How does the proposed 2023 City Budget impact you?

The budget is the City’s key planning document to support decision-making on infrastructure and services in order to meet the needs of the community today and tomorrow. But how does it impact you?      

Compare your Taxpayer Receipts

See how the proposed 2023 City Budget (available for review online) may impact the City portion of your property taxes by comparing your estimated 2022 Taxpayer Receipt to your proposed 2023 Taxpayer Receipt.

Enter your assessed property value into the tool to receive a line-by-line account of how much City programs and services cost you individually. Be sure to input the assessed property value without commas.

Are you a renter? Request your property value from your landlord or enter Oshawa’s average assessed property value ($356,000) to get an idea of a how much City programs and services may have cost you.

Please note: the Taxpayer Receipt only illustrates the City’s portion of the tax receipt. The City also collects property taxes for the Regional Municipality of Durham and the Province for local school boards. For reference, for every dollar the City collected from taxpayers in 2022, 43 cents was allocated to the Region and 16 cents went to local school boards – the City kept only 41 cents.

Telephone Open House

Get answers to your budget questions during a Telephone Open House with Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter and senior City staff on Wednesday, January 11.

Calls will be placed to Oshawa landlines and provided mobile numbers beginning at 6:30 p.m. Register your number by 10 a.m. Friday, January 6, 2023 to make sure you’re on the line:

• Register online on Connect Oshawa; or,
• Contact Corporate Communications by email or at 905-436-5686.

You can also join the call the night of by dialing 1-800-236-8902.

Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter and senior City staff will be on the line until 7:30 p.m. answering your budget questions, including topics related to:

• the City budget, comprised of both operating and capital budgets, and municipal budget process; and,
• City services and programs, such as:
  • waste, green bin and yard waste collection;
  • City roads, including maintenance and snow clearing;
  • parks and recreation;
  • sidewalk maintenance and more.

Programs and services not covered in the City budget include Regional services (e.g. blue box collection, Regional roads, police and ambulance services, social housing, transit), as well as Provincial and Federal services and programs. Learn more about the roles and responsibilities of different levels of government on our Government Services webpage.

2023 Budget Process

You are welcome to watch the remaining budget meetings online via webstream or in person in Council Chamber beginning at 9:30 a.m. on the following dates:

• Friday, January 13 – Council review of the proposed 2023 City Budget
• Thursday, January 19 – Council review of the proposed 2023 City Budget
• Friday, January 20 – Council review and approval of the proposed 2023 City Budget
• Friday, January 27 – Council review and approval of the proposed 2023 City Budget (if necessary)

For more information and to stay up-to-date on the 2023 City Budget process, visit the Budget webpage and follow #OshBudget on Twitter.

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