Metro Vancouver is revising its DCC program to ensure the program is responsive to social, political, and economic circumstances. The current revision began in 2025 and will continue through 2027, with new rates taking effect in 2028.
View more information about the DCC revisions.
Overview
Metro Vancouver is a growing region. As communities expand and new housing, employment and services are developed, we need to build and upgrade infrastructure – including drinking water, sanitary sewers, drainage, and regional parkland* – to meet growth-related demand.
To help fund the cost of growth-related infrastructure, Metro Vancouver uses development cost charges (DCCs).
DCCs are one-time fees collected by local governments and are applied to new developments at the time of building permit issuance (or subdivision approval). DCCs are a tool provided by the Province, regulated by the Local Government Act. DCCs help ensure that development contributes its fair share towards the necessary growth-related infrastructure improvements that development benefits from. Non-growth-related infrastructure is paid for by existing ratepayers.
The Metro Vancouver Board adopted its current DCC rates in March 2024, and considers DCCs to be a critical funding source for growth-related capital infrastructure in the region. Growth-related infrastructure represents a significant portion of Metro Vancouver’s capital plan, and DCC revenues help reduce the burden on ratepayers and ensure that growth is helping to pay for growth in the region.
*A small portion of the regional DCC program is allocated to expanding regional parks (land acquisition only) to support population growth.