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The money · 2025

How Mississauga's money works

A city is a bit like a household. Money comes in (mostly taxes and grants), and money goes out to pay for services like roads, fire trucks and the arena. Here is what that looked like in 2025, the latest year the city has reported to the Province.

Why 2025 and not this year? A budget is a plan. These figures are what actually happened, checked by an auditor and reported to Ontario.

Money in: $1.7B

Where the city's money came from in 2025.

49%

13%

28%

Property taxes$792M49%
Fees people pay$211M13%
Licences and rent$63.6M4%
Late fees and fines$51.6M3%
Other$459M28%
Everything else$37.3M2%

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Category	Amount	Share
Property taxes	$792,175,591	49.0%
Fees people pay	$211,488,340	13.1%
Licences and rent	$63,604,060	3.9%
Late fees and fines	$51,618,815	3.2%
Other	$459,427,681	28.4%
Everything else	$37,326,614	2.3%
Total	$1,615,641,101	100%

What each source means

Property taxes: What home and business owners pay each year, based on what their property is worth.
Fees people pay: Water and sewer bills, dump fees, arena rentals, permits and similar charges.
Licences and rent: Dog tags, licences, and rent from city-owned property.
Late fees and fines: Interest charged on late tax payments, and fines.
Other: Interest earned, donations, sales of land and equipment.

Money out: $1.1B on services

Day-to-day spending in 2025, by service. On top of this, the city recorded $185M of "wear and tear" on things it owns. That is an accounting cost, not cash out the door, so it is left out here.

20%

17%

37%

20%

Running the city office$220M20%
Police, fire and safety$188M17%
Roads and snow$406M37%
Water, sewers and garbage$22.5M2%
Health$889K0%
Social services$295K0%
Parks, arena and library$213M20%
Planning and business$36.9M3%

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Category	Amount	Share
Running the city office	$219,517,674	20.2%
Police, fire and safety	$187,584,260	17.3%
Roads and snow	$406,242,447	37.4%
Water, sewers and garbage	$22,452,378	2.1%
Health	$889,127	0.1%
Social services	$294,526	0.0%
Parks, arena and library	$212,692,989	19.6%
Planning and business	$36,935,718	3.4%
Total	$1,086,609,119	100%

Roads and snow

$406M

Fixing and paving roads, bridges and culverts, ploughing snow, and street lights.

+50% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Public transit$263M+40%
Buses.
Other transportation$41.1M+151%
Other transportation costs.
Snow ploughing$39.9M+73%
Ploughing, salting and sanding roads in winter.
Roadsides and signs$30.2M+63%
Ditches, signs, line painting and roadside brush.
Paved roads$10.3M+27%
Fixing and repaving paved roads.
Parking$9.2M+18%
City parking lots and meters.
Street lights$7.4M+47%
Power and repairs for street lights.
Sidewalk snow$4.5M+32%
Clearing sidewalks and parking lots.
Bridges and culverts$540K+4%
Keeping bridges and the pipes under roads safe.

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Item	Amount	Change
Public transit	$263,123,839	+40.1%
Other transportation	$41,102,968	+151.4%
Snow ploughing	$39,896,279	+72.7%
Roadsides and signs	$30,168,946	+62.6%
Paved roads	$10,250,819	+27.1%
Parking	$9,194,101	+18.2%
Street lights	$7,431,258	+47.3%
Sidewalk snow	$4,534,358	+31.7%
Bridges and culverts	$539,879	+3.7%

Running the city office

$220M

Council, managers, the clerk, accounting, computers, insurance and the city hall itself. Every city needs some of this, but it does not fix a road or put out a fire.

−6% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Office and administration$176M+41%
Office staff, finance, IT, insurance, legal and the city hall. Places share this cost out across other services.
Senior management$36.5M−65%
The top managers who run the city day to day.
Council$7.1M+16%
Pay and expenses for the mayor and councillors, and council meetings.

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Item	Amount	Change
Office and administration	$175,914,988	+41.0%
Senior management	$36,455,534	−64.9%
Council	$7,147,152	+15.8%

Parks, arena and library

$213M

Parks, the arena, the pool, sports fields, programs and the library.

+49% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Parks$51.4M+85%
Parks, beaches, trails and green spaces.
Arena and buildings$45.6M+8%
The arena, pool, community centre and halls.
Programs$38.3M+67%
Classes, camps and activities.
Library$35.4M+20%
The public library.
Arts and culture$35M+228%
Festivals, arts and heritage.
Golf, marina, ski hill$5.6M+20%
City-owned golf course, marina or ski hill.
Museums$1.3M+36%
Local museums.

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Item	Amount	Change
Parks	$51,427,654	+84.8%
Arena and buildings	$45,646,948	+8.2%
Programs	$38,280,642	+66.8%
Library	$35,376,866	+19.9%
Arts and culture	$34,987,133	+228.4%
Golf, marina, ski hill	$5,644,935	+19.6%
Museums	$1,328,811	+35.7%

Police, fire and safety

$188M

Paying for police, the fire department, building inspectors and by-law officers.

