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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.
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.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This pamphlet is intended to give an
overview of development charges. For more
complete information, reference should be
made to the County's annual development
charges statement, the Development Charge
Background Study, and by-law 5759-22,
which are available on the County's website
at www.wellington.ca, or in printed version
in the County Clerk's office during regular
office hours of 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to
Friday.
For further information please contact:
Jackie Lee Macchiusi
Capital Budget and Accounting Manager
Treasury Department
County of Wellington
74 Woolwich St.
Guelph, Ontario N1H 3T9
T 519.837.2600 x 2370
Toll Free 1.800.663.0750
F 519.837.1850
E [email protected]
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THE CORPORATION OF
THE COUNTY OF
WELLINGTON
DEVELOPMENT CHARGE
INFORMATION
By-Law 5759-22
This pamphlet summarizes the Development
Charge By-Law for the County of Wellington
January 1, 2026
The information contained herein is intended only as a
guide. Interested parties should review the approved
by-law and consult with the County of Wellington
Treasury Department staff to determine the applicable
charges that may apply to specific development
proposals.
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 428/15 require that, prior to the
passing of a by-law, a development charges
background study be undertaken, with reference
to:
The forecasted amount, type and location of
future development;
The average service levels provided in the
County over the 10-year period immediately
preceding the preparation of the background
study;
Capital cost calculations for each eligible
development charge service;
An examination of the long term capital and
operating costs for the infrastructure required
to service the forecasted development.
Watson and Associates Economists Ltd.
prepared the study update for the County dated
March 25, 2022. The study served as the basis
for the development charge rates approved by
County Council on May 26, 2022 through by-
law 5759-22.
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DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR THE
COUNTY OF WELLINGTON: BY-LAW
NO. 5759-22
Residential development charges (calculated
on the number and type of units) are imposed
upon all lands within the County of
Wellington.
The development charge rates set out below
are effective January 1, 2025 to December 31,
2026:
Development Type
Rate (per unit)
Single Detached and Semi-
Detached Dwelling
$11,916
Apartments (2 or more
bedrooms)
$6,359
Apartments (1 bedroom or less)
$5,186
Other Multiples
$8,998
Special Care / Dwelling Units
$4,278
Non-residential development charges are
imposed on all non-residential development
within the County of Wellington:
Development Type
Rate (per sq. ft. of
gross floor area)
Commercial, Institutional
and Industrial
$3.29
TERM OF BY-LAWS
By-law 5759-22 will remain in force until
June 1, 2027 unless repealed at an earlier
date.
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INTEREST ON DEVELOPMENT
CHARGES
An interest charge is applicable when time
lapses between the rate calculation and when
payment is due. The rate is the lesser of (1)
five-year historical average of the Statistics
Canada Non-Residential Building
Construction Price Index for Toronto year-
over-year change as of September 30 or (2)
prime rate at October 15 + 1%.
The 2026 interest rate is 5.70%
INDEXING OF DEVELOPMENT
CHARGES
The development charges will be
automatically adjusted annually on January
1st of each year, without amendment to the
by-law, in accordance with the most recent
annual change in the Statistics Canada
Quarterly, "Non-Residential Building
Construction Price Indexes."
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:
Police
Roads and Related (Garages & Equipment)
Library
Administration (Growth Related Studies)
Ambulance
Childcare
Provincial Offences Act
Health Unit
Long-Term Care Homes
Waste Diversion
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