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The money · 2024
How Timmins' 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 2024, the latest year the city has reported to the Province.
Why 2024 and not this year? A budget is a plan. These figures are what actually happened, checked by an auditor and reported to Ontario. The 2025 report is not out yet.
Money in: $198M
Where the city's money came from in 2024.
Timmins revenue by source, 2024
42%
24%
23%
Property taxes$82.6M42%
Money from Ontario (no strings)$10.7M5%
Grants for specific projects$46.3M24%
Fees people pay$45.7M23%
Everything else$10.3M5%
Show as a table
Category
Amount
Share
Property taxes
$82,570,621
42.2%
Money from Ontario (no strings)
$10,656,500
5.4%
Grants for specific projects
$46,342,593
23.7%
Fees people pay
$45,707,048
23.4%
Everything else
$10,288,175
5.3%
Total
$195,564,937
100%
What each source means
Property taxes
What home and business owners pay each year, based on what their property is worth.
Money from Ontario (no strings)
A yearly grant from the Province that the city can spend on anything. Small rural places get more.
Grants for specific projects
Money from Ontario or Canada that must be spent on a certain thing, often a road or building.
Fees people pay
Water and sewer bills, dump fees, arena rentals, permits and similar charges.
Money out: $149M on services
Day-to-day spending in 2024, by service. On top of this, the city recorded $22.8M of "wear and tear" on things it owns. That is an accounting cost, not cash out the door, so it is left out here.
Timmins spending by service, 2024
19%
20%
17%
15%
Running the city office$10.5M7%
Police, fire and safety$28M19%
Roads and snow$29.7M20%
Water, sewers and garbage$25M17%
Health$9.8M7%
Social services$22.9M15%
Housing$6.1M4%
Parks, arena and library$9.9M7%
Planning and business$6.6M4%
Show as a table
Category
Amount
Share
Running the city office
$10,544,855
7.1%
Police, fire and safety
$28,028,363
18.9%
Roads and snow
$29,673,087
20.0%
Water, sewers and garbage
$25,041,760
16.8%
Health
$9,835,051
6.6%
Social services
$22,948,329
15.4%
Housing
$6,139,177
4.1%
Parks, arena and library
$9,915,235
6.7%
Planning and business
$6,563,320
4.4%
Total
$148,689,177
100%
Roads and snow
$29.7M
Fixing and paving roads, bridges and culverts, ploughing snow, and street lights.
+21% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)
Roads and snow broken down
Snow ploughing$8.3M+19%
Ploughing, salting and sanding roads in winter.
Paved roads$5.7M+25%
Fixing and repaving paved roads.
Public transit$5.5M+10%
Buses.
Airport$3.9M+19%
A local airport or airstrip.
Roadsides and signs$1.8M+16%
Ditches, signs, line painting and roadside brush.
Sidewalk snow$1.2M−1%
Clearing sidewalks and parking lots.
Gravel roads$1.1M+57%
Grading and fixing gravel roads.
Accessible transit$1.1M+290%
Rides for people who cannot use regular buses.
Street lights$398K+321%
Power and repairs for street lights.
Parking$344K−1%
City parking lots and meters.
Bridges and culverts$267K−37%
Keeping bridges and the pipes under roads safe.
Show as a table
Item
Amount
Change
Snow ploughing
$8,263,324
+18.7%
Paved roads
$5,724,859
+25.4%
Public transit
$5,482,947
+10.0%
Airport
$3,939,452
+19.2%
Roadsides and signs
$1,844,631
+16.0%
Sidewalk snow
$1,184,900
−1.5%
Gravel roads
$1,128,803
+56.5%
Accessible transit
$1,095,330
+289.7%
Street lights
$397,722
+321.4%
Parking
$343,944
−0.9%
Bridges and culverts
$267,175
−36.7%
Police, fire and safety
$28M
Paying for police, the fire department, building inspectors and by-law officers.
+10% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)
Police, fire and safety broken down
Police (OPP contract)$16.1M+3%
What the city pays for policing.
