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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Sioux Lookout'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 Sioux Lookout's budget, taxes and council decisions. A municipality in northwestern Ontario with a mayor and six councillors, all elected by the whole municipality, and a busy airport that sells aviation fuel. Every figure links back to the public record.
$1,449,213budgeted for policing in 2026, down from $1,846,112 in 2025
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) policing is a cost the province requires the Municipality to pay, and the Municipality has little say over it. The 2025 budget set policing at $1,846,112, up from $1,549,916 the year before. The 2026 budget sets it at $1,449,213. The Municipality says the fall is the main reason its required agency and service costs drop by $345,165, and that it is putting the savings into other things: $41,000 for Hub Transit, $31,000 for its Community Safety and Well-Being Plan, $45,000 for a new approach to security and community safety, and the rest into pay equity, union agreement and training costs. The budget does not say why policing cost changed.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
6,000,000listed for the Airport Parking Lot Expansion in the 2026 capital list
In 2025 the Municipality budgeted $630,190 for an Airport Parking Lot Expansion, saying design was finished in the 2024 capital budget and the project was ready for construction. It said the work would add 24 spots to one long-term lot and 12 spots to another. The 2026 capital list shows "Airport Parking Lot Expansion" at 6,000,000, at the top of the table. Its description says the project "includes the location, geotechnical investigations, design and tender ready documents for an additional parking lot at the airport". That describes planning work, not a $6,000,000 build.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$15,648,251long term debt listed for 2024 capital projects continuing into 2025
Net financial assets are what a municipality owns in financial form minus what it owes; when the number is negative it is called net debt. At the end of 2022 the Municipality had net financial assets of $479,466. At the end of 2023 it had net debt of $2,645,488, after spending $11,400,979 on capital assets, and its own budget had expected net debt of $6,653,985. At the end of 2023 it owed $15,552,545 on loans. The 2025 budget then lists $15,648,251 of long term debt to pay for 2024 capital projects continuing into 2025. The 2026 capital list starts the first part of a wastewater treatment plant expansion at $9,297,365.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
2023the newest year of audited statements we found posted
The Municipality's financial statements page lists audited statements for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The newest, for 2023, has an auditor's report dated December 12, 2024. We did not find 2024 or 2025 statements on the page when we read it on October 7, 2026. The 2026 budget message says audit costs are rising. The Municipality is also taking on large projects with borrowed money, which is the kind of time when residents most want current statements.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
Sioux Lookout spent $2.9M on running the town office in 2019 and $4.5M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 3 of 18 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
$56,671extra taxation revenue from assessment growth for 2026
Assessment is the value MPAC (the province's property assessment agency) puts on every property, and it is what property taxes are based on. The Municipality says growth in assessment was minimal for 2026, because the province has frozen reassessments. Assessed value rose by $2,771,200, and the Municipality says this is worth $56,671 of taxation revenue. The same budget message lists higher costs for hydro, audit services, insurance and the agencies the Municipality must fund, and says it is managing them through spending control, "strategic use of reserves" and moving money between lines. The approved budget does not print the tax rate increase.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$207,680dividend declared by Sioux Lookout Hydro Inc. for 2023, down from $227,060
Sioux Lookout Hydro Inc. is owned and controlled by the Municipality. A dividend is a payment a company makes to its owner out of profit. For 2023 the company declared a dividend of $207,680, down from $227,060 in 2022. The Municipality has also guaranteed a loan to the company, up to a maximum of $3,350,000, with a balance of $426,038 at the end of 2023. The 2026 budget warns of an "anticipated lower Hydro dividend" but does not say how much.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
2024 tax year · Sioux Lookout, 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 Sioux Lookout'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 Sioux Lookout.
An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Sioux Lookout'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 Sioux Lookout's share of the bill compares with similar towns
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