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Development Charges

Charges and Fees from the Town of Aurora and York Region

2024 Development Charge Study and By-law

On March 26, 2024 Council approved a new Development Charge By-law for the Town of Aurora.

On June 25, 2024 Council approved an amending Development Charges By-law to ensure the Town’s alignment with recently approved Bill 185 legislative changes.

On October 22, 2024 Council approved a further amending Development Charges By-law to ensure the Town’s alignment with Bill 185 legislative changes.

Residential Development Charges

Effective July 1, 2025, through November 7, 2025

Town of Aurora

Services Singles/ Semis Other Multiples (Rows/ Townhouses) Special Care Dwelling Units Apartments under 700 square feet Apartments over 700 square feet
General Services $27,686 $21,233 $8,602 $10,684 $15,547
Engineering Services $12,364 $9,483 $3,843  $4,772 $6,942
Aurora Subtotal $40,050 $30,716 $12,445 $15,456 $22,489

Region of York

By-law 2017-352018-42 & 2022-31
Indexed July 1, Go Transit indexed November 8
Services Singles/ Semis Other Multiples (Rows/ Townhouses) Special Care Dwelling Units1 Apartments under 700 square feet Apartments over 700 square feet

General Services, Transit, GO

Transit, Subway
$25,249 $20,987 NA1  $10,578 $16,272
Roads $31,570 $26,266 NA1 $13,257 $20,384
Sewer $25,532 $21,242 NA1  $10,722 $16,486
Water $10,916 $9,081 NA1 $4,583  $7,047
York Subtotal  $93,267
  $77,576
NA1  $39,140
$60,189

Education

By-law No. 2024-01 & No. 209
Indexed July 1
 Education Singles/ Semis Other Multiples (Rows/ Townhouses) Special Care Dwelling Units1 Apartments under 700 square feet Apartments over 700 square feet
Education

$8,550

$8,550

NA1 $8,550 $8,550
 
Total Residential (per unit) $141,867 $116,842 NA1 $63,146  $91,228

1 Rates for the Region of York and Education for Special Care Dwelling Units depend on the ability to be self-sustaining e.g. have independent culinary and sanitary facilities for exclusive use. Institutional rates apply where there is a lack of independent facilities while residential apartment rates apply when independent facilities exist.

Non-Residential Development Charges

Effective January 1, 2025, through June 30, 2025

Non-Residential Development Charges Industrial/Office/Institutional (per square meter) Retail (per square meter) Hotel/Motel (per square meter)
Aurora $82.89  $82.89 $82.89
Region of York $320.02 $795.35 $143.06
Education $17.44 $17.44 $17.44
Total Non- Residential

$420.35

$895.68 $243.39

Updated July 1, 2025


The Town of Aurora applies the DC rates above to each unit, or square meter of GFA of property for development. Only statutory exemptions, reductions and credits apply. Final DC rates are only calculated upon the review of the final construction building permit drawings.

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Contacts

Town of Aurora
developmentcharges@aurora.ca

 
Region of York
Fabrizio Filippazzo
(905) 830-4444 Ext. 71696
 
Education
YRDSB
Dawn Adams
(905) 727-0022 ext. 2427
 
YCDSB
Adam McDonald
(905) 713-1211 ext. 12379

Contact Us

Town of Aurora
100 John West Way
Aurora ON L4G 6J1
Phone: 905-727-1375 or 905-727-3123
Fax: 905-726-4769

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