+44% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Fire department$154M+40%
Firefighters, trucks and fire halls.
By-law and animal control$16.6M+79%
Enforcing city rules, like noise, parking and dogs.
Building permits$12.9M+53%
Checking that new buildings are safe.
Traffic court$4.0M+37%
Handling tickets and fines.

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Item	Amount	Change
Fire department	$154,118,922	+40.2%
By-law and animal control	$16,622,521	+78.7%
Building permits	$12,861,074	+53.2%
Traffic court	$3,981,743	+37.3%

Planning and business

$36.9M

Deciding what can be built where, and trying to bring businesses and visitors to city.

+64% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Planning and zoning$16.7M+60%
Deciding what can be built where.
Farms and forests$12.7M+65%
Programs for farms and forests.
Business and tourism$7.5M+70%
Attracting businesses and visitors, and helping local shops.

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Item	Amount	Change
Planning and zoning	$16,694,267	+59.7%
Farms and forests	$12,724,280	+64.9%
Business and tourism	$7,517,171	+70.4%

Water, sewers and garbage

$22.5M

Clean tap water, the sewer system, garbage pickup, the dump and recycling.

+136% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Storm drains$22.5M+136%
Drains that carry away rain water.

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Item	Amount	Change
Storm drains	$22,452,378	+135.6%

Health

$889K

Public health, ambulances and cemeteries.

+59% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Cemeteries$889K+59%
Looking after city cemeteries.

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Item	Amount	Change
Cemeteries	$889,127	+58.7%

Social services

$295K

Help for people and families who need it, and child care.

−17% since 2019 (prices rose 21%)

Seniors$295K−17%
Long-term care and seniors programs.

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Item	Amount	Change
Seniors	$294,526	−16.8%

What the money bought

The same 2025 spending, sorted by what it paid for rather than which service.

Staff pay and benefits$745M
Wages, benefits and pensions for city workers.
Outside companies$145M
Work the city pays other companies to do, like policing, paving or consultants.
Rent and money costs$95.8M
Renting equipment or space, bank fees, and some accounting costs.
Supplies and utilities$78.4M
Gravel, salt, fuel, electricity, heating, office supplies and repairs.
Money given to others$14.8M
Grants and payments to other groups, like the conservation authority.
Interest on loans$9.8M
The extra money paid to lenders for money the city borrowed.

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Item	Amount
Staff pay and benefits	$745,258,555
Outside companies	$144,581,169
Rent and money costs	$95,838,871
Supplies and utilities	$78,415,109
Money given to others	$14,754,612
Interest on loans	$9,780,010

Staff

People on the city's payroll at the end of each year, as reported to the Province.

Year	Full-time	Part-time	Seasonal
2019	5010	2131	444
2020	5087	2000	380
2021	5001	1822	383
2022	4792	2097	251
2023	5590	3032	231
2024	5020	2821	260
2025	5128	3003	264

How things have changed since 2019

Money in compared with day-to-day spending, each year. When the orange line is above the blue one, the city spent more than it took in and made up the difference from savings or loans. Grants for big projects arrive in some years and not others, which makes "money in" jump around.

$1.7B

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Year	Money in	Day-to-day spending
2019	$1.1B	$814M
2020	$1.1B	$764M
2021	$1.1B	$804M
2022	$1.2B	$861M
2023	$1.4B	$917M
2024	$2.0B	$974M
2025	$1.7B	$1.1B

City property tax

Up 45% since 2019. Prices rose 21%.

$792M

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Year	City property tax
2019	$546M
2020	$573M
2021	$591M
2022	$600M
2023	$655M
2024	$721M
2025	$792M

Savings (reserves)

Money set aside for repairs, equipment and emergencies.

$1.2B

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Year	Savings
2019	$509M
2020	$581M
2021	$905M
2022	$957M
2023	$924M
2024	$1.1B
2025	$1.2B

What the city owes

Long-term loans plus short-term (temporary) loans at year end.

$366M

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Year	Long-term loans	Temporary loans
2019	$205M	$0
2020	$176M	$0
2021	$237M	$0
2022	$249M	$0
2023	$208M	$0
2024	$261M	$0
2025	$366M	$0

Building new things

Spending on new or rebuilt roads, pipes, buildings and equipment, compared with how fast existing ones wear out.

$569M

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Year	Built or bought	Wore out (amortization)
2019	$301M	$140M
2020	$292M	$145M
2021	$281M	$150M
2022	$236M	$150M
2023	$463M	$166M
2024	$842M	$169M
2025	$569M	$185M

Source: Ontario Financial Information Return (FIR), Schedules 10, 40, 51, 60, 70, 74 and 80 (archived copy). Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Retrieved 2026-10-01. Figures are what the municipality reported to the Province for each year, prepared on the same basis as its audited financial statements.