Development charges & levies — Wellington County, Ontario

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

In the County of Wellington County, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-Law No. 5759-22 Consolidated Development Charges for the County of Wellington and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: Single and Semi-Detached Dwelling: $8,984 per unit (effective June 1, 2022). Charge per apartment unit: Apartments - 2 Bedrooms +: $4,793 per unit; Apartments - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom: $3,908 per unit (effective June 1, 2022). Non-residential charge: Total County-Wide Services/Class of Services: $2.50 per sq.ft. of Gross Floor Area (effective June 1, 2022).

By-Law No. 5759-22 Consolidated Development Charges for the County of Wellington adopted bylaw
single detached charge Single and Semi-Detached Dwelling: $8,984 per unit (effective June 1, 2022) Schedule "B"; s. 21.1
apartment charge Apartments - 2 Bedrooms +: $4,793 per unit; Apartments - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom: $3,908 per unit (effective June 1, 2022) Schedule "B"; s. 21.1
non residential charge Total County-Wide Services/Class of Services: $2.50 per sq.ft. of Gross Floor Area (effective June 1, 2022) Schedule "B"; s. 21.1
services covered Highway; police; library; ambulance; child care; Provincial Offences Act; public health; long-term care; waste diversion; growth studies Schedule "A"
exemptions Board of education, municipality/local board, hospital, college/university, cemetery/place of worship, bona fide farm buildings; additional residential units; industrial expansion up to 50%; redevelopment credits ss. 4.2, 5.1, 6.1, 11.1
payment timing Payable on first building permit; rental/institutional in 6 annual installments from first occupancy; non-profit housing in 21 annual installments ss. 12.1, 12.3, 12.4
indexing expiry Adjusted annually as of January 1, commencing January 1, 2023, per prescribed index; expires 12:01 a.m. June 1, 2027 unless repealed earlier ss. 15.1, 22.1
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County of Wellington (upper-tier) DC by-law 5759-22, passed May 26, 2022, in force June 1, 2022, expires June 1, 2027. Schedule B base: $8,984 single/semi-detached ($6,176 roads), $6,783 multiples, $4,793 apartments 2+ bed, $3,908 bachelor/1-bed; $2.50/sq.ft non-residential; indexed each January 1 (2026: $11,916 single).

County of Wellington Development Charges page (2026 schedule) adopted bylaw
single detached charge $11,916 per unit (Jan 1 2026 to Dec 31 2026) Schedule "B" TOTAL row, "Single-Detached Dwelling & Semi-Detached Dwelling"
apartment charge Apartments 2 Bedrooms+: $6,359; Apartments Bachelor & 1 Bedroom: $5,186 (Jan 1 2026 to Dec 31 2026) Schedule "B" TOTAL row, "Apartments 2 Bedrooms +" and "Apartments Bachelor & 1 Bedroom"
non residential charge $3.29 per s.f. of Gross Floor Area (Jan 1 2026 to Dec 31 2026) Schedule "B" TOTAL row, "(per s.f. of Gross Floor Area)"
services covered Library, Studies, Ambulance, Police, Roads and Related, Childcare, Provincial Offences Act, Health Unit, Long-Term Care Homes, Waste Diversion Schedule "B" SERVICE column rows
indexing expiry automatic indexing of the development charges on January 1 of each year; By-Law 5759-22 schedule effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 "automatic indexing of the development charges on January 1 of each year"
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rates page: effective Jan 1-Dec 31 2026 county-wide total $11,916 per single/semi-detached; $6,359 apartment 2+ bed; $5,186 apartment bachelor/1-bed; $8,998 other multiples; $3.29 per sq ft non-residential (Roads $8,192 of the total).

Development Charge Information Sheet (January 2026)

County DC information sheet/pamphlet, January 2026 (link on county page, not opened).

Machine-readable: development-charges.json · Official website: https://www.wellington.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-19 · Development charges & levies across Ontario · Development charges & levies in other municipalities