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The money · 2025

How Brampton's money works

A city is a bit like a household. Money comes in (mostly taxes and grants), and money goes out to pay for services like roads, fire trucks and the arena. Here is what that looked like in 2025, the latest year the city has reported to the Province.

Why 2025 and not this year? A budget is a plan. These figures are what actually happened, checked by an auditor and reported to Ontario.

Money in: $1.4B

Where the city's money came from in 2025.

44%

13%

26%

Property taxes$630M44%
Grants for specific projects$118M8%
Fees people pay$186M13%
Late fees and fines$83.7M6%
Other$369M26%
Everything else$43.7M3%

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Category	Amount	Share
Property taxes	$630,454,502	44.1%
Grants for specific projects	$117,675,283	8.2%
Fees people pay	$186,436,043	13.0%
Late fees and fines	$83,660,971	5.8%
Other	$369,129,355	25.8%
Everything else	$43,688,955	3.1%
Total	$1,431,045,109	100%

What each source means

Property taxes: What home and business owners pay each year, based on what their property is worth.
Grants for specific projects: Money from Ontario or Canada that must be spent on a certain thing, often a road or building.
Fees people pay: Water and sewer bills, dump fees, arena rentals, permits and similar charges.
Late fees and fines: Interest charged on late tax payments, and fines.
Other: Interest earned, donations, sales of land and equipment.

Money out: $1.0B on services

Day-to-day spending in 2025, by service. On top of this, the city recorded $170M of "wear and tear" on things it owns. That is an accounting cost, not cash out the door, so it is left out here.

20%

16%

38%

18%

Running the city office$207M20%
Police, fire and safety$165M16%
Roads and snow$388M38%
Water, sewers and garbage$13M1%
Health$579K0%
Social services$6.9M1%
Parks, arena and library$182M18%
Planning and business$53.8M5%

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Category	Amount	Share
Running the city office	$206,856,422	20.4%
Police, fire and safety	$164,544,399	16.2%
Roads and snow	$387,784,178	38.2%
Water, sewers and garbage	$12,953,576	1.3%
Health	$578,522	0.1%
Social services	$6,910,317	0.7%
Parks, arena and library	$182,458,345	18.0%
Planning and business	$53,835,889	5.3%
Total	$1,015,921,648	100%

Roads and snow

$388M

Fixing and paving roads, bridges and culverts, ploughing snow, and street lights.

+51% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Public transit$260M+51%
Buses.
Paved roads$53.3M+91%
Fixing and repaving paved roads.
Snow ploughing$31.1M+25%
Ploughing, salting and sanding roads in winter.
Roadsides and signs$30.4M+57%
Ditches, signs, line painting and roadside brush.
Street lights$8.1M−9%
Power and repairs for street lights.
Parking$3.6M+74%
City parking lots and meters.
Bridges and culverts$956K+175%
Keeping bridges and the pipes under roads safe.

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Item	Amount	Change
Public transit	$260,270,783	+50.6%
Paved roads	$53,328,082	+91.3%
Snow ploughing	$31,137,298	+24.8%
Roadsides and signs	$30,369,188	+57.0%
Street lights	$8,089,597	−9.1%
Parking	$3,632,941	+73.8%
Bridges and culverts	$956,289	+174.9%

Running the city office

$207M

Council, managers, the clerk, accounting, computers, insurance and the city hall itself. Every city needs some of this, but it does not fix a road or put out a fire.

+41% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Office and administration$142M+67%
Office staff, finance, IT, insurance, legal and the city hall. Places share this cost out across other services.
Senior management$57.5M+2%
The top managers who run the city day to day.
Council$7.1M+28%
Pay and expenses for the mayor and councillors, and council meetings.

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Item	Amount	Change
Office and administration	$142,321,932	+67.5%
Senior management	$57,461,467	+2.3%
Council	$7,073,023	+28.0%

Parks, arena and library

$182M

Parks, the arena, the pool, sports fields, programs and the library.

+44% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Arena and buildings$70.1M+39%
The arena, pool, community centre and halls.
Parks$52.1M+40%
Parks, beaches, trails and green spaces.
Programs$26M+186%
Classes, camps and activities.
Library$22.5M+25%
The public library.
Arts and culture$8.0M−28%
Festivals, arts and heritage.
Museums$2.4M
Local museums.
Golf, marina, ski hill$1.3M+119%
City-owned golf course, marina or ski hill.

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Item	Amount	Change
Arena and buildings	$70,138,396	+39.4%
Parks	$52,060,953	+39.6%
Programs	$26,032,216	+185.8%
Library	$22,497,782	+24.6%
Arts and culture	$8,031,625	−28.2%
Museums	$2,418,234	–
Golf, marina, ski hill	$1,279,139	+119.3%

Police, fire and safety

$165M

Paying for police, the fire department, building inspectors and by-law officers.

