Charges and Fees from the Town of Aurora and York Region

Residential Development Charges

Effective July 1, 2023 through November 7, 2023

Town of Aurora

ServicesSingles/ SemisOther Multiples (Rows/ Townhouses)Special Care Dwelling UnitsApartments under 700 square feetApartments over 700 square feet
General Services $25,533  $18,985 $7,867 $10,568 $15,422
Engineering Services $10,355 $7,701  $3,190  $4,290 $6,256
Aurora Subtotal $35,888 $26,686 $11,057 $14,858 $21,678

Region of York

By-law 2017-352018-42 & 2022-31
Indexed July 1, DC rate increase phase-in June 17, Go Transit indexed November 8
ServicesSingles/ SemisOther Multiples (Rows/ Townhouses)Special Care Dwelling Units1Apartments under 700 square feetApartments over 700 square feet

General Services, Transit, GO

Transit, Subway
$19,842 $16,488 NA1  $8,311 $12,783
Roads $24,719 $20,567 NA1 $10,381 $15,961
Sewer $19,992 $16,633 NA1  $8,396 $12,909
Water $8,547 $7,112 NA1 $3,589  $5,518
York Subtotal  $73,100
  $60,800
NA1  $30,677
$47,171

Education

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

$8,427

$8,427

NA1 $8,427 $8,427
 
Total Residential (per unit) $117,415 $95,913 NA1 $53,962  $77,276

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

Non-Residential Development ChargesIndustrial/Office/Institutional (per square meter)Retail (per square meter)Hotel/Motel (per square meter)
Aurora $68.01  $68.01 $68.01
Region of York $251.13 $622.92 $112.06
Education $14.75 $14.75 $14.75
Total Non- Residential

$333.89 

$705.68 $194.82

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