Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Read by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date. Check the sources, and tell us if you spot a mistake. What this site can't tell you Read by hand. We read Brantford's own documents for this site in October 2026; the Sources page lists which ones. The comparisons with other places still come from the Province's yearly reports.
A clear, checkable guide to Brantford's budget, taxes and council decisions. A single-tier city with a mayor and ten councillors, two for each of five wards. The mayor has strong-mayor powers, so the Mayor releases the budget and council then considers amendments. Every figure links back to the public record.
$208.3 millionowed on signed capital works at December 31, 2024, up from the $123.0 million shown for 2023
A capital work is something that lasts for years, such as a road, a pool or a building. At the end of 2024 the City had contracts of about $208.3 million for capital works that were not yet paid for. The 2024 statements say the 2023 figure was $123.0 million. The 2023 statements, signed a year earlier, said $101.2 million. Work still being built also rose from $55,497,363 to $100,353,864 in one year. The City says council has authorized the financing, but the statements do not say where the money comes from.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 3 sources
$15,197,936added to the 2023 clean-up obligation when it was restated in the 2024 statements
The City owes future costs to clean up and close its landfill, remove asbestos from buildings and remove old fuel tanks. These are called asset retirement obligations. The 2024 statements say the 2023 amount "had been incorrectly reported". It moved from $46,153,603 to $61,351,539 after the fix. The auditors added a note drawing readers' attention to the restatement, and the 2023 surplus was restated down by $663,465.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 4 sources
$16,573,669booked at December 31, 2024 for cleaning up Mohawk Lake
The City carries a liability of $16,573,669 for cleaning up Mohawk Lake, most of the $17,961,696 it has booked for all known contaminated sites. The liability went down in 2024 from $18,277,539, but the City's own estimate of the money it expects to spend, without counting the time value of money, is $20,336,500. The statements do not say when the work is expected, or what share other governments will pay.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 3 sources
$33.3 milliondrop in the City's reserves in 2024, from $109,927,917 to $76,657,216
Reserves are savings council sets aside for a stated purpose. The City's reserves fell from $109,927,917 to $76,657,216 in 2024, a drop of about $33.3 million. Almost all of it came from one line, "Other corporate financing", which fell from $47,876,964 to $14,537,406 (it was $55,226,456 at the end of 2022). Over the same year, reserve funds (savings that the law or a council by-law ties to a use, such as water and wastewater) grew, and so did the capital fund balance.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 3 sources
$21,032,960taxes receivable at December 31, 2024, up from $11,173,592 two years earlier
Taxes receivable is the property tax bills that were issued but not yet paid. It was $11,173,592 at the end of 2022, $14,761,328 at the end of 2023 and $21,032,960 at the end of 2024. That is 88% more in two years. Over the same time the allowance for taxes that may never be collected fell, from $2,374,057 to $1,282,929. Taxation revenue grew much more slowly, about 8% in 2024.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 3 sources
458staff paid $100,000 or more in 2024 (410 in 2023, 366 in 2022)
The City's statements give a count of people paid $100,000 or more in the year, as the provincial salary disclosure law requires. The count was 366 for 2022, 410 for 2023 and 458 for 2024. That is 25% more people in two years. The count includes the City and its local boards, such as the police service.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 2 sources
The auditors signed the 2023 statements on June 12, 2024 and the 2024 statements on June 11, 2025. On October 5, 2026 the City's Annual Reporting page linked only the 2024 and 2023 statements. We did not find the 2025 statements, nine months after the year ended.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 3 sources
$488,143Mayor's Office, final approved 2026 budget, up from $355,412 in 2024
The City's net operating budget for the Mayor's Office was 355,412 in the final approved 2024 budget. In the final approved 2026 budget it is 488,143, up 37%. The Members of Council line fell from 708,302 to 679,351 over the same time. Brantford's mayor has strong-mayor powers, and the Mayor has directed staff to support his powers under that law.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 4 sources
In 2024, Brantford collected $15.9M more in its own property tax than in 2023. That is a 8% jump, while prices went up about 2.4%. Only 1 of 10 similar places raised theirs by more. Almost all of it came from a higher tax rate (up 6% for homes); the value of homes on the tax roll grew only 2.4%.
Found automatically from the city's financial reports · 4 sources
An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Brantford's share by what each service cost in 2024 after its own fees and grants (for example, water bills pay for much of a water system). Real bills also depend on your property class, local charges and any rebates.
How Brantford's share of the bill compares with similar places
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