CENTRE WELLINGTON – Centre Wellington Council has approved an updated Development Charges Background Study and Development Charges By-law, outlining how growth-related infrastructure will be funded as the township continues to expand.
Development charges are fees paid by new developments to help cover the cost of infrastructure needed to support growth. This includes roads, water, and wastewater services, parks, recreation facilities, and fire services.
As part of the approval, council approved:
- A six‑month development charges rate freeze, keeping existing (January 1, 2026) rates in place until September 30, 2026
- A development charges deferral policy, allowing eligible developments to make payments over six years
- A phase in of development charges rate increases, with fifty percent of the increase effective October 1, 2026, and the remaining increase effective April 1, 2027
- A partial 25% development charges exemption for medium and high-density intensification developments (housing more dense than single and semi-detached homes)
- An updated Local Service Policy
The township says the updated Development Charges By-law will govern how development charges are applied to new residential and non-residential development in Centre Wellington moving forward.
You can find the full report here.
