By Pepper Parr
November 23rd, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
The starting position for the 2026 budget is set out below.
It is a whopper. Some analysis will follow.
Beneath what City Staff has prepared are the changes indicidal council members want to see changed.
That too will require some analysis.
Adopt the 2026 Operating Budget including any approved budget amendments to be applied against the proposed net tax levy amount of $282,201,378; and
Endorse that any surplus or deficit resulting from a difference between the actual results and the estimated 0.75% City portion of the net assessment growth be transferred to / from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund; and
Adopt the 2026 Capital Budget for the City of Burlington, with a gross amount of $105,722,127 with a debenture requirement of $10,350,000 and the 2027-2035 capital forecast with a gross amount of $1,074,884,815 with a debenture requirement of $26,675,000 as outlined in the 2026 Budget Overview (FIN-42-25) and as amended by Council; and
Administer the debenture in the amount of $6,350,000 in 2026 as tax supported debt; and
Administer the debenture in the amount of $4,000,000 in 2026 as Multi-year Community Investment debt; and
Declare that, in accordance with sis. 5(1)5 of the Development Charges Act, 1997 and sis. 5 of Ontario Regulation 82/98, it is Council’s clear intention that the excess capacity provided by the above-referenced works will be paid for by future development charges.
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