Toronto Development Charges - Bylaws, Rates & Study

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Skip to content ![City of Toronto](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/themes/cot/img/logo-print.svg) # Bylaws, Rates & Study As required by provincial legislation, municipalities must complete a Development Charges Background Study before passing a new DC bylaw. The study identifies future growth, the capital facilities and services needed to support that growth, and its sets out the calculated DC rates that may be included in the bylaw. The DC bylaw allows municipalities to recover a portion of growth-related costs from new development. Council adopted Toronto's current DC bylaw on July 19-22, 2022 (EX34.1)-Growth Funding Tools - Development Charges. ## Development Charges Bylaw * Bylaw 1137-2022 (adopted in 2022) * Amended by Bylaws 845-2025 and 594-2025 ## Development Charge Rates * Development Charge Rates - Effective June 26, 2025 ## Toronto Green Standard Program - Tier 2, 3 & 4 Cap * Tier 2, 3 & 4 Cap - Effective June 26, 2025 ## Development Charges Background Study * 2022 Development Charges Background Study consolidated report (May 2023) * Appendix ## Previous Development Charge Rates & Bylaws * Previous Development Charge Rates & Bylaws Date modified: July 20, 2026