On Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 9 a.m., a public meeting pursuant to the Development Charges Act, 1997, will be held as part of the meeting of York Regional Council.
The purpose of this public meeting is to receive input on two proposed development charges (DC) bylaws. The first is a Region-Wide bylaw for the continued imposition of DCs against all lands, except for wastewater DCs in the Village of Nobleton, King Township. The second is a proposed Area-Specific DC Bylaw for the continued imposition of wastewater DCs against all lands in the Village of Nobleton, King Township.
DCs are fees collected on new residential and non-residential development and are the primary source of funding for growth-related infrastructure. The Region-Wide DC bylaw helps fund Regional hard services (water, wastewater and roads) and general services (Yonge North Subway Extension, Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension, transit, police, waste diversion, public health, public works, ambulance services, courts services, long-term care/senior services, land acquisition and growth studies). The Area-Specific DC Bylaw funds wastewater servicing in the Village of Nobleton, King Township.
Additional information, copies of the draft Background Study, proposed bylaws and staff reports will be available online at york.ca and york.ca/DevelopmentCharges starting on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
Anyone wishing to attend the public meeting and address Committee of the Whole on this matter can register to be a deputation on York Region’s website at york.ca/form/york-region-deputation-request or by contacting the Regional Clerk’s Office at 1-877-464-9675 extension 71320 or by email at @email by 12 p.m. on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
York Region Committee of the Whole meetings are live streamed at york.ca/live and recordings of the meeting can be accessed from the website shortly thereafter.
On Thursday, May 21, 2026, Regional Council will consider the approval of the proposed Region-Wide and Area-Specific DC bylaws.
Dated at Newmarket, Monday, January 19, 2026
Christopher Raynor
Regional Clerk
17250 Yonge Street
Newmarket, ON, L3Y 6Z1
