The Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) uses education development charges (EDC) to fund the acquisition of new school sites to accommodate a growing student population. Local municipalities collect development charges on behalf of the Board and these charges are payable at the time a building permit is issued.
Current development charges
We have two by-laws that govern development charges for GECDSB:
- 2022 01 18 - Greater Essex County DSB - 2022 Notice of Passing Amending By-laws
- Education Development Charges for the City of Windsor – By-law No. 32
- Education Development Charges for the County of Essex and Township of Pelee – By-law No. 35
| Date range | Rates per dwelling unit |
|---|---|
|
April 22, 2019 to April 21, 2020 |
$605 |
|
April 22, 2020 to April 21, 2021 |
$905 |
|
April 22, 2021 to April 21, 2022 |
$1,205 |
|
April 22, 2022 to April 21, 2023 |
$1,505 |
|
April 22, 2023 to April 21, 2024 |
$1,805 |
| title 1 | title 2 |
|---|---|
|
April 22, 2019 to April 21, 2020 |
$605 |
|
April 22, 2020 to January 22, 2022 |
$682 |
|
January 23, 2022 to April 21, 2024 |
$973 |
2019 education development charges review
In late 2018, GECDSB started a review of the education development charges.
Here are some background studies and reports related to the review process:
As part of the review process, we held several meetings to inform and collect input from stakeholders and the public at large. Review these additional resources from the education development charges review:
- Notice of Public Meetings
- Proposed 2019 EDC By-law Renewal Board Memo – April 16, 2021
- Appendix 1 – First Public Meeting – Comments Matrix
- Appendix 2 – Second Public Meeting – Comments Matrix
- 2019 EDC By-law – City of Windsor (draft recommendation)
- 2019 EDC By-law – County of Essex and Township of Pelee (draft recommendation)
- Proposed EDC By-law – City of Windsor (draft for public consultation)
- Proposed EDB By-law – County of Essex and Township of Pelee (draft for public consultation)
- EDC Policy Review Statutory Public Meeting Board Memo – April 2, 2019
- EDC Background Study and Proposed By-law Statutory Public Meeting Board Memo – April 2, 2021