{
 "answer": "In the City of Waterloo, Ontario, fees & rates rules are set by By-law to Impose Fees and Charges on Persons, No. 2026-047, verified 2026-08-29. Schedule scope: Fees and charges under Municipal Act (Schedule A), Planning Act tariff (Schedule B), Building Code Act (Schedule C).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001812",
 "municipality": "Waterloo",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fees_rates",
 "label": "Fees & rates",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.waterloo.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law to Impose Fees and Charges on Persons, No. 2026-047",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/waterloo-013-ca/media/zeqjquvr/fees-and-charges-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Consolidated schedule of City fees and charges imposed under the Municipal Act, 2001 s.391 and Planning Act s.69 (planning-application tariff), covering services, activities, permits and property use across departments.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "bb5ba2adb9cf630ff2e283c81ba4749094506302590a832f5e529e209443d559",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-047",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bb5ba2adb9cf630ff2e283c81ba4749094506302590a832f5e529e209443d559.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "Fees and charges under Municipal Act (Schedule A), Planning Act tariff (Schedule B), Building Code Act (Schedule C).",
    "notable_fees": "Dog Licence sterilized $35.35, unsterilized $54.63; swimming child/youth/55+ $4.66, adult $6.21; marriage licence $149.00; residential building permit $1.41/sq ft."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "s. 3.1; s. 3.2; s. 3.3",
    "notable_fees": "Schedule \"A\"; Schedule \"C\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/waterloo/fees/bylaw-2026-047/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/waterloo/fees/"
}