2018 Development Charges Bylaw Review

Toronto City Council has adopted a new Development Charges bylaw, effective May 1, 2018.

Bylaw Review

The City of Toronto is conducting a review of its development charges bylaw. The Provincial Development Charges Act requires municipalities to adopt a development charges bylaw every five years, if not sooner.

To renew its Development Charges (DC) bylaw, the City must complete a comprehensive development charges background study that sets out the City’s future residential and non-residential growth forecast, identifies the related growth-related infrastructure needs and costs, and establishes the maximum calculated development charges rates that can be imposed under the DC Act. Council, after having regard for the input at the public meeting and consultation sessions, as well as the DC Study and proposed bylaw, will determine the DC it wishes to establish for residential, industrial, office, institutional and retail development. Tax levy, user rate or other funding will be required to fund any portion of growth-related costs not funded by DCs.

Learn more about development charges in this video: The World of Development Charges

Fact sheet – 2018 Development Charges Bylaw Review, updated April 27, 2018
City of Toronto 2018 Development Charges Background Study – Staff Consolidation Report, August 9, 2018

Timeline:

Data collection – Spring to Summer 2017
Development charges calculations – Summer to Fall 2017
Stakeholder consultation – Spring 2017 to Winter 2017/18
Background study – Winter 2017/18
Public consultations – January 15 and 18, 2018
Public meeting – January 24, 2018
Executive Committee consideration – April 17, 2018
Council consideration – April 24-26 2018
Implementation – May 1, 2018

Executive Committee Meeting – April 17, 2018

Staff Report – Development Charges Bylaw Review – Results of Additional Consultation (With Appendix 2 and 3), April 3, 2018
- Appendix 1: Proposed Development Charges Bylaw
- Appendix 4: City of Toronto 2018 Development Charges Background Study Addendum, April 6, 2018

Executive Committee Meeting – January 24, 2018

Staff Report – Development Charges By-law Review (with Appendix 2 and 3) – January 10, 2018

Consultations with Stakeholders

The public consultation process includes a stakeholder consultation process beginning in June 2017 to discuss the review process, development charges background study methodology and draft calculations, and development charges policies. After considering input received through the consultation process, a background study and bylaw will be published for further consideration at a statutory public meeting at the January 24 meeting of the Executive Committee.

Industry Stakeholder Meeting #1 – Overview, Growth Forecast and Service Levels (June 5, 2017):

Presentation to Stakeholders

Industry Stakeholder Meeting #2 – Service Levels (July 10, 2017)