East Gwillimbury: 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
East Gwillimbury 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
0.92% of assessed value, 2026 residential rate
Read the question →0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)10th lowest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.
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Extra units
Up to 2 homes on a lot
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Trees
20 cm across: the trunk size the rule names
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Short-term rentals
- No short-term rental licence on the town's pages
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Conservation authorities in 2027
Read the question →Lake Simcoe Region authorityjoinsLake Huron 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 bill every month
- A different price per m³ after a first block of use
Is an East Gwillimbury address in the Greenbelt or the Oak Ridges Moraine?
The Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan's land use designation and boundary maps, the Province's Greenbelt maps, and the Town's Official Plan (October 2018 consolidation), with its sections on the Greenbelt Plan Area and the Oak Ridges Moraine.
In the free check and the full report.
How can I find recorded pits, quarries and petroleum wells near an East Gwillimbury 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 an East Gwillimbury 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 an East Gwillimbury home?
Section 4.1 of the Town's Zoning By-law 2018-043 (office consolidation July 2024), the Town's accessory apartments page, and section 35.1 of the Planning Act.
In the free check and the full report.
What does East Gwillimbury's tree by-law cover on a private lot?
The Town's Tree Protection By-law 2024-077, enacted on 19 November 2024.
In the free check and the full report.
What public rules cover short-term rentals in East Gwillimbury?
The Town's Zoning By-law 2018-043 (office consolidation July 2024): its definition of short term rental accommodation, its table of permitted uses in the Mixed Use zones and its parking table.
In the free check and the full report.
What is East Gwillimbury's residential property tax rate for 2026?
The Town's tax rates and assessments page, which lists the East Gwillimbury, Region of York and school board rates for 2026 for each property class.
In the free check and the full report.
Is an East Gwillimbury address in a regulated flood area, and whose map says so?
The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority's regulation map viewer and permit pages, under Ontario Regulation 41/24, and the Town's Official Plan, which leaves floodplain matters to the Conservation Authority.
Public source; flood plain and regulated-area checks not included in OfferDue reports.
Who helps with a home in East Gwillimbury
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.
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