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Ontario Development Charges: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

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Collectively, municipal housing taxes in Ontario, including development charges, can make up 25% or more of the cost of a new home. Couple all these taxes with those from other levels of government, like land transfer taxes, the GST and HST, and, in some Ontario cities, these taxes can add up to over $250,000 on even a relatively modest family home. Despite their contribution to Ontario’s housing affordability crisis, development charges are poorly understood. This primer seeks to fix that. Previous pieces on Ontario development charges have covered everything from the scope of the problem to the issues at play to the state of things. But what we have yet to cover are the very basics. Let's fix that. The discourse around development charges in Ontario can be confusing, as the term "development charges" is often colloquially used to cover all forms of municipal housing taxation or "growth funding tools" in planner-speak. However, development charges (DCs) are only one of an alphabet sou

Ontario Development Charges: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask A primer on the fastest growing expense in Ontario housing Missing Middle Initiative Feb 06, 2025 5 Share Highlights Collectively, municipal housing taxes in Ontario, including development charges, can make up 25% or more of the cost of a new home. Couple all these taxes with those from other levels of government, like land transfer taxes, the GST and HST, and, in some Ontario cities, these taxes can add up to over $250,000 on even a relatively modest family home. Despite their contribution to Ontario’s housing a

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