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Budget FAQs

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​Most of the City’s funding comes from property taxes. Other sources of funding include:

  • User fees
  • Development charges (capital budget only)
  • Grants and subsidies from other levels of government (restrictions apply)
  • Investment income
  • Contributions from reserves

​The City hears from the community through multiple channels and everything is taken into consideration when we plan for the future of Brampton. The City employs a continuous, holistic approach to community engagement that doesn’t begin and end with one survey or open house meeting. It is every day, all year round, and guided by our Corporate Strategic Plan.

Through numerous community engagement efforts undertaken in the past, we heard from residents and businesses and received tens of thousands of responses on issues that matter to the community. 
 
In addition, the City’s annual budget initiatives continue to involve the citizens of Brampton through various education, communication and engagement efforts, including ads, social media, the City’s budget website, etc.
 
Residents also have the opportunity to provide feedback on the City’s proposed budget throughout the budget process including town hall and budget deliberations meetings. 

​The operating (or current) budget covers ongoing operating expenses of the City and the capital budget covers long-term investment in infrastructure.


Operating budget

The operating budget, previously referred to as the "current" budget, includes all anticipated current expenditures and revenues related to the ongoing operations of the City. Expenditures include salaries, goods, services, transfers to reserves. Revenues include property tax and user fees. The shortfall between expenditures and non- tax revenues results in the portion that must be raised by property taxes.


Capital budget

The capital budget includes money spent on building, buying or improving capital infrastructure such as roads, buildings, vehicles and major equipment.

​Each year the City identifies priorities, goals and initiatives that ensure good use of resources and link back to our Strategic Plan. Public input is key to the entire process and residents are encouraged to get involved. 

Here’s the how the process works:
  • Council provides direction on strategic priorities to establish the City's Corporate Strategic Plan
  • The Mayor provides direction on the annual budget process
  • Staff develop business plans and draft budgets in line with the Mayor's direction and the Corporate Strategic Plan
  • Staff work with the Mayor to develop the budget
  • The Mayor proposes the budget to Council and the public
  • Various opportunities are provided for public feedback
  • A Special Council Meeting is held to deliberate the Proposed Budget and put forward amendments
  • The Mayor considers the amendments
  • The budget is adopted
* For additional details, see "Budget Process" in the annual budget, found on Budget Documents page.

​The City of Brampton collects taxes for the Province of Ontario (for school boards), Region of Peel, and the City of Brampton.

In 2025, for every dollar collected, the breakdown of taxes is as follows:

  • ​21.0 cents - School Boards
  • 38.4 cents - Region of Peel
  • 40.6 cents - City of Brampton

The breakdown of the City's 40.6 cents is as follows:

  • 10.1 cents - ​Capital infrastructure funding​​​
  • 7.8 cents - Transit
  • 7.8 cents - Fire & Emergency Services
  • 5.9 cents - Public Works
  • 3.8 cents - Recreation & Culture
  • 3.1 cents - Parks & Pathways
  • 1.8 cents - Library
  • 0.4 cents - Enforcement
* Amounts may not add to totals due to rounding

​For more details on where your City of Brampton tax dollars go, see Budget Toolkit