Watch Budget Committee meetings this week, attend a telephone town hall or register to speak to Budget Committee ahead of next week.

 

The City’s Budget is about working together to build a great city. Your feedback is an important part of the process.

2025 Budget Timeline

Complete: Public Consultation: Online Survey
10/01 to 10/31/2024 – Complete

An online survey was available in 12 languages.

Complete: Fall Budget Consultations
10/19 to 10/30/2024 – Complete

Consultations were held in Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, Toronto and virtually.

Complete: Interim Rate Approvals
12/10/2024 – Complete

Executive Committee meeting to consider interim rate approvals.

Complete: Interim Rate Approvals
12/18/2024 – Complete

City Council adopted interim rates.

Complete: 2025 Budget Launch
01/13/2025 – Complete

First Budget Committee meeting for 2025 budget.

Current: Public Consultation: Telephone Town Halls
01/15/2025 & 01/23/2025 – Next

Participate in a telephone town hall to hear more about the 2025 Budget and ask your questions.

Current: Service Area Presentations
01/15 to 01/17/2025 – Next

Budget Committee meeting to review service area budgets.

Incomplete: Budget Committee Public Presentations
01/21 to 01/22/2025- Upcoming

Your chance to speak directly to members of the Budget Committee at City Hall or a local Civic Centre.

Incomplete: Budget Committee Wrap Up
01/24/2025 – Upcoming

Final Budget Committee meeting for the 2025 Budget.

Incomplete: Mayor’s Proposed Budget
By 02/01/2025 – Upcoming

Mayor Olivia Chow releases her proposed 2025 Budget for City Council consideration.

Incomplete: Special City Council Meeting
02/11/2025 – Upcoming

A special meeting of Toronto City Council to discuss the 2025 Budget.

Join Mayor Olivia Chow and Budget Committee Chair Councillor Shelley Carroll at a telephone town hall at 7 p.m. on January 15 or 23.

If you do not receive a message to join during the event you can use the below link to join online or by calling 1-833-380-0687.

Join the Town Hall

Speak to Budget Committee on January 21 or 22, in person or by video conference. To register as a public speaker at one of these meetings, please contact the Budget Committee Administrator at 416-392-4666 or e-mail buc@toronto.ca.

Send in written submissions and learn more about speaking to Budget Commitee.

City Hall – 2nd Floor, Committee Room 1

100 Queen St. W.

January 21

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
6 p.m. onwards

Scarborough Civic Centre – Council Chamber

150 Borough Dr.

January 21

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
6 p.m. onwards

Etobicoke Civic Centre – Council Chamber

399 The West Mall

January 22

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
6 p.m. onwards

North York Civic Centre – Council Chamber

5100 Yonge St.

January 22

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
6 p.m. onwards

All meetings will stream live on the City Council YouTube channel.

You can submit your comments and feedback to Budget Committee.

Note, written submissions to the Budget Committee become part of the public record. More information is available on the Have Your Say at Committees webpage.

You can also provide your comments and feedback to Members of Council.

City Council and Committee meetings are streamed live.

For more information visit Council & Committee Meetings.

View the Consultation Presentation

Mayor Olivia Chow and Budget Committee Chair Shelley Carroll held consultations October 1 to 31 to hear your ideas about the City’s 2025 Budget. An online survey was available in 12 languages (English, French, Chinese-simplified, Chinese-traditional, Farsi, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil and Urdu) and consultations were held in Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, Toronto and virtually.

The City engaged Albion Neighbourhood Services and other community partners, as well as the Toronto Youth Cabinet and the Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council, to facilitate community-led consultations with Black, Indigenous and equity-deserving communities and youth city-wide. A community discussion guide was also provided to encourage neighbourhood budget discussions.

The results of the consultations will be presented to the Budget Committee on Monday, January 13, 2025, and will accompany the committee’s recommendations to inform the Mayor’s proposed budget which will be released by Saturday, February 1, 2025.