Tax Certificates and Other Compliance Letters

Tax Certificates: $60

A tax certificate is generally purchased by lawyers dealing with property sales or when a mortgage is being approved for a property. This certificate includes ownership information, tax status, utility status and local improvement fee information.

Apply Online for a Tax Certificate

Fire Department Home/Daycare Certificate: $100

Ramara offers home safety inspections for residents that must meet agency requirements. During the inspection, we will look for the following;

  • Copy of Fire Safety Plan
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Emergency exits that are passable and clear
  • Chemicals are locked away or out of reach

Upon successful completion of the inspection, we will issue a letter stating our findings and any alterations that must be completed.

Building and Zoning Compliance Letters: $300

A Ramara Building & Zoning Compliance Letter provides a Standard Set of Information relating Building and Planning matters for a property, typically requested by a Lawyer prior to completing a purchase or transfer of land.  

Requests submitted by real estate agents must be accompanied by written authorization from the registered property owner or a duly executed Agreement of Purchase and Sale; requests submitted without the required documentation will not be processed.

How to apply: Submit the request form online with your contact information and payment.  

Timeline: Within 14 business days of fee payment and complete submission 

Delivery: A signed PDF of the compliance letter will be emailed to the requester. 

For information outside the scope above, please contact the applicable department or submit a Routine Disclosure request or Freedom of Information (FOI) request as applicable at www.ramara.ca/foi. 

Apply Online for a Compliance Letter Initiate Freedom of Information Request

  • Official Plan Designation (Township and County); 

  • Ramara Zoning Bylaw – Zone Category & Permitted Uses; 

  • County of Simcoe Road Setback; 

  • Survey Compliance (only when a Surveyor’s Real Property Report (SRPR) is provided); 

  • Mapped floodplains sourced from LSRCA, Municipal and/or Ministry of Natural Resources data;  

  • Mapped Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) controlled areas; 

  • Mapped Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) areas of regulation; 

  • Lake Simcoe Protection Plan (LSPP) boundary (a provincial planning policy document); 

  • Vulnerable Areas under Source Water Protection; 

  • Minor Variances; 

  • Open Zoning Bylaw Notices of Violations/Infractions;  

  • Open Building Permits;  

  • Open Building Work Orders; 

  • Septic Re-inspection Program. 

  • Site Plan or Subdivision Agreements; 

  • Consents; 

  • Registered Agreements; 

  • Heritage Status; 

  • Municipal local improvements (property  

  • Road, Entrance, Infrastructure, Water/Sewer, Tax, Utility, or Fire-Related inquiries; 

  • Bylaw Enforcement information (other than Zoning Bylaw enforcement); 

  • Does not verify the lawful use of the property; 

  • Information not part of the Standard Set of Information as stated further above.

Contact Us

Corporation of the Township of Ramara
2297 Highway 12, PO Box 130, Brechin, ON, L0K 1B0

T. 705-484-5374
E. ramara@ramara.ca

 

Township of Ramara Financial Services

T: 705-484-5374 ext. 240
E: ramara@ramara.ca

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