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Read by hand. We read Welland'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 Welland's budget is decided

The budget sets what the city 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.

Welland's mayor has strong-mayor powers, so the Mayor directs staff to prepare the budget and must propose it to council by February 1. The City's Engage Welland page says council then has 30 calendar days to pass amendments (which council can shorten) and the Mayor has 10 calendar days to veto them. The City's timeline gives months, not days, for most steps, and says the dates after the October 26, 2026 election "are preliminary" and will be reviewed with the incoming Mayor.

Coming up

  1. DateTBA

    Deadline

    Public engagement on the 2027 budget closes

    October 9 (as printed; the page gives no year)

    Source: Engage Welland, 2027 Budget timeline

  2. DateTBA

    Council discusses

    Mayoral direction to staff, budget process and timeline to council, engagement results shared, and 2027 user fees and charges considered by council

    Mid-December (the City gives the month, not a day).

    Source: Engage Welland, 2027 Budget timeline

  3. DateTBA

    Budget released

    Proposed 2027 budget package published, with councillor drop-in session, staff presentations and business cases, and councillor and staff Q&A

    January (the City gives the month, not a day).

    Source: Engage Welland, 2027 Budget timeline

  4. DateTBA

    Council votes

    Budget amendment meeting, then 2027 budget adopted

    February (the City gives the month, not a day).

    Source: Engage Welland, 2027 Budget timeline

How to have your say

Earlier in this cycle

  1. September 10 (as printed; the page gives no year) Public engagement on the 2027 budget opens on Engage Welland source

Everything here comes from the City's Engage Welland 2027 budget page, read on October 5, 2026. The page prints the opening and closing dates as "September 10" and "October 9" without a year; we read them as 2026 because the page is the timeline for the budget being developed before the October 26, 2026 election, and the page's own list marks every item as incomplete, including the September 10 one, so the page may not be kept up to date. The City's council calendar for 2026 shows no council meetings in October and says dates for November and December meetings are to be determined by the elected Mayor. We did not read the City's delegations page, so we do not say how to speak to council.

Dates checked on October 5, 2026. Places change meeting dates; check the city’s page before you go. Spotted a change? Tell us.