Impact Fees

• Impact fee ruling finalized, Winnipeg to refund $30M to new homeowners

  A court has finalized a July ruling against the City of Winnipeg's ability to collect impact fees, otherwise known as growth fees.

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  Oct 28, 2020
  
• City of Winnipeg won’t appeal impact fees decision, says mayor

  The city will have to hand over the roughly $30 million collected over the past three years.

  Politics

  Jul 16, 2020
  
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• Municipal policy expert points to developer power following Winnipeg impact fee court decision

  "This is a city that is still very much in the control or in the thrall of the development industry."

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  Jul 11, 2020
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• Winnipeg mayor pleased with some legal precedents despite court order to refund $30M in impact fees

  “We now have a judicial decision which confirms that imposing an impact fee is lawful and in fact growth in the city is not paying for growth."

  Politics

  Jul 9, 2020
• Legal challenge over Winnipeg’s growth fees no closer to resolution

  Growth fees have raised close to $8 million for the City of Winnipeg since they came into effect last year.

  May 9, 2018
• City of Winnipeg increases impact fees by 5 per cent

  Homebuilders and developers are upset by a new five per cent increase in city impact fees.

  Consumer

  Feb 16, 2018
• Winnipeg’s controversial growth fees kick in

  It's been an ongoing battle between Winnipeg city council and developers but the new — and controversial — impact fee officially kicked in Monday.

  May 1, 2017