Do I have to pay Development Charges?

• Constructing a new building(s)
• Making an addition or alteration to an existing building(s) which increases the gross floor area or number of units
• Re-developing a property or properties which results in a change of use
• Making interior alterations that result in a change of use to all or part of a building or unit(s)

The City of Vaughan also collects development charges on behalf of The Regional Municipality of York and the York District School Board and The York Catholic District School Board. 

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Note: York Catholic District School Board and York Region District School Board are updating their development charges by-laws and are seeking to implement new by-laws on May 1, 2019.  See links below for further information that includes proposed rates. 

York Catholic District School Board (NEW)

Development Charge Rates   

• City-wide Development Charges Rate Schedule (effective January 1, 2019) (PDF)
• Area Specific Development Charges Rate Schedule (effective January 1, 2019) (PDF)

City of Vaughan Development Charge By-laws 

• 2018 City-Wide Development Charges - By-law 083-2018 (PDF)

•  2018 Area Specific Development Charge By-laws & Maps :
• By-law 084-2018-Rainbow Creek Drainage Work (D8) (PDF)
• By-law 085-2018-Pressure District 5 West (Woodbridge Watermain) (D15) (PDF)
• By-law 086-2018-Pressure District 7 Watermain West (D20) (PDF)
• By-law 087-2018-Zenway/Huntington Road Sanitary Sub-trunk (D25) (PDF)
• By-law 088-2018-Highway 27 South Servicing Works (D26) (PDF)
• By-law 089-2018-Huntington Road Sanitary Sewer(Trade Valley to Rutherford) (D27) (PDF)
• By-law 079-2016-Edgeley Pond 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 090-2018-VMC-Interchange SWM Pond Retrofit Works (D30) (PDF)
• By-law 091-2018-Steeles West Sanitary Sewer Improvement Works(D31) (PDF)
• By-law 092-2018-Steeles West SWM Works (D32) (PDF)
• By-law 093-2018-Woodbridge Avenue Sanitary Sewer Improvements (D33) (PDF)
• By-law 094-2018-VMC West Interchange Sanitary Sewer Improvement (D34) (PDF)
• By-law 095-2018-VMC SE Doughton Sanitary Sewer Improvements (D35) (PDF)

• 2018 Development Charge Background Study (PDF)
• 2013 Development Charge Background Study (PDF)
• 2016 Allocation of Funding Sources Report and Development Charge Background Study for the Black Creek Channel and Edgeley Pond Works. (PDF) 

Additional Information