Municipalities in Ontario use Development Charges (DCs), Community Benefits Charges (CBC) and Parkland dedication provisions to recover certain costs associated with residential and non-residential growth.
Through these charges and provisions, companies building houses, subdivisions, shopping centres, industrial parks and other developments help the Town pay to construct additional infrastructure - things like roads and transportation infrastructure, recreation centres, parks, trails, fire facilities, and transit – in order to accommodate growth and to help build a complete community.
The Town estimates capital infrastructure and parkland needed to support anticipated population and employment growth in Halton Hills, and uses this information to update its DC by-law under the Ontario Development Charges Act (DCA) and CBC by-law and Parkland dedication by-law under the Planning Act (PA).
2021/2022 By-law Updates
The Town is currently undertaking three studies:
- DC background study and by-law, as the Town’s current by-law is set to expire on September 1, 2022
- Parkland Dedication and cash-in-lieu (CIL) by-law and related Official Plan policies
- CBC strategy and by-law
Once updated, these studies and by-laws will allow the Town to address requirements of the amended DCA and PA resulting from Bill 108 (More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019) and Bill 197 (COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act); incorporate updated capital costs; and further support affordable housing, the Town's Community Improvement Plan (CIP), and building a complete community.
Studies and By-laws |
Process to date |
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Current development charges
- Current DC Rates
- Annual DC Indexing (effective April 1, 2022)
- Non-Residential DC Deferral Policy
- Interest on DCs
- DC By-laws
2017 DC Studies and By-laws |
Development charges archive |
Parkland Dedication By-laws, Studies & Reports |