Fees and Charges: The Town of Edson

Updated Fees and Charges Bylaw (2025)

The Fees and Charges Bylaw is updated annually in accordance with Council’s approved budget and sets the various rates for the Town of Edson, including Leisure Centre fees, utility rates, business and animal licence fees, planning charges, and more.

Some of the key changes include:

Assessment Review Board non residential fee increased from $75 to $150.
Adjustments to utility fees in accordance with the 2025 approved budget, including water, wastewater, waste management, bulk water, and landfill.
Additional fees added for construction water, after-hours callouts, additional waste containers (additional organics container has no fee), and landfill construction/demo material from outside the region.
Modified Planning and Development fees to match best practices.
Business Licence fees for new residents and non-resident has been adjusted to merge into existing resident and non-resident categories.
Animal licencing fees have been streamlined to remove repetition, and a category for service dog has been added at no charge.

For a complete review of this Bylaw please reference the links below:

*Please note that most new fees will come into effect February 1st. EDLC adjustments will occur in March and July as per the schedule listed in the bylaw.