Budget | City of Oshawa

The City’s budget is aligned with the goals of the Oshawa Strategic Plan, Financial Strategy and Council’s guiding principles of sustainability and financial stewardship, and provides a foundation to:

meet the public service needs of our residents; and,
make decisions on City infrastructure.

This page also includes the 2026 Budget Engagement and new 2025 Budget communications, Budget Highlights and the Budget 101 series.

The City budget determines priorities for City services and infrastructure.

Learn how the City Budget works

See how the City raises funds through taxes and other sources of revenue to keep Oshawa’s infrastructure in good condition and key services running.

Learn how the City gets money

How the City keeps infrastructure like roads, bridges and buildings in good condition and maintains services like parks, roads and fire services.

Learn how the City spends money

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Review current and past budget documents, a budget glossary and F.A.Q.s.

Review Budget Documents

2026 Budget

Budget process

The 2026 City Budget will be delivered to council and made available online for public review on Friday, October 31. Members of the public are welcome to watch the meeting online via webstream or in person in the Council Chamber beginning at 9:30 a.m.

A Special Meeting of Council will be held at 9:30 a.m., Friday, November 14 to hear public delegations on the 2026 City Budget. To submit correspondence, it must be submitted to Legislative Services by 4 p.m. on the business day prior to the meeting. Requests to delegate electronically must be submitted by noon on the business day prior to the meeting.

Budget engagement

The City invited residents and property owners to share their budget priorities and learn more about how their taxes are used in its Budget Simulator. Priorities could be shared online or on paper at Service Oshawa and were accepted until June 9, 2025. All individual responses were anonymous and only used to summarize overall feedback. Feedback will be shared with members of Council and considered in the development of the 2026 Mayor's Budget.

2025 Budget

The 2025 Budget was adopted in December 2024 and is available for public review on the Budget Documents webpage.

The City adopted a tax rate of 7.87% and the Region has posted a tax rate of 7.40% on their website. The Oshawa portion of the total tax bill requires an increase of approximately $168.86 for the year on an average assessed property value as determined by M.P.A.C.

Looking to better understand the 2025 City Budget?

Check out Budget Highlights, the City’s new four-page guide that breaks down key priorities, clears up common myths, and helps you see where your property taxes were invested.

View the 2025 Budget Highlights

Budget 101 video series

Take a walk through City facilities with Stephanie Sinnott, the City’s Commissioner of Corporate and Finance Services and City Treasurer, as she breaks down budget essentials and shines a light on elements of municipal budgeting.

Watch our videos

Tax rates versus taxes paid

Take a walk through City Hall with Stephanie as she explains why tax rates are not a reliable factor to compare taxes.

Operating budget

Go behind the scenes at the City's Consolidated Operations Depot with Stephanie as she breaks down the Operating Budget.

Capital budget

See another side of City Hall as Stephanie breaks down the Capital Budget.