Charges and Fees from the Town of Aurora and York Region

Residential Development Charges

Effective January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023

Town of Aurora

 Singles/ SemisOther Multiples (Rows/ Townhouses)Special Care Dwelling UnitsApartments under 700 square feetApartments over 700 square feet
General Services $24,480  $18,202 $7,543 $10,132  $14,786
Engineering Services $9,928 $7,383  $3,059  $4,113 $5,999
Aurora Subtotal $34,408 $25,585 $10,602 $14,245 $20,785

Region of York

By-law 2017-352018-42 & 2022-31
Indexed July 1 (June 17 due to new Bylaw), Go Transit indexed November 8
 Singles/ SemisOther Multiples (Rows/ Townhouses)Special Care Dwelling Units1Apartments under 700 square feetApartments over 700 square feet

General Services, Transit, GO

Transit, Subway
$16,694 $13,870 NA1 $6,988 $10,750
Roads $20,718 $17,237 NA1 $8,700 $13,377
Sewer $16,755 $13,940 NA1  $7,036 $10,818
Water $7,163 $5,960 NA1 $3,008 $4,625
York Subtotal  $61,330   $51,007 NA1  $25,732 $39,570

Education

By-law No. 2019-01 & No. 208
Indexed July 1
 Singles/ SemisOther Multiples (Rows/ Townhouses)Special Care Dwelling Units1Apartments under 700 square feetApartments over 700 square feet
Education

$8,096

$8,096

NA1 $8,096 $8,096
 
Total Residential (per unit) $103,834 $84,688 NA1 $48,073  $68,451

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, 2023 through June 30, 2023

 Industrial/Office/Institutional (per square meter)Retail (per square meter)Hotel/Motel (per square meter)
Aurora $65.22  $65.22  $65.22
Region of York $210.21 $521.93 $93.96
Education $14.10 $14.10 $14.10
Total Non-Residential

$289.53

 $601.25  $173.28

Updated January 1, 2023


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
Accounting@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