Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Read by hand, Oct 2026Details
This is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 youRead by hand. We read The South Bruce Peninsula'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.
Budget calendar · 2027 budget
When The South Bruce Peninsula's budget is decided
The budget sets what the town spends and how much property tax goes up. These are the dates it is released, discussed and voted on, and how you can take part. Free for everyone.
The Town's one-page "2027 Budget Schedule" is headed as a proposed schedule going to a regular council meeting, with the 2027 dates beside last year's approved dates. It puts the draft budget before council on December 1, 2026, a public meeting that evening, special budget meetings from December 7 to 15, 2026, and formal approval by by-law on January 19, 2027. These dates all fall after the October 26, 2026 election. The schedule does not mention the election, and we could not read council minutes to see whether council approved it as written.
Coming up
- NOV27
Budget released
2027 digital budget book released to council
Friday, November 27, 2026
Source: Town of South Bruce Peninsula, Attachment One: 2027 Budget Schedule
- DEC1
Budget released
Draft 2027 budget and 2027 user fees presented to council (Regular Council)
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Source: Town of South Bruce Peninsula, Attachment One: 2027 Budget Schedule
- DEC1
Have your say
Statutory public meeting for tax and user-pay budget input
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 · Tuesday evening (the schedule gives no time or place)
Source: Town of South Bruce Peninsula, Attachment One: 2027 Budget Schedule
- DEC7
Council discusses
Draft budget deliberations by council, special meeting one
Monday, December 7, 2026
Source: Town of South Bruce Peninsula, Attachment One: 2027 Budget Schedule
- DEC8
Council discusses
Draft budget deliberations by council, special meeting two
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Source: Town of South Bruce Peninsula, Attachment One: 2027 Budget Schedule
- DEC14
Council discusses
Draft budget deliberations by council, special meeting three
Monday, December 14, 2026
Source: Town of South Bruce Peninsula, Attachment One: 2027 Budget Schedule
- DEC15
Council discusses
Council approval of 2027 rates and fees, and final draft 2027 budget to council (Regular Council); a fourth deliberation meeting if required
Tuesday, December 15, 2026
Source: Town of South Bruce Peninsula, Attachment One: 2027 Budget Schedule
- JAN19
Council votes
Formal 2027 budget approval by council, by by-law (Regular Council)
Tuesday, January 19, 2027
Source: Town of South Bruce Peninsula, Attachment One: 2027 Budget Schedule
How to have your say
- Go to the statutory public meeting for tax and user-pay budget input on the evening of Tuesday, December 1, 2026. The schedule gives no time, place or sign-up rule, so check the Town's agenda before then.
- Read the Town's council page for agendas, minutes and the YouTube livestream of council meetings.
- Look at the Town's budget page, which links the budget reports and its interactive budget site.
Everything here comes from the Town's one-page 2027 Budget Schedule, read on October 5, 2026. We left out the staff-only steps (such as submission deadlines and department review meetings). The schedule is headed as a proposal to council and we could not read council minutes (the meeting-document site blocks automated readers), so we did not see whether council approved it. The Town's page does not say what the October 26, 2026 election does to these dates.
Dates checked on October 5, 2026. Towns change meeting dates; check the town’s page before you go. Spotted a change? Tell us.