Greater Sudbury: 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 28, 2026
Greater Sudbury 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
1.91% of assessed value, 2026 residential rate
Read the question →0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)8th highest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.
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Extra units
Up to 4 homes on a lot
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Conservation authorities in 2027
Read the question →Conservation SudburyjoinsNortheastern 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
How can I find recorded pits, quarries and petroleum wells near a Greater Sudbury 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 Greater Sudbury 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 dwelling units at a Greater Sudbury home?
Zoning By-law 2010-100Z as amended in 2020, 2024 and 2025, the City's Four Units as of Right guide for homeowners, and the Units Registration By-law 2017-14.
In the free check and the full report.
What is the 2026 residential property tax rate in Greater Sudbury, and why does it differ by area?
The City's 2026 tax rates for all municipal purposes, including education, for each area and service.
In the free check and the full report.
Is a Greater Sudbury address in a regulated flood area, and whose map says so?
Conservation Sudbury's Regulated Areas Mapping Tool and property inquiries, under Ontario Regulation 41/24.
Public source; flood plain and regulated-area checks not included in OfferDue reports.
Who helps with a home in Greater Sudbury
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.