10/10/2026
There is a moment we watch homeowners go quiet. They have bought the lot, they have a budget they feel good about, and then someone says the word servicing.
A Toronto lot that needs a new water service and a new sewer connection carries $20,603.22 in published City fees before anyone digs on the property. That is the City, not the builder, and none of it is negotiable.
Two things catch people out. The first is thinking you can shop it. You cannot, because servicing is costed by the utility providers themselves, so there is no second quote to go get. The second is the storm connection people budget for and do not need. Under Chapter 681 a storm connection cannot be made to the City storm or combined sewer, so stormwater is managed on your own lot and a house gets one sewer connection, not two.
The part you actually control is the private side, from the property line into your basement, which runs $600 to $700 per metre depending on length, supply size and depth. And there is one real saving available: ask Toronto Water whether your existing service can be reused. If it is already 3/4 or 1 inch copper, that is $367.13 instead of $5,884.44.
We put all of this into a preliminary budget before the drawings are finished, so the number is in front of you while you can still do something about it.
Full breakdown, every 2026 fee and the timing: https://www.bvmhomes.com/blog/lot-servicing-costs-toronto
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