| single detached charge | Rural: $17,350.37 per unit; Urban: $51,083.71 per unit (Jan 1 2026) | Schedule "B" |
| apartment charge | Rural: Apartments - 2 Bedrooms+ $10,802.39/unit; Apartments - 1 Bedroom $6,807.29/unit (Jan 1 2026) | Schedule "B" |
| non residential charge | Rural: $3.91 per sq. ft.; Urban: $19.86 per sq. ft. (Jan 1 2026) | Schedule "B" |
| services covered | Services Related to a Highway; Public Works; Fire Protection; Parks and Recreation; Library; Growth Studies; Water; Wastewater; Waste Diversion | s. 2.1 |
| exemptions | Boards of education, municipalities/local boards, hospitals, colleges, cemeteries/places of worship, bona fide farm buildings, universities; industrial development exempt from municipal-wide charges; residential intensification up to two additional units. | s. 6(2), s. 6(3), s. 7(1) |
| payment timing | Payable prior to building permit issuance/commencement; rental/institutional 6 equal annual payments; non-profit housing 21 equal annual payments; agreements may defer. | s. 4(2)-(3), s. 13(1) |
| indexing expiry | Adjusted annually each Jan 1 commencing Jan 1, 2023 per Statistics Canada Construction Price Statistics; no expiry stated. | s. 16 |
scout note
Thames Centre by-law 17-2022 establishing development charges, repealing 69-2018; consolidated copy amended Jan 2026. Rates are in Schedule B (image, not extractable); payable at building permit.