Durham Budget 2025

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Regional Council approves 2025 Business Plans and Budget including water and sewer rates

Durham Regional Council has approved the 2025 Business Plans and Budget including the water supply and sanitary sewer use rates.

The approved budget requires a net property tax increase of 7.4 per cent (4.4 per cent for Durham Regional Police Service, 3 per cent for Regionally supported services). For residents this means approximately 5.8 per cent increase in the overall property tax bill and a monthly increase of approximately $20 for an average residential property in Durham Region.

As part of the budget, the 2025 water supply and sanitary sewer user rates will increase by 5 per cent, or approximately $5 per month for an average household. This increase supports ongoing maintenance and operation of the water supply and sanitary sewerage systems, in addition to several major projects planned for 2025, including multi-year expansion and upgrades to the Whitby Water Supply Plant. Information about Durham Region’s water and sanitary sewer system is available at durham.ca/WaterandSewer.

Through the 2025 Business Plans and Budget, the Region is investing to improve the lives of people and businesses in Durham through everyday services—ensuring a healthy and safe community for all.

Residents are reminded that the Municipal Property Tax Assessment Corporation (MPAC) sets the assessed value for each individual property. Questions about property valuation should be directed to MPAC at 1-866-296-6722 or mpac.ca.

Click here to view the full press release.



Budget Town Hall

Thank you to everyone who participated in Durham Region's 2025 Budget Town Hall! A copy of the presentation is available here and a recording of the event is available below:


Help shape the 2025 Budget!

Durham Region residents continue to be invited to share their feedback and input to help us shape priorities for the 2025 Budget by using the Have Your Say! Tool or emailing budgets@durham.ca



Interested in learning more about the Budget? Check out the Budget FAQs below or watch this short video to learn how the budget is prepared to support important programs and services for our community.
Overview

Through the annual budget the Region invests in our community to ensure that Durham is the best place in Ontario to work and live.

The Region of Durham provides a wide range of programs and services to a growing and diverse community of residents and businesses. The Region's business planning and budget process reflects our commitment to provide quality programs and services within a framework of financial stability and transparency.

To learn more about this year’s Business Plans and Budgets check out the Frequently Asked Questions at the bottom of this page. You can also view budgets from prior years here.

Regional Council approves 2025 Business Plans and Budget including water and sewer rates

Durham Regional Council has approved the 2025 Business Plans and Budget including the water supply and sanitary sewer use rates.

The approved budget requires a net property tax increase of 7.4 per cent (4.4 per cent for Durham Regional Police Service, 3 per cent for Regionally supported services). For residents this means approximately 5.8 per cent increase in the overall property tax bill and a monthly increase of approximately $20 for an average residential property in Durham Region.

As part of the budget, the 2025 water supply and sanitary sewer user rates will increase by 5 per cent, or approximately $5 per month for an average household. This increase supports ongoing maintenance and operation of the water supply and sanitary sewerage systems, in addition to several major projects planned for 2025, including multi-year expansion and upgrades to the Whitby Water Supply Plant. Information about Durham Region’s water and sanitary sewer system is available at durham.ca/WaterandSewer.

Through the 2025 Business Plans and Budget, the Region is investing to improve the lives of people and businesses in Durham through everyday services—ensuring a healthy and safe community for all.

Residents are reminded that the Municipal Property Tax Assessment Corporation (MPAC) sets the assessed value for each individual property. Questions about property valuation should be directed to MPAC at 1-866-296-6722 or mpac.ca.

Click here to view the full press release.



Budget Town Hall

Thank you to everyone who participated in Durham Region's 2025 Budget Town Hall! A copy of the presentation is available here and a recording of the event is available below:


Help shape the 2025 Budget!

Durham Region residents continue to be invited to share their feedback and input to help us shape priorities for the 2025 Budget by using the Have Your Say! Tool or emailing budgets@durham.ca



Interested in learning more about the Budget? Check out the Budget FAQs below or watch this short video to learn how the budget is prepared to support important programs and services for our community.
Overview

Through the annual budget the Region invests in our community to ensure that Durham is the best place in Ontario to work and live.

The Region of Durham provides a wide range of programs and services to a growing and diverse community of residents and businesses. The Region's business planning and budget process reflects our commitment to provide quality programs and services within a framework of financial stability and transparency.

To learn more about this year’s Business Plans and Budgets check out the Frequently Asked Questions at the bottom of this page. You can also view budgets from prior years here.

  • How is the Budget developed each year?

    The annual Business Plans and Budget outlines the cost of delivering essential Regional programs and services and ensures resource allocations are aligned with Regional Council’s strategic objectives and meet service, infrastructure and legislative requirements within a framework of financial stability and transparency.


    To learn more check out this short video detailing how the Budget is prepared here.


  • What is the difference between the property tax supported and water and sanitary sewerage systems budgets?

    The Region prepares two budgets annually. The first is for services funded by property taxes, which presents the operating and capital funding requirements for the following Regional services:

    • Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS)
    • Durham Region Transit (DRT)
    • Regional roads and bridges
    • Solid waste management
    • Social services including social housing, social assistance, children’s services, family services and long-term care and services for seniors
    • Public health and paramedic services
    • Planning and economic development
    • Emergency management
    • 9-1-1 services

    The second is for water and sanitary sewer services which are billed on a consumption basis to customers who are connected to the municipal systems. These services are user rate supported and are not funded from Regional property taxes.

    To learn more about this year’s Business Plans and Budgets – or to view editions from prior years – please follow the links here.

  • How are property taxes calculated?

    The amount of Regional property taxes collected from each property owner depends on the current assessed value of the property for the type of property as determined by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) and the municipal tax rates established by Regional Council through the annual Business Plans and Budget.

    To learn more about this process please follow the link here.

  • How is the Region spending our property tax dollars?

    The Region of Durham – through the Property-Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - provides a wide range of programs and services to a growing and diverse community of residents and businesses that support public health, a clean environment, paramedic and police services, access to social services, transit and an economic development plan that will continue to support jobs and growth for the Durham economy.

    To learn more about this year’s Business Plans and Budgets – or to view editions from prior years – please follow the links here.

Page last updated: 30 Jan 2025, 12:07 PM