Development Charge Rates and By-Laws

Community Benefits Charge

• 2026 Community Benefits Charge Strategy Review June 16, 2026 (PDF)
• 2022 Community Benefits Charge Strategy dated June 21, 2022 (PDF)
• 2022 City of Vaughan Community Benefits Charge By-Law (PDF)

Development Charge Rates

• City-Wide Development Charges Rate Schedule (Effective June 17, 2026) (PDF)
• Area Specific Development Charges Rate Schedule (Effective January 1, 2026) (PDF)

City of Vaughan Development Charge By-laws

• Amending 2022 City-Wide Development Charges - By-law 131-2026 (effective June 17, 2026) (PDF)

• 2026 City-Wide Development Charges By-law 132-2026 (effective June 17, 2026)

   

*NEW* 2026 Draft Area-Specific Development Charge By-laws and Maps:

• Dufferin Centre Sanitary (D41)
• Hwy 27 South Servicing (D26)
• Pressure District 5 West Watermain (D15)
• Promenade South Sanitary (D44)
• Rainbow Creek Sanitary (D36)
• Vaughan Mills East Sanitary (D46)
• Vaughan Mills West Sanitary (D47)
• VMC West Interchange Sanitary (D34)
• Weston & 7 Sanitary (D49)
• Weston (Kirby to King) Sanitary (D50)
• Weston Block 41 Sanitary (D51)
• Yonge Steeles Central Sanitary (D52)
• Yonge Steeles North Sanitary (D53)
• Yonge Steeles South (East) Sanitary (D54)

• Yonge Steeles South (West) Sanitary (D55)

   

2021 to 2022 Area-Specific Development Charge By-laws and Maps:

• By-law 110-2022-Rainbow Creek Drainage Work (D8) (PDF)
• By-law 111-2022-Pressure District 5 West (Woodbridge Watermain) (D15) (PDF)
• By-law 112-2022-Zenway/Huntington Road Sanitary Sub-trunk (D25) (PDF)
• By-law 113-2022-Highway 27 South Servicing Works (D26) (PDF)
• By-law 114-2022-Huntington Road Sanitary Sewer (Trade Valley to Rutherford) (D27) (PDF)
• By-law 161-2021 -Edgeley Pond and Park and Black Creek Channel Works (D28) (PDF)
  • Map 1 - Immediately Affected Landowners (D28-1) (PDF)
  • Map 2 - Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Draining to Edgeley Pond (D28-2) (PDF)
  • Map 3 - Undeveloped Lands in the Black Creek Drainage Shed (D28-3) (PDF)
• By-law 115-2022-VMC-Interchange SWM Pond Retrofit Works (D30) (PDF)
• By-law 116-2022-Steeles West Sanitary Sewer Improvement Works (D31) (PDF)
• By-law 117-2022-Steeles West SWM Works (D32) (PDF)
• By-law 118-2022-Woodbridge Avenue Sanitary Sewer Improvements (D33) (PDF)
• By-law 107-2021 -VMC West Interchange Sanitary Sewer Improvements (D34) (PDF)
• By-law 119-2022-VMC SE Doughton Sanitary Sewer Improvements (D35) (PDF)
• By-law 120-2022-VMC Jane Street Sanitary Trunk Sewer Improvements (D37) (PDF)
• By-law 121-2022-Rainbow Creek Sanitary Sub-Trunk (D36) (PDF)
• By-law 175- 2025 Teston Road West Sanitary Infrastructure (D38) (PDF)
• By-law 174-2025 Teston Road East Sanitary Sewer (D39) (PDF)

Background Studies

• 2026 Development Charge Background Study (City-wide and Area Specific Development Charges) (PDF)
• 2025 Teston Road East and West Sanitary Service Area Draft Area Specific Development Charges Background Study (PDF)
• 2022 Development Charge Background Study (PDF)
• 2021 Development Charge Background Study for the Edgeley Pond and Park and Black Creek Channel Works (PDF)
• 2021 Development Charges Background Study for the VMC West Interchange Sanitary Sewer Service Area (PDF)
• 2018 Development Charge Background Study (PDF)
• 2013 Development Charge Background Study (PDF)

Additional Information

• Previous Development Charge Schedules
• Local Service Policy (PDF)
• City-Wide Development Charges Deferral for Office Buildings Policy (PDF)
• City-Wide Development Charges Deferral for Non-Luxury Purpose Built Rentals (PDF)
• City-Wide Development Charges Deferral for Major Office Buildings (PDF)
• City-Wide Development Charges Deferral for Convention Centre (PDF)
• City-Wide Development Charges Deferral (PDF)
• DC Interest Policy Under Sections 26.1, 26.2 and 26.3 of the Development Charges Act (PDF)
• Time-Limited Exemption of City-Wide Development Charges for Residential Developments (PDF)