Discover what matters: how the Budget empowers you as a resident

Ever wonder how your tax dollars are spent or how the City prioritizes its investments? The City’s proposed 2025-2028 Business Plan & 2025 Budget, presented in the budget document, can help answer questions including ones commonly asked by residents like, “how will this year’s budget impact my taxes?” or “how does the City prioritize certain projects?”.  

By diving into the budget document, you’ll be able to discover how decisions are made on everything from infrastructure improvements to community programs and transit. The budget helps understand how the City improves quality of life, the services we rely on, and even the future of our neighbourhoods. 

Mississauga plans and budgets for activities and programs through three planning phases: the current budget year, in this case 2025; the four-year plan, 2025–2028; and the 10-year capital program, 2025–2034. This multi-year approach allows the City to respond to political, economic, social and environmental circumstances. 

Find the 2025-2028 Business Plan & 2025 Budget document here.  

About the City’s 2025-2028 Business Plan & 2025 Budget  

Mississauga delivers over 200 services to taxpayers including public transit, fire & emergency services, libraries, recreation programs, snow clearing, parks and many more. The corporate priorities which guide the development of the budget are:  

1. Deliver the right services 
2. Maintain City Infrastructure 
3. Advance on the City’s strategic vision 
4. Implement cost containment strategies

How to use the budget document

By taking the time to understand the City’s budget, you can gain insights into key priorities that impact you the most. This can help you identify areas of the budget that you might want to provide feedback on or advocate for in our upcoming Budget Committee meetings. The budget plays a significant role in shaping our city, so it’s important to take the time to read and understand it. For the full budget schedule, learn more here. 

Detailed information within the budget document 

Volume I of the budget document introduces the business planning and budgeting process and priorities. It relates the 2025-2028 Business Plan & 2025 Budget to the City’s Strategic Plan. It provides the big picture including total planned revenue and expenses, the property tax increase required, the capital budget and how it is financed, benchmarking against other municipalities, and information about Mississauga. 

Volume II presents each service area’s business plan and budget and provides a comprehensive overview of the department’s activities and objectives. The business plans share visuals and infographics to convey the proposed 2025 Budget, forecasts for 2025-2028 and the 10-year capital forecast.  

Volume III offers further depth of detail for the information presented in Volumes I and II, as well as information about the City’s reserves and reserve funds. 

Some new initiatives proposed for 2025 

• Opening of the new Fire Station 124 and adding Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services Communications Operators, Vehicle Technicians and Training Officers. 
• MiWay service expansion with an additional 120,000+ transit service hours to improve capacity on major routes for increased ridership.
• Additional By-law Enforcement Officers for Apartment Rental Compliance, Proactive Inspections and other emerging issues.

Next steps 

Residents are invited to provide feedback on the proposed 2025-2028 Business Plan & 2025 budget via scheduled Budget Committee meetings.  

Budget Committee meeting dates 

All Budget Committee meetings are open to the public. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 18, at 9:30 a.m.  

Additional meetings include: 

• November 19, 25*, 27* (*if required) 

The full schedule of meetings is available online at Council and Committees Calendar Listings. If you miss a live meeting, you can always watch it at a later time as all Budget Committee meetings are recorded and made live for the public. 

 For more information on the City’s Budget process, visit mississauga.ca/budget. 

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