Your town, in plain words
A clear, checkable guide to Chisholm's budget, taxes and council decisions. A rural township in the Nipissing District near Powassan, with a mayor and four councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.
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$650Kin savings at the end of 2024
Towns keep savings (called reserves) to pay for new trucks, roof repairs and surprises. Chisholm had $650K saved at the end of 2024, up from $446K in 2019. That is 26% of one year's spending. Only 4 of 40 similar towns had less, compared with what they spend.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
$1,256,283recorded at December 31, 2025 for the Cassellholme rebuild, up from $1,240,731 a year earlier
Cassellholme is the long-term care home that several nearby municipalities own together, and it is being rebuilt. Chisholm records $1,256,283 as the present value of what it expects to pay for its share, which is about 70% of its long-term debt (worked out by us from the $1,806,063 total). It has also promised, as one of the joint guarantors of the home's loan, to stand behind up to $942,169.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
Qualifiedauditor's opinion on the 2025 statements, dated July 30, 2026, same as 2024
A qualified opinion means the auditor says the statements are fair except for one stated problem. For both 2024 and 2025, the auditor says the Township has not finished working out what it will owe to close or take apart some of its assets, so the effect on the statements cannot be measured.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$534,457cash at December 31, 2025, against $1,318,669 at the start of 2024
Cash at the end of 2025 was $534,457, down from $709,594 a year earlier and $1,318,669 at the start of 2024. Reserves (money set aside for specific purposes) fell from $649,808 to $534,176 in 2025. The Township must repay $276,383 of long-term debt in 2026.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$1,543,922transportation expenses in 2025 statements, against a budget column of $1,135,502
On the statements, 2025 transportation (roads) expenses are well over the budget column. Most of the gap looks like a difference in how the two are counted: the budget includes capital spending and leaves out amortization (the yearly wearing-out cost of roads and equipment), which the statements include.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$945,855government transfers and grants in 2025, against a budget of $714,790
In 2025 the Township took in $945,855 in government transfers and grants, well above its $714,790 budget, and about 30% of its $3,133,431 total revenue (worked out by us). Property tax brought in $2,019,583.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
June 12, 2025date council adopted the 2025 budget by-law, according to the audited statements
The Township's Budget and Finance page lists a 2025 budget as its newest, and the file has no readable text. We did not find a 2026 budget there. Council's May 26, 2026 meeting received a budget report, but we could not find the adopted 2026 budget itself.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
June 9, 2026date on the 2025 council remuneration memo, which says it is due by March 31
The 2025 council pay and expenses memo is dated June 9, 2026. The memo itself says the statement is due on or before March 31st. The 2024 memo is dated January 23, 2025.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
August 30, 2024date of the newest Integrity Commissioner report we found
The Integrity Commissioner's August 30, 2024 report says it continues to recommend a review and update of the Code of Conduct and complaint procedures for the Township's website. We did not find a later report or an updated procedure.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
2024 tax year · Chisholm, Ontario
Enter your home's assessed value to see roughly what you pay in property tax each year, who gets it, and what Chisholm's share pays for.
Ontario still uses property values from January 1, 2016 for tax, so your assessed value is probably well below what your home would sell for today.
It is on your property assessment notice from MPAC, and on your tax bill. We filled in the typical value in Chisholm.
a year in property tax, at 2024 rates
Chisholm council sets only its own share. the Province sets the school rate.
An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Chisholm'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.
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