+49% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Fire department$105M+36%
Firefighters, trucks and fire halls.
By-law and animal control$35.5M+158%
Enforcing city rules, like noise, parking and dogs.
Building permits$16.6M+47%
Checking that new buildings are safe.
Traffic court$7.7M+2%
Handling tickets and fines.
Emergency planning$842−100%
Getting ready for floods, storms and other emergencies.

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Item	Amount	Change
Fire department	$104,735,781	+36.2%
By-law and animal control	$35,547,378	+157.6%
Building permits	$16,564,601	+47.3%
Traffic court	$7,695,797	+1.5%
Emergency planning	$842	−99.9%

Planning and business

$53.8M

Deciding what can be built where, and trying to bring businesses and visitors to city.

+163% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Business and tourism$21.8M+128%
Attracting businesses and visitors, and helping local shops.
Planning and zoning$16.7M+54%
Deciding what can be built where.
New housing$15.3M
Helping new homes get built.

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Item	Amount	Change
Business and tourism	$21,844,163	+127.7%
Planning and zoning	$16,705,088	+54.1%
New housing	$15,286,638	–

Water, sewers and garbage

$13M

Clean tap water, the sewer system, garbage pickup, the dump and recycling.

+58% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Storm drains$12.1M+67%
Drains that carry away rain water.
Rural drainage$810K−12%
Ditches and drains in the countryside.

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Item	Amount	Change
Storm drains	$12,143,828	+66.9%
Rural drainage	$809,748	−11.9%

Social services

$6.9M

Help for people and families who need it, and child care.

+148% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Seniors$3.8M+37%
Long-term care and seniors programs.
Income support$3.1M
Help for people with very low income.

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Item	Amount	Change
Seniors	$3,817,573	+37.2%
Income support	$3,092,744	–

Health

$579K

Public health, ambulances and cemeteries.

+14% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Cemeteries$579K+14%
Looking after city cemeteries.

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Item	Amount	Change
Cemeteries	$578,522	+14.3%

What the money bought

The same 2025 spending, sorted by what it paid for rather than which service.

Staff pay and benefits$613M
Wages, benefits and pensions for city workers.
Outside companies$214M
Work the city pays other companies to do, like policing, paving or consultants.
Supplies and utilities$134M
Gravel, salt, fuel, electricity, heating, office supplies and repairs.
Money given to others$28.1M
Grants and payments to other groups, like the conservation authority.
Rent and money costs$18.6M
Renting equipment or space, bank fees, and some accounting costs.
Interest on loans$8.2M
The extra money paid to lenders for money the city borrowed.

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Item	Amount
Staff pay and benefits	$613,275,840
Outside companies	$213,667,970
Supplies and utilities	$134,172,727
Money given to others	$28,086,532
Rent and money costs	$18,553,200
Interest on loans	$8,165,379

Staff

People on the city's payroll at the end of each year, as reported to the Province.

Year	Full-time	Part-time	Seasonal
2019	3839	315	2183
2020	3839	315	2183
2021	3997	321	1525
2022	4046	342	2146
2023	4239	329	2599
2024	4365	237	3049
2025	4584	221	3576

How things have changed since 2019

Money in compared with day-to-day spending, each year. When the orange line is above the blue one, the city spent more than it took in and made up the difference from savings or loans. Grants for big projects arrive in some years and not others, which makes "money in" jump around.

$1.4B

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Year	Money in	Day-to-day spending
2019	$931M	$672M
2020	$880M	$645M
2021	$957M	$693M
2022	$989M	$754M
2023	$1.1B	$828M
2024	$1.2B	$906M
2025	$1.4B	$1.0B

City property tax

Up 29% since 2019. Prices rose 21%.

$630M

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Year	City property tax
2019	$487M
2020	$493M
2021	$497M
2022	$507M
2023	$550M
2024	$584M
2025	$630M

Savings (reserves)

Money set aside for repairs, equipment and emergencies.

$567M

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Year	Savings
2019	$456M
2020	$470M
2021	$542M
2022	$576M
2023	$556M
2024	$559M
2025	$567M

What the city owes

Long-term loans plus short-term (temporary) loans at year end.

$167M

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Year	Long-term loans	Temporary loans
2019	$110M	$0
2020	$108M	$0
2021	$123M	$0
2022	$120M	$0
2023	$116M	$0
2024	$112M	$0
2025	$167M	$0

Building new things

Spending on new or rebuilt roads, pipes, buildings and equipment, compared with how fast existing ones wear out.

$252M

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Year	Built or bought	Wore out (amortization)
2019	$241M	$148M
2020	$263M	$152M
2021	$280M	$156M
2022	$212M	$157M
2023	$182M	$161M
2024	$339M	$162M
2025	$252M	$170M

Source: Ontario Financial Information Return (FIR), Schedules 10, 40, 51, 60, 70, 74 and 80 (archived copy). Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Retrieved 2026-10-01. Figures are what the municipality reported to the Province for each year, prepared on the same basis as its audited financial statements.