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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 London'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 London's budget, taxes and council decisions. A city of about 473,000 people in Southwestern Ontario. Every figure links back to the public record.
$292,357,000transportation services expenses in 2025, against a budget of $264,203,000 and 2024 expenses of $277,719,000
Transportation services (roads, snow clearing, parking, traffic signals and transit) spent 292,357 (in thousands of dollars) in 2025 against a budget of 264,203, and 277,719 the year before. It was the biggest overspend of any service, in a year when total expenses came in $12.1 million under budget. The city’s explanation names snow and ice clearing but does not give a dollar figure for it.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 2 sources
$212,915,000London Police Services expenditure in the 2027 budget, against $141,478,000 in the 2023 budget
The 2024 to 2027 Multi-Year Budget shows London Police Services expenditure of 141,478 (thousands of dollars) in the 2023 budget and 212,915 in the 2027 budget, with an average yearly increase column of 10.9%. One business case (P-28) adds ninety positions over four years and a tax levy impact of $56,890 (thousands) from 2024 to 2027. The case names measurable results: shorter response times for urgent and non-urgent calls, fewer calls waiting in the queue, and a lower Crime Severity Index. We did not find a published report on those results; council’s staff reports sit in a portal that blocked our reader.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 4 sources
$174,156,000added to the rapid transit capital budget in the 2024 to 2027 budget, of which $23,850,000 is borrowed
London is building three rapid transit projects (Downtown Loop, East London Link and Wellington Gateway) with bus-only lanes. The 2024 to 2027 budget adds $174,156 (thousands of dollars) in capital spending, of which $23,850 is borrowed. The city says the Federal and Provincial governments fund $167M and that cost increases are not eligible for that money. It describes the project’s updated overall community investment as $475 million. The city explains the cost growth in detail: inflation, supply chains, bridges, scope and land values.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 5 sources
$760,000one-time funding request that the committee considered hours after a tour held without public notice
The Ontario Ombudsman is London’s closed meeting investigator. In January 2024 the Ombudsman reported that three members of the Community and Protective Services Committee, a quorum, toured a non-profit’s shelter on March 21, 2023, hours before the committee voted on its request for $760,000. The Ombudsman found the tour was a meeting that broke the open meeting rules and made three recommendations. In October 2025 the Ombudsman reviewed two further complaints and found no breach in either. We could not read council’s resolution responding to the 2024 report, because London’s agenda portal blocked our reader.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 5 sources
$463,734,000audited 2025 annual surplus, against a budgeted surplus of $281,085,000; the city’s own operating surplus for the year was $24.5 million
The city’s audited statements show an annual surplus of 463,734 (in thousands of dollars) for 2025 against a budget of 281,085. Revenue came in at 2,103,536 against a budget of 1,932,964, while expenses were 1,639,802 against 1,651,879. The city explains that this surplus is an accounting number: it counts money moved into reserves and capital grants and gifts of roads and pipes from developers, none of which are budget “profit”. The ordinary operating surplus it reported to council was $24.5 million, which council’s policy sends to reserves and debt reduction.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 4 sources
$8,734in discretionary reserves per household at the end of 2025, up from $6,243 at the end of 2021
A reserve is money set aside for later, like a savings account for roads, buildings and equipment. The city’s discretionary reserves and reserve funds were 1,152,763 (thousands of dollars) at the end of 2021 and 1,682,029 at the end of 2025, or $6,243 and $8,734 per household. Over the same years total debt per household went from $1,342 to $1,083. Council set a 2025 tax levy of $882.1 million, up 7.3% from rates. The city explains that it pays for renewing old assets from reserves and taxes instead of borrowing, and that it still faces a large gap between what its assets need and what it sets aside.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 4 sources
28written Mayoral Decisions listed on the city’s website from September 14, 2023 to March 2, 2026
Under part VI.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, the Mayor can create and dissolve committees, appoint chairs, propose the budget and appoint the chief administrative officer. The city lists 28 written Mayoral Decisions from September 14, 2023 to March 2, 2026. They include dissolving the Civic Works Committee (effective November 30, 2024) and moving its work to other committees, appointing the City Manager, and three notices (March 1, 2024, November 27, 2024 and December 1, 2025) that shorten the 10-day veto period on budget amendments. The March 2024 notice says the Mayor will not exercise the veto.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 3 sources
5formal Code of Conduct complaints received in 2025; one led to a public investigation that found no breach
London’s Integrity Commissioner is a law firm, Aird & Berlis LLP, retained as interim Integrity Commissioner on May 3, 2025 “until such time as the City appoints its permanent Integrity Commissioner”. The firm’s April 30, 2026 report says the Governance Working Group postponed updating the Code of Conduct until after a provincial bill (Bill 9) is enacted. The firm received five formal complaints in 2025 and no conflict of interest applications. One went to a full investigation and public report, which found no breach. The only sanction we found in the city’s published reports is a formal reprimand of Councillor Susan Stevenson recommended in December 2023.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 5 sources
$119,024.59highest 2024 total for a ward councillor (Ward 4), against $86,433.02 for the lowest (Ward 14)
Every ward councillor is paid the same stipend of $65,137.80, but the totals in the city’s 2024 statements run from $86,433.02 (Ward 14) to $119,024.59 (Ward 4). The Ward 2 councillor (Deputy Mayor) and the Ward 12 councillor (Budget Chair) each have a further $8,140.86. The statement shows that the Ward 4 total includes $12,965.28 for the London Police Services Board, conferences and webinars. The Mayor’s total for 2024 is $226,893.26. We did not find a Statement of Remuneration for 2025 on the council page.
Found by reading the city's own documents · 5 sources
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