Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Older reportDetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 An older report. We have no 2024 report for Jocelyn in the Province's latest release, so these pages use its 2023 report. It may simply be filed late. Read by hand. We read Jocelyn'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 Jocelyn's budget, taxes and council decisions. A small township on St. Joseph Island in the Algoma District, with a reeve and four councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.
May 27, 2025date of the auditor's report on the 2023 statements, the newest we found
An audit is an outside accountant's check of the Township's books. The auditor can give a clean opinion or a "qualified" one, which means "fine, except for one named problem". For 2023, the auditor's report is dated May 27, 2025, about seventeen months after the year ended (worked out by us). The opinion is qualified because management had not finished checking its buildings, roads and equipment for what it would cost to take them out of service one day (called an asset retirement obligation), which a new accounting rule required from January 1, 2023. The auditor says the effect on the statements cannot be worked out. The Township's page says its statements are audited every year, but we did not find 2024 or 2025 statements.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$(273,000)change in landfill closing costs in 2023, behind a surplus of $123,573
The 2023 statements show a surplus of $123,573 against a budget of zero. One line explains it: the "Change in landfill closing costs" is a credit of $(273,000), a reduction in what the Township says it will owe one day to close and watch over the landfill. Without that credit, 2023 would have been a deficit of about $149,427 (worked out by us). In 2022 the same line was an added cost of 173,000. The note says the estimate depends on a discount rate, 5.0% in 2023 against 7.45% in 2022. The auditor also says the Township kept using the older landfill rule after a new one applied.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$786,761.38general taxes in the 2025 budget, up from $705,211.00 in 2024
On June 30, 2025 council accepted a proposed 2025 budget with an 18.29% property tax increase, by a vote of three to two. On July 14, 2025 council cancelled that motion and accepted a revised tax by-law, number 2025-1653. The 2025 budget shows general taxes of $786,761.38 against $705,211.00 the year before, an increase of $81,550.38 or about 11.6% (worked out by us). The bills were to go out in September and November. The 2026 budget, adopted on March 4, 2026, sets taxes at $827,723.61, about 5.2% more than 2025 (worked out by us).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
December 1, 2023date of the Province's letter to the reeve and council
On December 1, 2023 the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing wrote to the reeve and council after its staff had attended eight council meetings. It raised, among other things, that council minutes did not make clear that the required officer appointments had been made by by-law; that it was not clear what controls were in place to account for money raised by donation boxes; and that the Township should have a policy on how it is accountable to the public, including a complaint process. The Township posted a response dated January 18, 2024, but it is a scan with no readable text, so we could not read it. The Township's accountability page now describes a formal complaint process.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$160,548environmental services expense in 2023, against a budget of $74,860
Environmental services is mostly the landfill. The 2023 budget for it was $74,860. The statements show $160,548 spent, about $85,688 more (worked out by us). In 2022 it was $76,756.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
$160 000most council authorized for surface treatment, on a single bid
Council approved the 2026 budget on March 4, 2026, including up to $160 000 plus taxes for single coat surface treatment on 5th Side Road and Orrell Callahan Drive. On April 29, 2026 council received "the sole tender submission" at $4.07 per square metre and authorized up to $160 000 before taxes and base preparation costs.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$377,463general government expense in 2023, against a budget of $291,450
General government, which covers the office and council, had a 2023 budget of $291,450 and a result of $377,463. In 2022 it was $257,535. The statements do not break it down.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
$(29,446)spent on capital assets in 2023, against a budget of $(155,322)
The 2023 statements budgeted (155,322) for buying capital assets, such as roads and equipment, and show (29,446) spent. The Township ended 2023 with cash of $1,331,755 and no borrowing against its $150,000 line of credit. Spending less than planned on capital is not a problem by itself, but the work may only have moved to a later year.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
At the three 2026 meetings we read (March 4, April 8 and April 29), council moved into closed session each time. The stated reasons were personal matters about an identifiable individual, labour relations, and a position on negotiations, including a matter with the Township's insurance company. After the April 8 and March 4 sessions council passed a motion to carry out the closed session directions without saying what they were.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
2023 tax year · Jocelyn, 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 Jocelyn'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 Jocelyn.
An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Jocelyn's share by what each service cost in 2023 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 Jocelyn's share of the bill compares with similar towns
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