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Regional development charges are collected from new developments. These charges pay for growth-related infrastructure, including:

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  • Water treatment
  • Sewage treatment

Charges are indexed annually on July 1.

Development charge form and application processing system

You can complete and submit the Development Charges Application form online, and track your forms through the application process.

Development charges resources

Current rates
  • Region-wide Development Charge Information - Effective November 28, 2022
  • Seaton Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Services Area Specific Development Charge Information - Effective July 1, 2022
By-laws
  • By-law #39-2022 Regional Transit Development Charges
  • By-law #52-2021 Amending By-law to Seaton ASDC By-law #38-2019
  • By-law #21-2021 Amending By-law to Regional Residential and Non-residential By-law #28-2018
  • By-law #23-2021 Amending By-law to GO Transit By-law #86-2001
  • By-Law #38-2019 Seaton Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Area Specific Development Charges
  • By-law #28-2018 Regional Residential and Non-residential Development Charges
  • By-law #31-2018 Amending By-law to Go Transit By-law #86-2001
  • By-law #24-2013 Amending by-law to GO Transit By-law #86-2001
  • By-law #86-2001 GO Transit Development Charge
 Background studies
  • 2022 Regional Transit DC Background Study and proposed By-law
  • 2021 DC Background Study Supporting Amendments to Seaton ASDC By-law 38-2019
  • 2021 DC Background Study Supporting Amendments to GO Transit DC By-law 86-2001
  • 2021 DC Background Study Supporting Amendments to Regional DC By-law No. 28-2018
  • 2020 DC Background Study Supporting Amendments to Regional DC By-law 28-2018
  • 2019 Seaton Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Area Specific DC By-law and Study
  • 2018 DC Background Study Supporting Amendments to GO Transit DC By-law 86-2001
  • 2018 Durham Region-wide DC Background Study (March 27 2018)
  • Regional DC Background Study Supporting Amendments to GO Transit DC By-law 86-2001 Study

Final development charges recommendation reports

  • Report #2022-F-15 Final Recommendations Regarding the New Regional Transit DC By-law

  • Report #2022-INFO-41 July 1, 2022 Indexing of Regional Development Charges
  • Report #2021-F-36 Final Recommendations Regarding Amendments to Seaton ASDC By-law No. 38-2019
  • Report #2021-F-17 Final Recommendations Regarding Amendments to GO Transit DC By-law No. 86-2001

  • Report #2020-F-14 Final Recommendations Regarding Amendments to Regional Residential and Non-residential Development Charges By-law No. 28-2018

  • Report #2020-F-15 Final Recommendations Regarding Amendments to Regional Transit Development Charges By-law No. 81-2017
  • Report #2019-F-23 Final Recommendation Regarding Seaton Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Service Area Specific DC
  • Report #2018-COW-108 Final Recommendations Regarding Region-wide DC By-law
  • Report #2018-COW-111 Final Recommendations Regarding Amendments to GO Transit DC By-law #86-2001
  • Report #2013-F-45 Amendments to GO Transit DC By-law #86-2001

 

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  • 2022 Public Notice for Regional Transit Services Development Charge By-law
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