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Halton’s annual Budget and Business Plan outlines upcoming strategic investments in Regional programs, services and infrastructure.

2025 Budget and Business Plan

In December, Halton Regional Council approved the Region’s 2025 Budget and Business Plan. The plan outlines the Region’s investments and a property tax increase of 2.3% to maintain essential Regional services.

About the 2025 Budget

In 2025, the Regional portion of your property taxes will increase by 2.3%. Some major areas your tax dollars will be invested in include:

  • delivering new assisted and supportive housing;
  • enhancing paramedic response times;
  • enhancing community social services;
  • maintaining the state-of-good-repair of infrastructure; and
  • improving our online service delivery.
The budget:

Total breakdown of Regional property taxes

In 2025, Halton residents will see a 2.3% property tax increase to fund Regional services such as paramedic services, housing, and Regional roads and a 12.3% property tax increase to address Halton Regional Police Services priorities and enhance public safety.

This table reflects the property tax impact of Regional services per $100,000 of a property’s Current Value Assessment (CVA).

2024 Actual 2025 Budget Change
Regional services $184.04 $188.27 $4.23 (2.3%)
Police services $116.43 $130.76 $14.33 (12.3%)
Total Regional taxes $300.47 $319.03 $18.56 (6.2%)

Explaining water and wastewater rates

Water and wastewater rates: 5.5% rate increase to support the state-of good-repair of the water and wastewater system and maintain reliable access to high-quality drinking water and wastewater services for residents and businesses.

This table shows the average cost increase for a household using 226 m3 of water per year.

2024 Budget 2025 Budget Change
Water and wastewater $1,111 $1,173 $61 (5.5%)

Key investments in 2025

  • $18.4 million to support the state-of-good-repair of the water and wastewater systems.
  • $4.0 million to deliver new assisted and supportive housing.
  • $4.0 million to maintain Paramedic response times and provide funding for a new headquarters.
  • $2.9 million to enhance digital services and support the implementation of the Region’s Digital Strategy.
  • $2.8 million to keep Regional roads in a state-of-good-repair. 
  • $2.5 million to maintain high quality resident care at the Region’s three long-term care homes.
  • $2.1 million to offset Provincial funding shortfalls to maintain service levels for cost-shared programs in Health and Social Services.
  • $1.1 million to support assisted housing provider grants, Halton Community Housing Corporation program subsidy, and growth in the rent supplement program.
  • $500,000 to bring the total Halton Community Investment funding up to $5 million in support of non-profit organizations delivering community services.  
  • $328,000 to support Halton's growing Ontario Works caseload.
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