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Statement of the Treasurer
The County Treasurer is required to produce an annual statement showing detailed information about each reserve
fund established to account for development charge revenues.
The statement will document the continuity of each reserve fund, including the description of each service,
opening, and closing balances, details of any credit transactions, details of any borrowing from the reserve fund that
may have occurred, the amount spent on growth related projects, the portion of each project that is funded from
the reserve fund and the portion funded from other sources of financing.
Additional Information
This bulletin is intended to give an overview of development charges. For more complete information, reference
should be made to the Development Charges Background Study, by-law 6930 and the County's annual development
charges statement. The County does offer some grants for specific types of community related development. These
documents are available on the County's website at www.simcoe.ca, or in printed version in the County Clerk's office
during regular office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Charges Levied Under Development Charges By-Law 6930
Effective January 1, 2026
Planning Department or Finance Department
County of Simcoe
1110 Highway 26
Midhurst, Ontario, L9X 1N6
Tel: (705) 726-9300
Toll Free: 1-866-893-9300
Email: [email protected]
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DEVELOPMENT CHARGE
INFORMATION
BY-LAW 6930
This bulletin summarizes the Development Charge By-Law
effective January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2026
The information contained herein is intended only as a guide.
Interested parties should review the approved by-law and consult
the County of Simcoe staff to determine the applicable charges
that may apply to specific development proposals.
Updated November 12, 2025
to reflect Rates effective January 1, 2026
Service
Residential Charge By Unit Type
Singles
/Semis
Rows
/Other
Multiples
Apartments
Non-Residential
Charge per Square
Metre of Gross
Floor Area
Long Term Care and Seniors Services
$2,606
$2,057
$1,397
$0.00
Paramedics Services
$470
$370
$252
$2.27
Waste Management
$501
$396
$268
$2.42
Development Related Studies
$71
$56
$38
$0.34
Transit
$283
$224
$153
$1.38
Services Related to a Highway
Public Works
$31
$24
$16
$0.15
Roads & Related
$11,013
$8,693
$5,905
$56.45
TOTAL COUNTY-WIDE CHARGE
$14,975
$11,820
$8,029
$63.01
Development Type
Rate (per unit)
Single Detached and Semi-Detached Dwelling
$14,975
Other Multiple Unit Residential
$11,820
Apartments
$8,029
Development Type Rate (per sq.m of
gross floor area)
Non-residential
$63.01
Development charges for the County of Simcoe
By-law 6930
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Residential development charges (calculated on the number and type of units) are imposed
upon all lands within the County of Simcoe.
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The development charge is payable in full upon issuance of a building permit.
The development charge rates set out below are effective January 1, 2026:
Term of By-Law
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By-law No. 6930 will remain in
force until December 31, 2026.
Indexing of Development Charges
The development charges will be adjusted annually on January 1 of
each year, without amendment to the by-law, in accordance with
the most recent annual change in the Statistics Canada Quarterly,
Construction Price Statistics.
Purpose of development charges
Development charges assist in financing capital projects required to meet the increased need for services resulting
from growth and development. Development charge funds may only be used for the purpose for which they are
collected.
Background Study
The Development Charges Act, 1997 and Ontario Regulation 82/98 require that, prior to the passing of a by-law,
a development charges background study be undertaken, with reference to:
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The forecasted amount, type, and location of future development
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The average service levels provided in the County over the 10-year period immediately preceding the
preparation of the background study
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Capital cost calculations for each eligible development charge service
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An examination of the long-term capital and operating costs for the infrastructure required to service the
forecasted development.
Hemson Consulting Ltd. prepared the Development Charges Background Study for the County dated September
2021. The study served as the basis for the development charge rates approved by County Council on November
23, 2021, through by-law No. 6930. Development charges came into effect on January 1, 2022.
Services covered
Development charges have
been imposed for the following
categories of County services in
order to pay for the increased
capital costs required as a result
of increased needs for services
arising from development:
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Long Term Care
& Seniors Services
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Paramedic Services
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Waste Management
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Development Related Studies
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Transit
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Services Related to a Highway
a) Public Works
b) Roads and Related
Exemptions
A number of exemptions to the payment of development charges are
established under the Development Charges Act, S.O. 1997 and By-law
No. 6930. These include hospitals, government agencies, schools, colleges
and universities, places of worship, farm buildings, and certain residential
expansions.
Redevelopment
A credit will be provided against development charges owing
where buildings or structures have been demolished to permit the
redevelopment of the property.
The eligibility for demolition credits is restricted to demolitions that occur
within five years of the redevelopment of the property.
Unpaid charges to be added to tax roll
Where a development charge or any part of it remains unpaid after it
is payable, the amount unpaid will be added to the tax roll and will be
collected in the same manner as taxes.