# Property maintenance in Caledon, from Bolton to the hamlets Updated 2026-10-03. Caledon is the rural and village part of Peel Region. A repair here can be a Peel water call in Bolton or a septic question on a hamlet lot, and the work order says which before the trade drives out. [Mississauga](https://roundhousegroup.ca/areas/mississauga/) and [Brampton](https://roundhousegroup.ca/areas/brampton/) are the rest of [Peel Region](https://roundhousegroup.ca/areas/peel-region/). ## Wells, septic and the slow drain Many of Caledon's villages and hamlets run on community or private wells and septic systems. The property standards by-law expects a private sewage system to be kept in good repair, so a slow drain in a village rental is often a septic question, not a municipal sewer one. We ask how the building is serviced at intake, and send a licensed plumber who knows whether to bring a camera for a lateral or call a septic contractor. ## Units and licences Every [additional unit](https://www.caledon.ca/en/town-services/housing.aspx) will be required to be registered, whether or not it is rented, and the Town offers pre-approved drawings for one bedroom and studio detached units. Its Gentle Density Community Improvement Plan, funded through the federal Housing Accelerator Fund, runs to budget expiry or December 31, 2028. The [rental licence](https://www.caledon.ca/en/news/town-of-caledon-launches-residential-rental-licensing-program.aspx) covers short term rentals today; the 2025 staff plan had long term rentals first, and the order was reversed. A repair in a registered unit, an egress window, a smoke alarm or a door between units, is closed out with photos so the unit still matches what was registered. See [basement and secondary suites](https://roundhousegroup.ca/buildings/secondary-suites/). ## Peel water, for now [Peel Region](https://www.peelregion.ca/water/contact-water-wastewater) runs water and wastewater in Caledon until the Bill 60 transfer. Its [emergency sewer backup service](https://www.peelregion.ca/services/emergency-help-sewer-backup) does not serve private complexes managed by property management companies, so a backup at a managed townhouse complex in Bolton goes straight to a licensed drain contractor. By-law complaints in Caledon go to 311 or enforcement@caledon.ca. ## Who does the work Plumbing is done by licensed plumbers and drain work by licensed drain contractors. Gas work is done by TSSA registered contractors. We only use ECRA/ESA-Licensed Electrical Contractors. Pest control is done by licensed exterminators. To send a Caledon job, [request work](https://roundhousegroup.ca/request-work/). ## Caledon and Peel rules - Caledon's Residential Rental Licensing program launched on September 8, 2026 for short term rentals in the operator's primary residence, at up to 180 nights a year, with no corporate owners and one licence per owner. The Town has announced long term rental licensing for 2027, which its by-law sets as multi-tenant unit and additional unit classes. Source: [Town of Caledon, Rental licence program](https://www.caledon.ca/en/town-services/rental-license-program.aspx) - Zoning allows four units as of right across Caledon, and every additional residential unit, new or existing, rented or not, will be required to be registered with the Town. The Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plans and the Bolton Special Policy Area restrict or prohibit additional units in some areas. Source: [Town of Caledon, Housing](https://www.caledon.ca/en/town-services/housing.aspx) - Caledon's Property Standards By-law 98-155 requires heating systems able to provide adequate and suitable heat under the Town's applicable by-law (Schedule A, section 15(1)), and requires private sewage systems to be kept in good repair (Schedule A, section 17(3)). Source: [Town of Caledon, Property Standards By-law 98-155 (consolidated)](https://www.caledon.ca/en/government/resources/Documents/council-town-administration/Property-Standards-By-law.pdf) - Peel Region pays 60 percent of the invoice, up to $1,500 including tax, for a sanitary backwater valve on a lateral serving one dwelling unit at a single, semi or townhome, installed after July 16, 2024 with a municipal building permit and a passed inspection. Applicants must be individuals. Source: [Peel Region, Backwater valve rebate](https://peelregion.ca/water/pipes-downspouts/backwater-valve-rebate) - Bill 60 moves water and wastewater from Peel Region to Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon effective January 1, 2029 or a date the Minister sets, through a public corporation the three would jointly own, subject to regulations. Regional roads, and the stormwater that drains from them, move on July 1, 2027 under O. Reg. 401/25 and the Peel Transition Implementation Act, 2025 (Bill 45). Source: [Environmental Registry of Ontario, notice 025-1098](https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-1098) ## Villages, hamlets and three growth centres 85 percent of Caledon sits under the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine or Niagara Escarpment plans. The Town was formed from the Townships of Caledon and Albion, the northern half of Chinguacousy Township and the Villages of Bolton and Caledon East, and since 1997 growth has gone to Bolton, Mayfield West and, to a lesser degree, Caledon East ([Future Caledon Official Plan](https://www.caledon.ca/en/town-services/resources/Business-Planning--Development/Policy/Future-Caledon/Future-Caledon-Official-Plan---Consolidation-2025-ACCESSIBLE.pdf)). The rest is villages and hamlets, many of them on community or private wells and septic systems ([Peel rural settlements](https://peelregion.ca/sites/default/files/2024-08/rural-settlements.pdf)). ## Related pages - [Property Maintenance in Peel Region](https://roundhousegroup.ca/areas/peel-region/) - [Property Maintenance in Brampton](https://roundhousegroup.ca/areas/brampton/) - [Basement and secondary suites](https://roundhousegroup.ca/buildings/secondary-suites/) ## Questions ### Does a Caledon rental need a licence in 2026? Only a short term rental, under the program launched September 8, 2026. The Town has announced long term rental licensing for 2027, covering multi-tenant units and additional units. ### Do I register an unrented basement unit in Caledon? Yes. The Town says every additional residential unit in Caledon, new or existing, rented or not, will be required to be registered with the Town, and that more information is coming. ### Who handles water and sewer problems in Caledon? Peel Region, at 905-791-7800 or toll free from Caledon at 905-584-2216, including after hours. Many villages and hamlets run on community or private wells and septic instead. ### Will Peel still run Caledon's water after 2028? Under Bill 60, water and wastewater move from Peel to Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon effective January 1, 2029, or a date the Minister sets.