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Who helps with a home in East Gwillimbury
The kinds of business a home in East Gwillimbury needs, by moment, and the local rules their work runs into, each with its source and the date we checked it.
6 local rules and 84 kinds of business. Page reviewed 30 Oct 2026.
Local rules on this page6 of 7
About 0.92% of assessed value: the 2026 residential tax rate (checked 29 Oct 2026).
The local rules the work runs into
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Extra units
Up to 2 homes on a lot, as the line below puts it
East Gwillimbury zoning by-law 2018-043 s.4.1: permits one accessory apartment in a single detached, semi-detached or townhouse dwelling where the zone allows it, with one more parking space; none on a lot with a garden suite or coach house, or in the Environmental Protection or Oak Ridges Moraine Core, Core Linkage and Countryside zones; on serviced urban land, section 35.1 of the Planning Act bars a zoning by-law from prohibiting up to three units.
- Garden suite and laneway house builders
- Fire separation and egress windows
- Building designers (BCIN)
- Architects
- Basement finishing
- General contractors and renovators
Source: East Gwillimbury by-law 2018-043 s.4.1 · checked 29 Oct 2026
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Trees
20 cm across: the trunk size the line below names
East Gwillimbury by-law 2024-077: a Town permit is needed to injure or destroy a private tree 20 cm or more in diameter at 1.37 m; up to three live, healthy trees of 30 cm or less a year, dead, diseased, hazard and invasive trees are exempt; woodlands and woodlots of 0.2 ha or more fall under York Region's Forest Conservation By-law.
- Tree services and arborists
- Landscaping and curb appeal
- Decks, fences and sheds
- Pools and hot tubs
- Garden suite and laneway house builders
Source: East Gwillimbury by-law 2024-077 · checked 29 Oct 2026
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Short-term rentals
- No short-term rental licence on the town's pages
East Gwillimbury by-law 2018-043: the zoning by-law lists short term rental accommodation (stays under 30 days) as a permitted use in the Mixed Use zones, subject to site plan approval, with one parking space per bedroom; the residential and rural zones don't list it, and the Town has no short-term rental licence.
Source: East Gwillimbury by-law 2018-043 · checked 29 Oct 2026
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A business run from home
- Up to 25%of the floor area
- 1 from outsidemay work there
East Gwillimbury zoning by-law 2018-043 s.4.14: permits a home business within the dwelling unit, and in an accessory building only on a lot of 2.5 ha or more (up to 50 m² of it), with at most one non-resident employee, using no more than 25% of the dwelling's floor area or 50 m², whichever is less, clearly secondary to the home, with no outdoor storage, display or sales.
- Any business run from a home in town
Source: East Gwillimbury by-law 2018-043 s.4.14 · checked 29 Oct 2026
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Water and sewer rates
- A bill every month
- A different price per m³ after a first block of use
Town of East Gwillimbury, 2026 residential rates: water $2.57 per m³ under 35 m³ and $4.19 per m³ over 35 m³, wastewater $2.46 per m³, with monthly fixed charges of $24.85 for water and $24.85 for wastewater on a 5/8- or 3/4-inch meter (2026 residential rates); billed monthly.
Source: Town of East Gwillimbury, 2026 rate schedule · checked 29 Oct 2026
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Property tax
0.92%of assessed value, 2026
0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)10th lowest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.
The 2026 residential property tax rate in East Gwillimbury is 0.916299% of assessed value. It includes the Town rate (0.370887%), the Region of York rate (0.392412%) and the provincial education rate (0.153%).
Source: East Gwillimbury tax rate by-law, 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Summarised from the municipality's own by-laws and pages; the by-law is the authoritative text. The rules not shown here aren't in our tables yet: the municipality's site has its by-laws. An OfferDue report reads these and the address's own records for one home.
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The home team, by moment
Thinking about it
4 kinds
Getting ready to sell
16 kinds
- Home stagers
- Real estate photographers and video
- Deep cleaning before a listing
- Painters
- Handyman services
- Junk removal and decluttering
- Pre-listing home inspectors
- Landscaping and curb appeal
- Storage
- Real estate agents and brokerages
- Flooring
- Tree services and arborists
- Interior designers
- Yard clean-up
- Window and gutter cleaning
- Professional organizers
Searching and financing
5 kinds
The offer and its conditions
16 kinds
- Real estate agents and brokerages
- Mortgage brokers and agents
- Bank and credit union mortgage specialists
- Home inspectors
- Wood stove and fireplace (WETT) inspections
- Sewer and drain camera inspections
- Radon testing
- Pest inspection
- Land surveyors
- Appraisers
- Home insurance brokers
- Well water testing
- Septic inspection and pumping
- Real estate lawyers
- Oil tank removal
- Structural engineers
Closing and moving
15 kinds
- Deep cleaning before a listing
- Junk removal and decluttering
- Moving companies
- Storage
- Relocation services
- Home insurance brokers
- Real estate lawyers
- Locksmiths
- Move-in and move-out cleaning
- Utilities and internet
- Tenant insurance
- Security and alarm systems
- Home watch and house sitting
- Professional organizers
- Senior moves and downsizing
The first 90 days
23 kinds
- Handyman services
- Wood stove and fireplace (WETT) inspections
- Sewer and drain camera inspections
- Radon testing
- Well water testing
- Septic inspection and pumping
- Heating and air conditioning
- Duct cleaning
- Chimney sweeps
- Plumbers
- Backwater valves and sump pumps
- Basement waterproofing
- Radon mitigation
- Electricians and electrical contractors
- Water softeners and treatment
- Security and alarm systems
- Appliance repair and installation
- Energy advisors (EnerGuide)
- Oil tank removal
- EV charger installation
- Asbestos and mould removal
- Flood and fire restoration
- Pest control
Making it yours
35 kinds
- Painters
- Land surveyors
- Heating and air conditioning
- Plumbers
- Backwater valves and sump pumps
- Basement waterproofing
- Radon mitigation
- Electricians and electrical contractors
- Energy advisors (EnerGuide)
- General contractors and renovators
- Kitchen renovation
- Bathroom renovation
- Basement finishing
- Flooring
- Roofing
- Windows and doors
- Eavestroughs, siding and soffits
- Insulation and air sealing
- Drywall and plaster
- Carpentry and cabinetry
- Masonry and brick repair
- Concrete and foundation repair
- Decks, fences and sheds
- Pools and hot tubs
- Tree services and arborists
- Demolition and excavation
- Architects
- Building designers (BCIN)
- Structural engineers
- Interior designers
- Permit help and zoning consultants
- Solar panels and batteries
- EV charger installation
- Garage doors
- Asbestos and mould removal
Adding a unit or renting it out
11 kinds
Living there
22 kinds
- Handyman services
- Landscaping and curb appeal
- Septic inspection and pumping
- Heating and air conditioning
- Duct cleaning
- Chimney sweeps
- Plumbers
- Appliance repair and installation
- Roofing
- Eavestroughs, siding and soffits
- Masonry and brick repair
- Decks, fences and sheds
- Tree services and arborists
- Garage doors
- Flood and fire restoration
- Lawn care
- Snow removal
- Yard clean-up
- House cleaning
- Pest control
- Window and gutter cleaning
- Home watch and house sitting
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