Caledon: questions buyers ask about the records
Each page names the public record that answers one question, where to read it yourself, and which OfferDue check reads it. What the records show, never advice.
Sources checked October 29, 2026
Caledon at a glance
The town's local rules as pictures, from our hand-kept tables of its by-laws and pages and from its flood page. Each tile opens the page with the full wording, its source and the date we checked it.
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Property tax
0.98% of assessed value, 2026 residential rate
Read the question →0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)11th lowest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.
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Extra units
Up to 4 homes on a lot
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Trees
30 cm across: the trunk size the rule names
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Short-term rentals
- A licence, permit or registration is needed
- Only a home someone lives in
- Up to 180 a year
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Conservation authorities in 2027
Read the question →Toronto and Region authorityjoinsCentral Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority
Credit Valley authorityjoinsWestern Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority
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A business run from home
- Up to 25%of the floor area
- 1 from outsidemay work there
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Water and sewer bills
- A different price per m³ after a first block of use
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Rental licensing
- Extra units must be registered
Is a Caledon address in the Greenbelt, the Oak Ridges Moraine or the Niagara Escarpment Plan?
The Province's Greenbelt boundary and land-use maps, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan's land use designation and boundary maps, and the Niagara Escarpment Plan's Map 4 for the Region of Peel, each with an interactive map.
In the free check and the full report.
How can I find recorded pits, quarries and petroleum wells near a Caledon home?
Two provincial records: the Find Pits and Quarries map of licensed and permitted aggregate sites, and the petroleum wells dataset of wells drilled for oil, gas, salt or underground storage.
In the free check and the full report.
How can I find mapped railways, power lines and pipelines near a Caledon home?
The Ontario Railway Network and the Ontario Utility Line dataset: provincial mapping of tracks and crossings, and of power lines, pipelines and other utility lines.
In the free check and the full report.
What records explain additional residential units at a Caledon home?
Section 6.4 of Zoning By-law 2006-50 (November 2025 consolidation), as explained on the Town's housing page, with its notes on registration and licensing.
In the free check and the full report.
What does Caledon's tree by-law cover on a private lot?
The Town's Tree Preservation By-law 2025-101 and Woodland Conservation By-law 2000-100, as explained on its permitting page.
In the free check and the full report.
What public rules cover short-term rentals in Caledon?
The Town's Residential Rental Licensing program, as set out on its rental licence page and its launch notice of September 8, 2026.
In the free check and the full report.
What is Caledon's residential property tax rate for 2026?
The Town's 2026 property tax rate schedule (Schedule A), which lists the Town, infrastructure, Region and education rates for each property class.
In the free check and the full report.
Is a Caledon address in a regulated flood area, and whose map says so?
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's Regulated Area Search and Credit Valley Conservation's regulation and floodplain map viewers, under Ontario Regulation 41/24.
Public source; flood plain and regulated-area checks not included in OfferDue reports.
Who helps with a home in Caledon
Every kind of business a home needs, by moment, and the local rules their work runs into, each with its source and the date it was checked.
Public-record information, not legal, financial, insurance or inspection advice. Records change and can be incomplete, and these pages describe the records, not any particular home. What we cover, city by city.