Fire department$8.2M+20%
Firefighters, trucks and fire halls.
By-law and animal control$899K+107%
Enforcing city rules, like noise, parking and dogs.
Traffic court$706K+45%
Handling tickets and fines.
Building permits$665K+4%
Checking that new buildings are safe.
Conservation authority$637K+11%
A regional group that manages rivers, flooding and wetlands.
Court security$471K+17%
Security at the courthouse.
Prisoner transport$382K+19%
Moving people held by police.
Emergency planning$2,595
Getting ready for floods, storms and other emergencies.
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Item
Amount
Change
Police (OPP contract)
$16,063,153
+2.9%
Fire department
$8,203,224
+19.9%
By-law and animal control
$898,855
+106.9%
Traffic court
$705,530
+45.3%
Building permits
$665,393
+4.1%
Conservation authority
$636,500
+10.7%
Court security
$470,861
+17.3%
Prisoner transport
$382,252
+18.7%
Emergency planning
$2,595
–
Water, sewers and garbage
$25M
Clean tap water, the sewer system, garbage pickup, the dump and recycling.
+23% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)
Water, sewers and garbage broken down
Sewer pipes$9.5M+169%
The pipes that carry sewage away from homes.
Water treatment$4.9M0%
Making lake or well water safe to drink.
Water pipes$3.5M+25%
The pipes that bring water to homes.
The dump (landfill)$2.1M+5,668%
Running the landfill, and saving up to close it safely one day.
Garbage pickup$1.6M−11%
Trucks that collect garbage.
Storm drains$1.5M+127%
Drains that carry away rain water.
Recycling$1.3M+43%
Recycling and composting.
Sewage treatment$678K−87%
Cleaning sewage before it goes back into nature (Tweed uses lagoons).
Show as a table
Item
Amount
Change
Sewer pipes
$9,470,736
+169.2%
Water treatment
$4,933,434
+0.4%
Water pipes
$3,500,248
+25.1%
The dump (landfill)
$2,050,270
+5,667.6%
Garbage pickup
$1,570,528
−11.5%
Storm drains
$1,489,102
+126.8%
Recycling
$1,349,050
+43.3%
Sewage treatment
$678,392
−87.0%
Social services
$22.9M
Help for people and families who need it, and child care.
+30% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)
Social services broken down
Seniors$20.2M+27%
Long-term care and seniors programs.
Income support$2.4M+85%
Help for people with very low income.
Child care$401K−27%
Daycare and early learning.
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Item
Amount
Change
Seniors
$20,164,628
+27.2%
Income support
$2,382,297
+84.7%
Child care
$401,404
−26.6%
Running the city office
$10.5M
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.
−41% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)
Running the city office broken down
Office and administration$5.8M−60%
Office staff, finance, IT, insurance, legal and the city hall. Places share this cost out across other services.
Senior management$4.2M+66%
The top managers who run the city day to day.
Council$561K−32%
Pay and expenses for the mayor and councillors, and council meetings.
Show as a table
Item
Amount
Change
Office and administration
$5,750,400
−60.5%
Senior management
$4,233,079
+65.5%
Council
$561,376
−32.3%
Parks, arena and library
$9.9M
Parks, the arena, the pool, sports fields, programs and the library.
+10% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)
Parks, arena and library broken down
Arena and buildings$5.6M+19%
The arena, pool, community centre and halls.
Library$2.2M+22%
The public library.
Parks$1.2M−32%
Parks, beaches, trails and green spaces.
Museums$902K+25%
Local museums.
Show as a table
Item
Amount
Change
Arena and buildings
$5,596,262
+19.5%
Library
$2,243,934
+22.1%
Parks
$1,172,597
−31.8%
Museums
$902,442
+24.9%
Health
$9.8M
Public health, ambulances and cemeteries.
+42% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)
Health broken down
Ambulance$3.9M+13%
Paramedics and ambulances.
