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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Opasatika'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 Opasatika's budget, taxes and council decisions. A small township in the Cochrane District of northeastern Ontario, with a mayor and four councillors. Its website is in French. Every figure links back to the public record.
November 30, 2023date council adopted the 2023 budget, as printed in the 2023 statements
The 2023 financial statements say council adopted the 2023 budget on November 30, 2023. The 2021 statements say the 2021 budget was adopted on June 7, 2021. A budget is the plan council votes on for how much to raise and spend. If it comes late, the year is mostly spent before it exists.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
December 2, 2024date of the auditor's report on the 2023 statements
The auditor's report on the year ended December 31, 2023 is dated December 2, 2024. The 2021 report is dated May 5, 2022. The Budgets and finances page, read on October 7, 2026, links no statements after 2023. The 11 months is worked out by us from the two printed dates.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$103,946annual deficit for 2023, against a budgeted surplus of $44,425
In 2023 revenue was $1,359,960 against a budget of $1,465,452, and expenses were $1,463,906 against a budget of $1,421,027. Revenue came in $105,492 short and expenses ran $42,879 over (both worked out by us). Together they make the $148,371 swing from the planned surplus to the deficit (worked out by us). The year before, 2022, had a surplus of $399,196.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$445,832net financial assets at December 31, 2023, down from $762,337 at the start of 2022
Net financial assets (what the Township owns in cash and money owed to it, less what it owes) were $762,337 at the start of 2022, $529,968 at the end of 2022 and $445,832 at the end of 2023. The 2023 budget had planned $717,507. Reserves, money council sets aside for later, fell from $300,954 to $254,995. The drop over two years is $316,505 (worked out by us).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$358,264yearly capital requirement in the Township's asset management plan, against $192,286 of assets bought in 2023
The Township's asset management plan says it should allocate about $358,264 a year to keep up with replacement needs. The 2023 budget planned to buy $55,805 of capital assets, and the Township bought $192,286. Wear on assets was $214,931 in 2023. The plan also says only 6% of assets have an assessed condition; for the rest, age stands in for condition.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$319,127Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund money held for future projects at December 31, 2023, up from $202,352
At December 31, 2023 the Township held cash of $479,866. It also reported $366,003 of deferred revenue (money received for projects not yet done), including $319,127 from the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund, up from $202,352 a year earlier, and $27,248 of federal gas tax money. Those two lines add to $393,251 (worked out by us), most of the cash.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
14sets of minutes linked on the council page, all scans without readable text
On October 7, 2026 the Budgets and finances page linked no budget. We found no council pay and expenses statement. The council page links fourteen sets of minutes, February 2023 to July 24, 2024, all scanned images with no readable text, and still lists November 7 and December 9, 2024 as upcoming meetings.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
Opasatika spent $231K on running the town office in 2019 and $419K in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 0 of 16 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. Opasatika had $272K saved at the end of 2024, down from $305K in 2019. That is 22% of one year's spending. Only 3 of 16 similar towns had less, compared with what they spend.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
$72,713estimated asbestos obligation at December 31, 2023
The Township reports an obligation of $72,713 at the end of 2023 for removing asbestos from buildings, up from $62,610 a year earlier, with $38,000 set aside in a reserve for it. This is an estimate the accounting rules ask for, not a bill.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
2024 tax year · Opasatika, 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 Opasatika'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 Opasatika.
An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Opasatika'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 Opasatika's share of the bill compares with similar towns
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