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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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Dubreuilville'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.
Ontario / DubreuilvilleUpdated Oct 7, 2026

Your town, in plain words

How Dubreuilville uses the money we share.

A clear, checkable guide to Dubreuilville's budget, taxes and council decisions. A township in the Algoma District of northern Ontario, with a mayor and four councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.

Property tax raised in 2025$1.6Mall property in Dubreuilville93% Town7% SchoolsSee where your tax bill goes →
Town spending, 2025$3.3MAbout $11,532 per household, down 14.7% from 2024.See the money →
Property tax change+1.9%Dubreuilville's own property tax came to $1.5M in 2025, against $1.5M in 2024.What changed →

Where it goes

Most of every dollar supports the everyday town.

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Running the town office$1.2M · 37%
Roads and snow$563K · 17%
Police, fire and safety$511K · 16%
Water, sewers and garbage$356K · 11%
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Parks, arena and library$281K · 9%
Planning and business$153K · 5%
Health$119K · 4%
Social services$85,137 · 3%

Day-to-day spending in 2025, from Dubreuilville's report to the Province.

A fair comparisonHow does Dubreuilville compare?Among 20 similar Ontario towns, Dubreuilville's day-to-day spending per household is on the high side.Dubreuilville is here · 20 of 20, lowest to highestCompare Dubreuilville →

Questions worth asking

A closer look at the numbers.

Each one is a question, not an accusation. Every one lists ordinary reasons it could be true, and the documents it comes from.

All 12 questions
Worth askingRising costs

Why is the emergency generator project priced at more than twice what council was told in 2025?

$851,169.60revised price plus HST, against a 2025 project estimate of $400,000.00

In July 2025 council approved replacing the emergency generator at the municipal complex. A staff report dated August 19, 2026 says the engineer's estimate for the chosen option was $335,000.00 plus HST, and the whole project was estimated at $400,000.00. Two bids came in at $945,744.00 and $902,625.00. After the bidder picked under the Buy Ontario Act evaluation was asked by the engineer to review its pricing, it reduced its bid to $851,169.60 plus HST. The report asks council to apply for outside funding before awarding the contract, and says the award is deferred until then.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources

Worth askingHow decisions are made

Why has the auditor qualified the Township's financial statements again, and when will the gap be closed?

Qualifiedaudit opinion on the 2024 statements, report dated July 31, 2025

An auditor's report can say the statements are fair, or fair except for something. For 2024 the auditor, BDO Canada LLP, gave a qualified opinion: fair "except for the possible effects of the matter described" in its basis section. The matter is that the Township has not finished assessing its assets for legal duties to clean up or retire them when they are no longer used (asset retirement obligations, a rule that began January 1, 2023). The auditor says it cannot tell how much this changes the numbers. The auditor's report says its opinion on 2023 was modified for the same reason.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source

Worth askingOpenness

What makes up the $2,162,241 the Township was owed in accounts receivable at the end of 2024?

$2,162,241accounts receivable at December 31, 2024, almost unchanged from $2,190,593

Accounts receivable is money others owe the Township. At December 31, 2024 it was $2,162,241 (2023: $2,190,593), against a cash balance of $2,483,277, and about 35% of all financial assets of $6,117,966 (percentage worked out by us). The notes break down taxes receivable ($23,927) but we did not find a note saying who owes the rest.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources

Worth askingRising costs

Why did the cost of running the town office grow 96% in 6 years?

+96%running the town office, 2019 to 2025

Dubreuilville spent $617K on running the town office in 2019 and $1.2M in 2025. Prices only went up about 21% in that time. Only 2 of 19 similar towns had faster growth here.

Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources

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Worth askingRising costs

Why did the cost of roads and snow grow 181% in 6 years?

+181%roads and snow, 2019 to 2025

Dubreuilville spent $200K on roads and snow in 2019 and $563K in 2025. Prices only went up about 21% in that time. Only 0 of 19 similar towns had faster growth here.

Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources

Good to knowMoney health

How will the Township pay for closing its landfill, when only about half of the estimated cost is counted so far?

$243,469set aside for landfill closure, against $2,245,927 already counted as owed

The statements estimate the present-day cost to close and look after the Township's landfill sites at $4,248,849 (2023: $4,125,096). Of that, $2,245,927 has been counted as a liability up to December 31, 2024, and the rest is counted as the landfill fills up. The statements say the balance is "to be funded from taxation, grants and/or other revenues". The reserve set aside for future landfill closure was $243,469, the same as in 2023.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources

Good to knowMoney health

Why did the Township's savings grow by about $1.4 million in 2024?

$5,812,404reserves and reserve funds at December 31, 2024, up from $4,441,508

The statements show an annual surplus of $1,144,797 for 2024, against a budgeted surplus of $94,864. Total reserves and reserve funds rose from $4,441,508 to $5,812,404. The two largest rises were in the working funds (from $1,660,141 to $2,326,383) and the water and sewer operating reserve (from $852,857 to $1,649,701). User fees and service charges came in at $3,207,051 against a budget of $2,968,337. The statements say the budget is prepared on a different basis from the statements, and show how the two are reconciled.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources

Good to knowRecord-keeping

Why are investments that mature in April 2028 listed as short-term investments?

$1,448,521short-term investments at December 31, 2024, with a note saying April 2028 maturity

The 2024 statements list short-term investments of $1,448,521, bought in 2024. Note 2 says they are two guaranteed investment certificates (savings products) paying 5% and "maturing April 2028". That is more than three years after the statement date, which is longer than the usual meaning of short-term.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source

Good to knowSpending level

Is the 2026 property tax levy really almost unchanged from 2025?

$1,497,908to be raised from property tax in 2026, against $1,494,028 in 2025

The 2026 tax by-law sets the amount to be raised from property tax at $1,497,908. The 2025 by-law set it at $1,494,028. The difference is $3,880 (worked out by us), a rise of about a quarter of one percent. Both amounts include payments in lieu of tax, which are paid by governments in place of property tax.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources

Good to knowOpenness

Can a resident match each line of the posted 2026 budget to its amount?

23 pages2026 budget PDF where account names and amounts are not on the same lines

The 2026 municipal budget is a 23-page PDF headed "Budget 2026- By-Law 2026-16" with columns for "2026 Budget" and "2026 Actual". In the copy posted, the account names are printed on one set of lines and the dollar amounts on others, so most lines do not show their own amount, and we could not tell reliably which amount belongs to which account. We did not use any account figure from it.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source

Where your tax bill goes

A property tax bill in Dubreuilville pays for the town and schools. Only part of it goes to the town, and that part is what Dubreuilville council controls.

Tax bill split: Dubreuilville 93%, Schools 7%
$1.6Mraised in 2025
  • Dubreuilville93%
  • Schools7%
  • Every fact, sourced

    Each number links to the public document it came from. Check it yourself.

  • No accusations

    We ask questions. Every one lists ordinary reasons a number could look odd.

  • Compared fairly

    Towns are only compared with places of a similar size and kind, from the same yearly reports.

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