New to the Municipality

Our team has created a comprehensive Welcome Package with all you need to know if new to Grey Highlands!   

Civic Directory

The Municipality of Grey Highlands created a Civic Directory to keep our rate payers and residents in the know of who's who and what's what in our Municipality.

Dog Tags

The Municipality of Grey Highlands promotes and encourages responsible pet ownership; encourages voluntary compliance with animal-related laws; and promotes dog licensing and microchipping.

By licensing your dog, animal control makes every effort to reunite owners with their dog if it becomes accidentally lost. It is important that you keep your contact information up to date.

Residents can purchase or renew dog licenses online or the Municipal Office. By law, all dog owners must purchase a license for their pet annually, unless a lifetime tag was purchased.

Note: In accordance with Section 3.2(a) of the Canine Control By-law 2021-071, no person shall keep or harbour more than three (3) dogs at any one time in a dwelling unit or on any individual conveyable land entity located within the boundaries of the Municipality.

Tax and Utility Payments

How to Pay your Tax and Utility Bills:

• Pre-authorized payment plans

Sign up for one of our pre-authorized payment plans:

1. A 12 Month Plan (payment comes out on the last business day of each month, adjusted for July-Dec when tax rates finalized) or an Installment Plan
2. Installment Plan (payment comes out on the four due dates each year)

To sign up, fill out the Pre-Authorized Tax Payment Plan Form

• At your Bank

Grey Highlands accepts payments through most banking institutions. Please register with your bank by using your account number located on your tax bill.

• In Person

Payments are accepted at the Grey Highlands Municipal Office

By Mail

Payments can be mailed to:

Municipality of Grey Highlands

206 Toronto Street South

Unit 1

Markdale, ON N0C 1H0

Curbside Waste and Recycling

Grey Highlands provides its residents curbside waste and recycling collection. Waste is collected every week and recycling is collected every other week, on the same day for each collection day. 

*As of January 2023, the Municipality will be moving to a cart collection system. 

Waste & Recycling Schedule

Each property is allowed to set out one (1) untagged bag and a maximum of two (2) additional bags which must be tagged with a municipal bag tag per week. Please ensure items are curbside by 7 a.m.

Waste bag tags are available for $3 each at the following locations:

• Grey Highlands Municipal Office
• Markdale Foodland
• Grey Highlands Libraries (Flesherton, Markdale and Kimberley)
• Short's Store Feversham
• Markdale Home Hardware
• Flesherton Home Hardware

Applications, Forms, Permits and Licenses

For change of address forms, pre-authorized payment forms, permit applications and licenses, view to full list to find all the forms you need to make your transition to Grey Highlands a smooth one.

eServices

Many of our services are available online through our eServices page. Burn Permits, Tax & Utility Account lookup, Address Change, Building Permits and more.

Ontario 211

Ontario 211 is a free helpline that connects you to community and social services in your area 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in over 150 languages.