{
 "answer": "In the Township of Whitewater, Ontario, fees & rates rules are set by User Fees and Charges By-law No. 26-01-1804 (2026), as amended by By-law 26-05-1835 - Building Department fee schedule, verified 2026-09-25. Effective date: January 1, 2026.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001828",
 "municipality": "Whitewater",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fees_rates",
 "label": "Fees & rates",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.whitewaterregion.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "User Fees and Charges By-law No. 26-01-1804 (2026), as amended by By-law 26-05-1835 - Building Department fee schedule",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-01-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.whitewaterregion.ca/download.php?dl=YToyOntzOjI6ImlkIjtzOjI6IjQ3IjtzOjM6ImtleSI7aToxMTt9",
   "summary": "Same document recorded under fees_rates: Township of Whitewater Region's consolidated user fees and charges by-law, including the Building Department fee schedule.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "a1f0f078d3b88a9cf52a46ffc9d84cc20238d8712815eddaf3e3ddbf76632135",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "26-01-1804",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a1f0f078d3b88a9cf52a46ffc9d84cc20238d8712815eddaf3e3ddbf76632135.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "2026 user fees and charges for all municipal departments, Schedules A-E (Community Development, Parks & Recreation, Finance & Administration, Legislative & Protective Services, Public Works).",
    "notable_fees": "Residential building permit $0.76/sq ft; dog license sterilized before March 31 $15; garbage collection $168/unit; residential water $211.49; wastewater $339.52; marriage license resident $125.",
    "effective_date": "January 1, 2026"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "s. 2",
    "notable_fees": "Schedule A; Schedule D; Schedule E",
    "effective_date": "By-law 26-05-1835, s. 2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/whitewater/fees/schedule-26-01-1804/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/whitewater/fees/"
}