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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Hilliard'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 Hilliard's budget, taxes and council decisions. A small township in the Timiskaming District of northeastern Ontario, with a mayor and four councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.
2022newest budget posted on the Township's website
On October 13, 2026 the Taxes and Finance page linked budgets for 2020, 2021 and 2022 only, and no audited financial statements. The minutes show that the Township has kept doing the work: an auditor presented the 2024 statements and Council approved them on April 16, 2025, the same meeting that adopted the 2025 budget by-law. The 2025 statements were presented and approved on July 21, 2026, and the 2026 budget by-law was adopted on April 15, 2026. We did not find any of these documents posted.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$326,734.16bills Council approved for May 2025, against $40,619.06 for April
A grader is the heavy machine that grades gravel roads. Council voted on May 13, 2025 to buy a 2020 John Deere grader and have staff arrange the financing. On July 16, 2025 it approved By-Law 2025-16, a bank loan agreement for that grader. On May 21, 2025 it declared the Township's 1991 grader surplus. The minutes do not give the price, the size of the loan, its term or its rate. They do record the monthly bills Council approved: $56,313.19 for March 2025, $40,619.06 for April, $326,734.16 for May, $129,189.46 for June and $199,587.32 for July. May is about eight times April (worked out by us). The minutes do not say what was in those totals.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 6 sources
$50,000listing price for the land at 144010 Hilliardton Road
On April 16, 2025 Council declared "the land owned by the Hilliardton Recreation Committee located at 144010 Hilliardton Road" surplus, which means the Township no longer needs it. The staff reports then show three steps: staff were to obtain 3 appraisals, the appraisals were received, and a real estate agent was selected to list the property at $50,000. The July 2026 report adds that a survey is needed and has been ordered. On July 16, 2025 Council also approved an option to purchase clause for an Agreement of Purchase and Sale, without saying which property. The appraisals and the basis for the $50,000 are not in the papers we read.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
Hilliard spent $312K on roads and snow in 2019 and $2.6M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 0 of 13 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
Towns keep savings (called reserves) to pay for new trucks, roof repairs and surprises. Hilliard had $111K saved at the end of 2024, up from $53,335 in 2019. That is 4% of one year's spending. None of the 13 similar towns had less, compared with what they spend.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
At the end of 2024, $104K of property tax had been billed but not paid. That is 27% of everything billed. Only 3 of 13 similar towns had a higher share. A year earlier it was $36,678.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
May 20, 2026date Council accepted two Integrity Commissioner reports and suspended the pay of two members
An Integrity Commissioner is an independent officer who checks whether council members followed the code of conduct. The April 15, 2026 minutes record the Integrity Commissioner giving a summary of a report about Councillor Lane and Councillor Veley. On May 20, 2026 Council received an inquiry report on each, accepted the findings in both, and suspended pay: 30 days for Councillor Lane and 2.5 months for Councillor Veley, from May 20, 2026. The minutes do not say what the findings were, and we did not find the reports posted.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
7%increase "approved in principle" on March 25, 2026
A special budget meeting was set for March 25, 2026. Its minutes say only "Budget with an increase of 7% approved in principle." Three weeks later, on April 15, 2026, Council adopted the 2026 budget by-law, 2026-13, and then the tax ratios and tax rates. The minutes do not say what the 7% applies to (the tax levy, or total spending), what the dollar amounts are, or whether the adopted budget kept the 7%. The 2026 budget is not posted.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$300 / $250pay per council meeting from January 1, 2026: Mayor / each councillor
On October 15, 2025 Council approved pay from January 1, 2026: $300 per council meeting for the Mayor, $250 per council meeting for councillors, and $100 per meeting outside council. The pay by-law, 2025-25, passed on November 19, 2025 (its predecessor, By-Law 2024-33, passed on December 18, 2024). The Municipal Act (s. 284) has the treasurer give Council a yearly statement of what each member was paid. We did not find one on the Township's site. The only dollar figure we could read is old: the posted 2022 budget has a single line, "Council Remuneration & Travel", of $8,500.00, against $7,200.00 spent in 2021 and $5,500.00 in 2020.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$1,914,521.55total income in the 2022 budget, against $916,930.12 received in 2021
The posted 2022 budget shows total income of $1,914,521.55 against $916,930.12 actually received in 2021, and total spending of $1,876,489.95 against $695,355.75. The budget itself shows why: it includes one-off projects, each matched by money coming in. A road landslide project of $447,844.84 sits beside a "Disaster Relief Fund" income line of $447,844.84. A "Blind Line Drain Construction" project of $400,000.00 sits beside a loan income line of $400,000.00. Other grants account for more: $100,000.00 of "ICIP COVID" funding and expense, and a $75,000.00 outdoor rink. The budget planned for a profit of $38,031.60, against $221,521.22 in 2021.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
In 2019, Hilliard had $97,695 more in cash and money owed to it than it owed to others. By 2024 it was −$577K. About 56% of that change ($375K) is a new accounting rule from 2023: towns must now record the future cost of closing things like a landfill. That is not new spending or borrowing. Even leaving that out, only 1 of 13 similar towns are in a weaker position.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
2024 tax year · Hilliard, Ontario
Your tax bill, worked out.
Enter your home's assessed value to see roughly what you pay in property tax each year, who gets it, and what Hilliard'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.
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It is on your property assessment notice from MPAC, and on your tax bill. We filled in the typical value in Hilliard.
An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Hilliard'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 Hilliard's share of the bill compares with similar towns
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