​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

Based on 2021 figures, for equivalent homes, Brampton’s property taxes are average or low compared with surrounding municipalities

Detached Bungalow(3 bedroom, 1,200 sq ft)
MunicipalityProperty Taxes
Markham$6,594
Pickering$5,368
Mississauga$5,033
Oakville$4,911
Vaughan$4,883
Whitby$4,875
Ajax$4,765
Oshawa$4,739
Aurora$4,515
Hamilton$4,444
Caledon$4,392
​​​Brampton$4,363
Burlington$4,210
Newmarket$4,209
Halton Hills$3,920
Milton$3,810
Toronto (south)$6,093
Toronto (north)$5,040
Toronto (west)$4,053
Toronto (east)$3,525

2 Storey(3 bedroom, 2,000 sq ft)
MunicipalityProperty Taxes
Pickering$6,140
Whitby$5,819
Mississauga$5,753
Oshawa$5,705
Ajax$5,595
Markham$5,565
Oakville$5,543
Hamilton$5,491
Aurora$5,460
Brampton$5,388
Vaughan$5,378
Newmarket$5,314
Burlington$5,186
Halton Hills$5,030
Caledon$4,918
Milton$4,332
Toronto (south)$8,262
Toronto (north)$6,104
Toronto (west)$5,321
Toronto (east)$4,392

Senior Executive
(4-5 bedroom, 3,000 sq ft)
MunicipalityProperty Taxes
Markham$8,365
Pickering$7,768
Mississauga$7,506
Ajax$7,348
Oakville$7,347
Whitby$7,181
Vaughan$7,136
Aurora$7,079
Burlington$7,076
Hamilton$7,055
Brampton$6,926
Oshawa$6,922
Halton Hills$6,805
Newmarket$6,593
Caledon$5,961
Milton$5,058
Toronto (south)$13,903
Toronto (north)$8,898
Toronto (west)$7,922
Toronto (east)$5,884

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Multi-Residential
(per unit, 4+ storey building)
MunicipalityProperty Taxes
Pickering$2,941
​Ajax$2,834
Oshawa$2,632
Whitby$2,561
Burlington$2,461
Oakville$2,163
Hamilton$2,009
Mississauga$1,988
Brampton​$1,927
Milton$1,324
Halton Hills$1,321
Newmarket$1,152
Aurora$1,147
Vaughan$977
Markham$945
CaledonN/A
Toronto (south)N/A
Toronto (north)N/A
Toronto (west)N/A
Toronto (east)N/A
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Source:  2022, BMA Management Consulting Inc.​

​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 Members (through Budget and other Committees and at Council meetings and workshops) provide direction and feedback on strategic priorities to guide the budget process
  • Budget Committee reviews business plans and budget requirements as submitted by the different departments, and makes recommendations to Council
  • Review includes revisions and reprioritization of needs, taking into consideration strategic priorities, associated costs and public input
  • Council reviews recommendations and approves budget

​The City of Brampton supports William Osler Health System's plans to bring better health care infrastructure to Brampton through the redevelopment and expansion of Peel Memorial ​Hospital and the development of a Cancer Care Centre at Brampton Civic Hospital.

The redevelopment and expansion of Peel Memorial Hospital will include:

  • 250 beds and capacity for a further 100 beds
  • 24 hour urgent care centre

$1.1 billion project:

  • $700 million for redevelopment and expansion of Peel Memorial Hospital
  • $365 million for a Cancer Care Centre at Brampton Civic Hospital

$250 million local share of the project:

  • $125 million: William Osler Health System
  • $125 million: City of Brampton ($62.5 million from reserve funds; One per cent hospital levy)

Brampton City Council approved a one per cent hospital levy and $62.5M from reserves to fund the local share towards William Osler's expansion of health care services in Brampton.

“This is a historic time for health care in Brampton. City Council's commitment to support 50 per cent of the current estimated local share for hospital redevelopment will help to ensure Osler has the resources to build the infrastructure this community needs and deserves. Osler commends City Council for taking this bold and necessary step, and for tirelessly championing greater hospital capacity to serve our fast-growing community. Council's commitment is an investment in the health of our community for years to come."

Geoffrey Ritchie, Chair, William Osler Health System Board of Directors

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

In 2022, if 100% of all taxes collected were represented by a single dollar/loonie, the breakdown of taxes would be as follows:

The City of Brampton's 40.5 cents breakdown infographic with text description below

School Boards get 23.4 cents of every tax dollar collected.​ The Region of Peel gets 36.3 cents and the City of Brampton gets 40.4 cents.

​The City of Brampton's 40.5 cents breakdown is:
Enforc​​ement0.9 cents
Fire & Emergency Services7.9 cents
Infrastructure Planning0.1 cents
Library​1.8 cents
Parks & Pathways2.8 cents
Public Works5.4 cents
Recreation & Culture3.6 cents
Transit8.0 cents
Capital Infrastruture Funding9.8 cents

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

​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 Term of Council Priorities and aligned with the Brampton 2040 Vision. 

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 newspaper 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.