North Bay: 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
North Bay 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
1.81% of assessed value, 2026 residential rate
Read the question →0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)15th 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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Short-term rentals
- A licence, permit or registration is needed
- Up to 180 a year
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Conservation authorities in 2027
Read the question →North Bay-Mattawa authorityjoinsNortheastern Ontario Regional Conservation Authority
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A business run from home
- Up to 30%of the floor area
- 1 from outsidemay work there
How can I find recorded pits, quarries and petroleum wells near a North Bay 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 North Bay 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 North Bay home?
Section 3.20.2 of Zoning By-law 2015-30, as amended by By-law 2025-37 (office consolidation of 15 July 2026), and the City's Additional Dwelling Units page.
In the free check and the full report.
What public rules cover short-term rentals in North Bay?
The City's Short-Term Rental By-law 2022-77, as summarised on its short-term rental pages, and Municipal Accommodation Tax By-law 2018-84.
In the free check and the full report.
What is North Bay's residential property tax rate for 2026?
The City's 2026 municipal and education rates, set by By-law 2026-20.
In the free check and the full report.
Is a North Bay address in a regulated flood area, and whose map says so?
The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority's mapping tool, permit and property inquiry pages, under Ontario Regulation 41/24.
Public source; flood plain and regulated-area checks not included in OfferDue reports.
Who helps with a home in North Bay
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.