Public health$1.7M+30%
Health inspections and programs.
Cemeteries$681K+16%
Looking after city cemeteries.
Hospitals$25,202−52%
Money given to hospitals.
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Item
Amount
Change
Ambulance
$3,882,367
+12.8%
Public health
$1,749,312
+30.4%
Cemeteries
$681,322
+16.3%
Hospitals
$25,202
−51.7%
Planning and business
$6.6M
Deciding what can be built where, and trying to bring businesses and visitors to city.
+66% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)
Planning and business broken down
Business and tourism$5.4M+101%
Attracting businesses and visitors, and helping local shops.
Planning and zoning$1.1M−5%
Deciding what can be built where.
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Item
Amount
Change
Business and tourism
$5,417,127
+100.9%
Planning and zoning
$1,146,193
−4.8%
Housing
$6.1M
Affordable and social housing.
+20% since 2019 (prices rose 18%)
Housing broken down
Public housing$6.1M
Homes owned by government.
Show as a table
Item
Amount
Change
Public housing
$6,139,177
–
What the money bought
The same 2024 spending, sorted by what it paid for rather than which service.
Spending by type
Staff pay and benefits$81.4M
Wages, benefits and pensions for city workers.
Supplies and utilities$34.6M
Gravel, salt, fuel, electricity, heating, office supplies and repairs.
Money given to others$15M
Grants and payments to other groups, like the conservation authority.
Outside companies$10.2M
Work the city pays other companies to do, like policing, paving or consultants.
Rent and money costs$6.2M
Renting equipment or space, bank fees, and some accounting costs.
Interest on loans$1.4M
The extra money paid to lenders for money the city borrowed.
Show as a table
Item
Amount
Staff pay and benefits
$81,370,669
Supplies and utilities
$34,582,617
Money given to others
$14,990,147
Outside companies
$10,215,786
Rent and money costs
$6,173,529
Interest on loans
$1,356,429
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
591
271
95
2020
596.6
269
75
2021
600
294
90
2022
605
269
74
2023
609
264
84
2024
609
264
84
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.
Money in and day-to-day spending by year
Money in
Day-to-day spending
$0$50M$100M$150M$200M$250M
$198M
201920202021202220232024
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Year
Money in
Day-to-day spending
2019
$164M
$131M
2020
$151M
$125M
2021
$160M
$116M
2022
$174M
$137M
2023
$211M
$150M
2024
$198M
$149M
City property tax
Up 12% since 2019. Prices rose 18%.
City property tax by year
$0$20M$40M$60M$80M$100M
$82.6M
201920202021202220232024
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Year
City property tax
2019
$73.4M
2020
$74.1M
2021
$75.7M
2022
$78.9M
2023
$80.6M
2024
$82.6M
Savings (reserves)
Money set aside for repairs, equipment and emergencies.
Reserves by year
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M$50M
$44.1M
201920202021202220232024
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Year
Savings
2019
$34.6M
2020
$38.4M
2021
$41.6M
2022
$46.6M
2023
$45.8M
2024
$44.1M
What the city owes
Long-term loans plus short-term (temporary) loans at year end.
Debt by year
Long-term loans
Temporary loans
$0$20M$40M$60M
$60M
201920202021202220232024
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Year
Long-term loans
Temporary loans
2019
$48.6M
$0
2020
$46.2M
$0
2021
$43.8M
$0
2022
$41.3M
$0
2023
$38.7M
$0
2024
$60M
$0
Building new things
Spending on new or rebuilt roads, pipes, buildings and equipment, compared with how fast existing ones wear out.
Capital spending and wear by year
Built or bought
Wore out (amortization)
$0$20M$40M$60M
$43.1M
201920202021202220232024
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Year
Built or bought
Wore out (amortization)
2019
$17.8M
$16M
2020
$47.4M
$17.1M
2021
$35.4M
$17.2M
2022
$45.8M
$19.6M
2023
$50.3M
$21.4M
2024
$43.1M
$22.8M
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.
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