Budget 2026

About the Annual Budget and Financial Plan

Each year, the City develops a balanced budget that guides how much it will spend to provide services and how much revenue it has to fund those services.

The annual budget is part of the City’s 5-year Financial Plan. The plan considers external economic opportunities and pressures, the long-term vision for the City, and balances it with the need to provide the essential services that residents rely on every day.

There are three main categories of the Financial Plan:

• Operating Budget: Ensures the dependable delivery of essential services and programs that residents rely on, including public safety, transportation and transit, recreation and culture, and more.
• Capital Budget: An investment plan for maintaining, improving and building essential infrastructure, including the new Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre, roads and sidewalks, parks and trails, and more.
• Utilities Budget: Ensures effective and sustainable delivery of water, sewer services and waste collection.

Where your taxes and levies went in 2025

The following image breaks down how your taxes and levies were spent last year.

To learn more about the budget and how your tax dollars are spent, read the Budget Planning Document.

You can also watch the Finance team present the 2025 Mid-Year Report and 2026-2030 Budget Outlook to Council (Sept. 8th 2025, under Presentations B and C) or download the full PDF presentation here.

Why are we engaging?

As part of our Community Engagement Framework, we want to ensure more residents can share their views in shaping City decisions. To do so, we are gathering feedback to better understand community priorities for the 2026 Budget through the Budget Planning survey. City staff will provide a summary of engagement survey results to City Councilors, who will receive and review the draft 2026 Budget at a Council meeting on November 3rd, 2025. In turn, Councilors can use the survey results, along with any comments from members of the public on the draft Budget, to direct City staff to make adjustments to the proposed 2026 Budget.

How can I participate?

The City invites you to share your thoughts on the City’s 2026 Budget. You can share your views in a number of ways:

Help us understand your priorities through the budget priorities survey

• Complete the survey between October 15^th and October 29^th at 11:59 p.m.:
  • Access the online survey by clicking here or scrolling to the bottom of this page.
  • Respond with a print survey, available at City Hall.
  • By phone by calling City Hall at 604-985-7761.
• Attend a pop-up booth to learn more about the 2026 Budget:
  • October 21^st from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. – John Braithwaite Community Centre | Google Maps Link
  • October 24^th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – North Vancouver City Library | Google Maps Link

Review the draft Budget

• Access the draft budget documents (including the draft operating and capital budgets) and provide specific comments by October 30th by:
  • Email to the City’s Finance Team at finance@cnv.org
  • Mail or deliver written feedback to City Hall
• Speak at the City Council meeting on Monday, November 3. To register, visit cnv.org/PublicMeetings or call 604-990-4230.

Questions?

Please reach out to the project team at finance@cnv.org. You can also leave us your email in the "Stay Informed" box at the top of this page to receive future project updates.

Accessibility information

For more information about the physical spaces and accessibility considerations where the Pop-up booths will be held, please click here for the Accessibility Info Sheet for the North Vancouver City Library and please click here for the Accessibility Info Sheet for the John Braithwaite Community Centre.