Development charges & levies — Vaughan, Ontario

What development charges or levies apply to new construction? How much per new home?

In the City of Vaughan, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by City-Wide Development Charges By-law 109-2022, verified 2026-10-25. Charge per single-detached home: $80,420 per unit (effective June 1, 2023 to June 1, 2028; current as of June 1, 2023). Charge per apartment unit: Large Apartments: $49,974 per unit; Small Apartments: $36,016 per unit (effective June 1, 2023 to June 1, 2028). Non-residential charge: $252.66 per square metre of GFA (effective June 1, 2023 to June 1, 2028).

City-Wide Development Charges By-law 109-2022 adopted bylaw
single detached charge $80,420 per unit (effective June 1, 2023 to June 1, 2028; current as of June 1, 2023) Schedule "B"
apartment charge Large Apartments: $49,974 per unit; Small Apartments: $36,016 per unit (effective June 1, 2023 to June 1, 2028) Schedule "B"
non residential charge $252.66 per square metre of GFA (effective June 1, 2023 to June 1, 2028) Schedule "B"
services covered Development Related Studies; Library; Fire and Rescue; Community Services; Public Works Buildings and Fleet; highways; water/wastewater; storm drainage. Schedule "A"
exemptions Temporary/accessory uses, home occupations, agriculture, heritage relocation, cemeteries, conservation authority; additional units; industrial enlargement ≤50%; place of worship (5,000 sq ft/464.5 m² or worship area, whichever greater); redevelopment allowance. s. 2(8), 2(9), 2(10), 2(11), 2(12); s. 5
payment timing Payable at building permit issuance (no permit until paid in full); subdivision engineering services at subdivision agreement; instalments where s. 26.1 applies. s. 3(2), 3(3), 3(5)
indexing expiry Adjusted annually July 1 from 2023 using Statistics Canada Quarterly Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto; expires five years after June 1, 2023 (June 1, 2028). s. 6; s. 7(1)-(2); Schedule "B"
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City-wide DC by-law 109-2022, enacted June 28, 2022, in force June 1, 2023 to June 1, 2028; repeals 083-2018. Original Schedule B (indexed annually since): $80,420 single/semi; $66,163 multiples; $49,974 large apartment; $36,016 small apartment; $252.66/m2 non-residential.

2022 City of Vaughan Community Benefits Charge By-Law 201-2022

Community Benefits Charge by-law 201-2022 under Planning Act s.37; listed on the City's DC page. Not opened (link taken from the DC page).

York Region Development Charges

Upper-tier York Region DCs apply on top of Vaughan's own charges; Region sets its own by-law and rates.

Machine-readable: development-charges.json · Official website: https://www.vaughan.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-25 · Development charges & levies across Ontario · Development charges & levies in other municipalities