in-lieu",
    "apartment_charge": "2+ bed $25,599; bachelor/1-bed $16,072 per unit (City of Oshawa, July 1, 2026); totals $79,165 / $52,480 incl. Region, schools, CBC and parkland CIL",
    "non_residential_charge": "$201.98 per m2 commercial/institutional (City of Oshawa, July 1, 2026); industrial exempt. Durham Region and school board charges are extra",
    "parkland_rate": "Cash-in-lieu per unit: single $6,200; semi $4,650; duplex $7,440; townhouse $4,030; apartment $1,550; lodging $620. Non-residential: 2% (comm./ind.) or 5% of property value",
    "services_covered": "Fire protection, parks and recreation, library, Provincial Offences Act/by-law enforcement, waste diversion, growth-related studies, highway-related services, stormwater.",
    "exemptions": "Affordable housing (25-year agreement); downtown core; non-profit institution, hospital, long-term care; new industrial, temporary, agricultural; specified King/Thornton and downtown units; new financial institution; medical clinic 100% discount; rental 15–25% credit.",
    "payment_timing": "Non-residential payable upon building permit issuance; residential may be deferred to occupancy; rental and institutional in six equal annual installments commencing at occupancy; City/Region residential due prior to occupancy or rental over 6 annual installments.",
    "indexing_expiry": "City rates indexed Jan 1 and July 1 per Statistics Canada Quarterly Non-Residential Building Construction Index; Region rates valid until June 30, 2026 and indexed July 1; school rates valid until April 30, 2027; DC by-law max term 10 years."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "TOTAL for each unit",
    "apartment_charge": "TOTAL for each unit",
    "non_residential_charge": "Non-residential Development Charges; Note 2",
    "parkland_rate": "Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland Dedication (C.I.L.); Note 5",
    "services_covered": "Fire Protection Services, Parks and Recreation Services, Library Services",
    "exemptions": "Affordable housing exemption; Discretionary exemptions",
    "payment_timing": "Collection of Development Charges; Note 9",
    "indexing_expiry": "Development charge rates; Region of Durham; Development Charge by-law and background study"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oshawa/development-charges/development-charges-city-of-oshawa/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges By-law 91-2024",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.oshawa.ca/media/or3lhgew/development_charges_by-law_91-2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes development charges payable on new development and redevelopment in Oshawa to fund growth-related capital infrastructure, under the Development Charges Act.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
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   "adopted_date": "2024-06-24",
   "document_number": "91-2024",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$38,227 per Single and Semi-Detached Dwelling (Total City-Wide Services and Class of Services; effective July 1, 2024)",
    "apartment_charge": "Total City-Wide Services and Class of Services: Apartments - 2 Bedrooms + $24,033 per unit; Apartments - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom $15,091 per unit",
    "non_residential_charge": "Total City-Wide Services and Class of Services: Industrial $7.30 per sq.ft. ($78.58 per sq.m.); Non-Industrial $17.61 per sq.ft. ($189.61 per sq.m.)",
    "services_covered": "Highway; fire protection; parks and recreation; library; Provincial Offences Act/by-law enforcement; stormwater drainage and control; waste diversion; growth-related studies.",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units; rental housing discounts; municipal/local board/Board of Education; non-profit/affordable/attainable housing; industrial; temporary; agricultural; specified downtown/intensification areas; new financial institution.",
    "payment_timing": "On or before building permit issuance; rental housing and institutional developments in 6 annual installments commencing at occupancy.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Semi-annual adjustments on Jan 1 and July 1, commencing Jan 1, 2025, by Statistics Canada Quarterly Non-residential Building Construction Price Index."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; s. 8.2",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "services_covered": "s. 2.1(a)-(g); s. 2.2(a)",
    "exemptions": "s. 3.4; s. 3.5; s. 3.6",
    "payment_timing": "Schedule \"C\", rules 11 and 11.1",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 4.6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oshawa/development-charges/bylaw-91-2024/",
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  },
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Parkland Dedication By-law 63-2022 (consolidated, as amended by By-law 91-2022)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.oshawa.ca/media/wvepc13c/consolidated-parkland-dedication-by-law-66-2022.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires the conveyance of land, or cash-in-lieu, for park or other public recreational purposes as a condition of development or redevelopment, under s.42 of the Planning Act.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
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   "adopted_date": "2022-05-24",
   "document_number": "63-2022",
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   "facts": {
    "parkland_rate": "5% of land (residential/other); 2% of land (commercial/industrial); alternative rate of 1 ha per 300 dwelling units (conveyance) or 1 ha per 500 dwelling units (cash-in-lieu)",
    "services_covered": "Park or other public recreational purposes",
    "payment_timing": "Prior to issuance of building permit"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "parkland_rate": "s. 3(a), s. 3(b), s. 10, s. 10.1",
    "services_covered": "\"conveyed to the City for Park Purposes\"",
    "payment_timing": "s. 12: \"prior to the issuance of a building permit\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oshawa/development-charges/bylaw-63-2022/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Oshawa 2024 Development Charges Background Study",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/oshawa-016-ca/media/pyhbw05n/2024-development-charges-background-study-final-consolidated-report.pdf",
   "summary": "Background study supporting By-law 91-2024.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Region of Durham development charges",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.durham.ca/doing-business/planning-and-development/development-charges/",
   "summary": "Upper-tier Durham Region DC page linked from Oshawa's page; Region component of the combined charge.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/oshawa/development-charges/"
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