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2023 Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budget Guideline

Durham Regional Council has approved the 2023 Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budget Guideline which establishes a property tax budgetary impact not to exceed 5.0 per cent – an annual increase of approximately $147 for an average residential property owner in Durham Region with a 2023 current value assessment of $483,100.  This guideline provides for increased investments in critical front line core service areas like paramedic services, police,  housing and homelessness supports and transit, while meeting current economic challenges such as rising inflation and accounting for the future growth of our community.

Regional Committees and Council will review the proposed 2023 Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budget in March. 

For more details about the Region’s 2023 guideline please see the Report and Presentation in the Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets 2023 accordion at the bottom of this page.

2023 Budget Town Hall

Thank you to everyone who participated in Durham Region's 2023 Budget Town Hall. A recording of the event is available at Your Voice Durham and you can view a copy of the presentation here.

 To learn more about how you can get involved go to Your Voice Durham, or to submit a question please email budgets@durham.ca.

Key Dates for the 2023 Business Plans and Budgets

Regional Committees and Council will review the 2023 Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets on:

  • Various Standing Committees: March 7 to 9, 2023
  • Finance and Administration Committee: March 21, 2023
  • Regional Council: March 29, 2023

To learn more about how you can get involved, or to submit a question please visit Your Voice Durham

Residents can speak as a delegation at any of these Committee and Council meetings – to make arrangements to be a delegation please contact: delegations@durham.ca.

Durham Regional Council Approves 2023 Water and Sanitary Sewer User Rates

Durham Regional Council has approved the 2023 water supply and sanitary sewer user rates, with a combined increase of 4.3 per cent, an estimated annual increase of $45.92 for the average residential customer.

In addition to ongoing maintenance and operation of the water supply and sanitary sewerage systems, Durham Region has several major projects planned for 2023 including:

  • Planning, detailed design and construction of 24.1 kilometres of watermain and sanitary sewer projects.
  • Multi-year expansion and upgrades to the Whitby Water Supply Plant.
  • Replacement and rehabilitation work at Michael Blvd., Hanover Court (Whitby) and Simcoe St. (Oshawa) Sanitary Sewage Pumping Stations.
  • Asset Refurbishment at Lake Simcoe (Beaverton) and Duffin Creek (Pickering) water pollution control plants.
  • A new facility, Liberty Street Zone 1 Reservoir and water pumping station (Bowmanville). 
  • Year two of a three-year project to retrofit existing water meters with radio frequency remote reading devices to minimize manual meter readings.

The approved user rates cover net costs related to system operation and capital projects that focus on aged asset replacement. The approved user rates will take effect on January 1, 2023.

Continued investment in an aging municipal water system is required to protect public health and the water environment to meet obligations under the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Ontario Water Resources Act.

The Region’s water and sanitary sewer user rates are reviewed on an annual basis, with recommendations made to Regional Council in December. For more information on Durham Region’s water and sanitary sewer user rate increases and the 2023 consolidated water supply and sanitary sewerage systems business plans and budgets please see the accordion below. Information about Durham Region’s water and sanitary sewer system is available at durham.ca/WaterandSewer.

2022 Approved Business Plans and Budget Highlights

The approved 2022 Business Plans and Budget supports targeted investments in key strategic priorities identified in the Region’s Strategic Plan that include:

2022 Regional Budget Infographic

Region of Durham Business Plans and Budget Process

The Region of Durham provides a wide range of programs and services to a growing and diverse community of residents and businesses. The annual Business Plans and Budget outlines the cost of delivering these essential 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.

The Region’s Business Plans and Budgets are a critical component of the Region’s annual business planning cycle which also includes strategic planning, economic and financial forecasting and performance measurement. 

Durham Region Business Pland and Budget Process

The Region prepares two budgets. 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 how the Budget is prepared watch this short video.

For more information or questions about the budget, please contact us at budgets@durham.ca or by phone at 905-668-7711 extension 2302 or 1-800-372-1102 (toll-free).

Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets

2023
  • Guideline - Report
  • Guideline - Presentation to Council
  • 2023 Budget Town Hall Presentation
2022
  • Budget Stories: Paramedic Services
  • Budget Stories: Housing Supports
  • Budget Stories: Climate Response
  • Business Plans and Budget Infographic
  • Proposed Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Presentation to Council
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Presentation to Committee
  • Guideline - Report
  • Guideline - Presentation to Committee
  • Public Service Announcement
  • News Release
  • 2022 Budget Town Hall Presentation
2021
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Presentation to Council
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Presentation to Committee
  • Guideline - Report
  • Guideline - Presentation to Committee
  • Public Service Announcement
  • News Release
  • Lets Talk Durham - Budget Video
2020
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Summary
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Detailed
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Presentation to Council
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Presentation to Committee
  • Summary Pamphlet
2019
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Summary
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Detailed
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Presentation to Committee
  • Summary Pamphlet
  • Services Highlights Booklet
2018
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Summary
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Detailed
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Presentation to Committee
  • Services Highlights Booklet
2017
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Summary
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Detailed
  • Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets - Presentation to Committee

Water Supply and Sanitary Sewage Systems Business Plans and Budgets

2023
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets Report
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets - Presentation to Committee
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets - User Rate Report
  • News Release
  • Public Notice for 2023 Water and Sanitary Sewerage User Rates and Other Related Fees and Charges
2022
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets Report
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets - Presentation to Committee
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets - User Rate Report
  • News Release
2021
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets - Presentation to Committee
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets - User Rate Report
  • News Release
2020
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets - User Rate Report
  • Summary Pamphlet
2019
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets - User Rate Report
  • Summary Pamphlet
  • Services Highlights Booklet
2018
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets - User Rate Report
  • Services Highlights Booklet

2017

  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets - User Rate Report

Region of Durham Water Financial Plan

2019
  •  Region of Durham Water Financial Plan
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