Budget

The annual budget provides a financial plan to fund Beaumont's public services, manage revenues and control expenses.

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2026 Approved Budget

Approved City budget for 2026.

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City budget

The annual budget allocates funding so that the city can deliver services to residents and build and maintain the infrastructure that maintains a high quality of life in Beaumont. This includes the roads that get people around; the system that brings water to your home; the police, fire and bylaw enforcement services that keep our community safe; the recreation facilities and programs that keep you active; along with all the other things that make Beaumont a great place to live.

Budget process

City administration prepares a draft of the budget, aligning spending priorities with Our Beaumont, Municipal Strategic Plan and other city directional plans, along with general direction from council. Council works through the draft budget and adds their changes during a series of public meetings. At the end of this process, a revised budget is presented to council for final approval.

2026 Budget

The 2026 budget [pdf] (approved November 27, 2025 by Council) prioritizes the planning of responsible growth, the protection of core services and infrastructure, and strengthening the City’s financial health.

This budget provides resources for parks and roads operations to begin catching up with Beaumont’s growth, along with funding to:

  • Review Beaumont’s Municipal Development Plan and Land Use Bylaw to guide the responsible growth of the city in line with the community’s expectations.
  • Recruit two additional full-time firefighters to maintain fire services.
  • Recruit two additional full-time community peace officers to manage the growing volume of citizens’ concerns related to municipal bylaws and traffic safety.

This budget invests in the safety, reliability, and maintenance of Beaumont’s transportation and community infrastructure.

Transportation and connectivity improvements include:

  • Upgrading the intersection at Township Road 510 and Range Road 243.
  • Designing intersection improvements at Highway 625 and 50 Street, and at Range Roads 241 and 243.
  • Continuing renewal work along 50 Street.
  • Designing a multi-use trail along 50 Street to connect the Le Rêve neighbourhood to the existing trail system at Township Road 510.
  • Completing the pathway along 30 Avenue to the 60 Street intersection.

Other capital projects planned for 2026 include:

  • Developing the sports field in Ruisseau next to École Quatre-Saisons.
  • Resurfacing the tennis courts near Gobeil Park.
  • Upgrading pumping capacity and constructing an additional feedline between the Main and St. Vital pumphouses to support growth and maintain a reliable water system.
  • Improving the Beaumont Sport and Recreation Centre roof to reduce the risk of falling ice and snow.

This budget includes an additional transfer of $2.8 million, above the 2025 allocation, to begin restoring the reserves to optimal levels.

In recent years, a combination of budget shortfalls, inflation, reduced provincial funding and other factors has reduced the City’s capital and fiscal stabilization reserves.

  • Capital reserves fund the ongoing maintenance and renewal of infrastructure such as:
    • roads,
    • community facilities,
    • playgrounds.
  • Reserves may be used for new capital projects.
  • The stabilization reserve is used for unforeseen events, budget shortfalls, and to help smooth tax rates year over year.

This budget’s approved tax revenue increase is 4.79 per cent. The owner of a sample home assessed at $500,000 will pay $164.74 a year – $13.73 per month – more for municipal property taxes in 2026 than in 2025. Utilities will increase $15.46 per month for the typical home, reflecting the costs of maintaining water and wastewater services, storm water management and waste collection. There are no recommended changes to municipal franchise fee rates on electricity or natural gas.

Impact for a sample home assessed at $500,000

2025 2026 Annual Change Monthly change
Municipal property tax $3,439.21 $3,603.95 $164.74 $13.73
Utilities* $1,904.23 $2,089.79 $185.56 $15.46
Total $5,343.44 $5,693.41 $350.30 $29.19

*Based on annual utility consumption of 215 cubic metres of water.

Impact per $100,000 of residential assessed value**

Annual Monthly
Municipal property tax $32.95 $2.75

**Based on an equal change in assessment for all residential properties in Beaumont for the purpose of illustration. Homeowners’ actual tax bills will depend on their individual change in assessment relative to the overall change in the assessment base. 

Building and development fees [pdf], particularly those related to new development, will increase an average of 15 per cent in 2026.

Transit fares will also increase January 1, with a single ride fare going to $6 from $5.

See the Fees and Charges bylaw [pdf]

Budget archive

Find approved budgets from previous years.

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2025 Budget

3 MB PDF

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2024 Budget

14 MB PDF

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2023 Budget

18 MB PDF

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2022 Budget

5 MB PDF

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2021 Budget

2 MB PDF

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2020 Budget

2 MB PDF