Every year in the fall, the Township produces a municipal budget. The budget provides a blueprint that defines how resources are collected and allocated. The overall budget comprises two main components – the Operating Budget and the Capital Budget.

Every Township program and service is funded through the operating budget, which is designed to ensure the dependable delivery of a broad array of programs and services that residents rely on every day such as garbage collection, fire services, police services, libraries, planning and building services.

Download the 2024 Operating Budget

Capital Budget

The Township’s assets are funded through the Capital Budget. The bulk of that funding goes to maintaining and rehabilitating existing infrastructure such as roads, bridges, facilities and vehicles as identified in the Asset Management Plan.

Download the 2024 Capital Budget

Preparing the Budget

The Township’s Treasurer is responsible for assisting departments in developing a draft budget every year. This process starts in the summer and is completed by October/November. The Township must maintain a balanced operating budget because the Municipal Act prohibits the Township from running a deficit on operating expenditures. In late November or early December, Council holds a special budget meeting to review and adjust the draft budget. When all the changes have been made, a public meeting is held to present the budget to the public and obtain input. When the final budget has been approved and the amount of the levy that has to be raised is known, Council passes a tax rate bylaw that establishes the municipal portion of the property tax bill.