City of Toronto 2026 Budget Course of – City of Toronto

Backgrounder

October 2, 2025

The City of Toronto launched the 2026 City of Toronto Budget course of in October with a renewed invitation for residents to take part. 

There are a number of methods for Toronto residents to share their priorities for the 2026 Budget together with an internet survey, in-person and digital consultations and community-led discussions. Below is a abstract of the autumn engagement alternatives.  

Survey 

Until Friday, October 31, Toronto residents can full an internet survey on the City’s 2026 Budget webpage. The survey is accessible in 12 languages: English, French, Chinese-simplified, Chinese-traditional, Farsi, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil and Urdu.  

In-Person Consultations 

• Tuesday, October 14, 7 to 9 p.m., St. Lawrence Market North, Market Hall, 92 Front St. E.
• Saturday, October 18, midday to 2 p.m., Etobicoke Olympium, Large Gym, 590 Rathburn Rd.
• Wednesday, October 22, 7 to 9 p.m., North York Memorial Hall, Burgundy Rooms A & B, 5110 Yonge St.
• Thursday, October 23, 7 to 9 p.m., Scarborough Civic Centre, Rotunda, 150 Borough Dr.

Virtual Consultations 

• Monday, October 27, midday to 2 p.m.
• Wednesday, October 29, 7 to 9 p.m.

Members of the general public can register to attend an in-person or digital session on the City’s 2026 Budget webpage. 

The City can also be partnering with neighborhood organizations to host community-led classes to interact Black, Indigenous and equity-deserving communities and youth. 

Public suggestions gathered by way of the 2026 Budget course of will inform decision-making on the City and help discussions with the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada to construct a robust monetary future for Toronto. 

Feedback from the survey and consultations will likely be introduced to the Budget Committee when the 2026 Budget launches on Thursday, January 8, 2026, and can accompany the Budget Committee’s suggestions to the Mayor to tell her proposed finances.  

Interim Rates 

Toronto City Council will contemplate proposed interim charges for Toronto Water, Solid Waste Management Services and Toronto Parking Authority throughout its assembly from Wednesday, December 17, to Friday, December 19. If authorized, these interim charges will come into impact Thursday, January 1, 2026 and will likely be finalized by way of the 2026 Budget course of. 

Budget Committee conferences 

The Budget Committee will meet all through the month of January for a presentation by the City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on the staff-prepared finances on Thursday, January 8, 2026, service space and choose company shows from Wednesday, January 14 to Friday, January 16, 2026, and public shows on Tuesday, January 20 and Wednesday, January 21, 2026 to listen to further suggestions from Toronto residents.  

Mayor’s proposed finances 

As required by provincial laws, the Mayor will suggest her finances for City Council’s consideration by Sunday, February 1, 2026. City Council will then contemplate the Mayor’s finances, alongside different budget-related objects inside its authority, at a particular assembly scheduled for Tuesday, February 10, 2026.  

Additional Public Engagement Opportunities 

Further public engagement alternatives will likely be obtainable after the staff-prepared finances is launched on Thursday, January 8, 2026. Below is a abstract of the winter engagement alternatives. 

Telephone Town Halls
Toronto residents can even be capable to be a part of phone city halls in January to ask questions and supply enter. Details concerning the city halls, together with a toll-free quantity, will likely be introduced later and posted on the City’s 2026 Budget webpage. 

Public shows
Residents can present enter in individual or by way of video convention to the Budget Committee on Tuesday, January 20 and Wednesday, January 21, 2026. 

Locations and occasions will likely be obtainable on the City’s 2026 Budget webpage following the launch of the staff-prepared finances on Thursday, January 8, 2026. Once places and occasions are introduced, residents can register by emailing buc@toronto.ca or calling 416-392-4666. The conferences will likely be broadcast dwell on the Toronto City Council YouTube channel. 

Written suggestions 

Residents may also present their suggestions on the staff-prepared finances by emailing buc@toronto.ca. 

2026 Budget key dates 

• Wednesday, October 1 to Friday, October 31 – Budget consultations (survey and public conferences)
• Wednesday, December 17 to Friday, December 19 – City Council considers interim fee will increase
• Thursday, January 8, 2026 – Staff-prepared 2026 Budget launch
• Wednesday, January 14 to Friday, January 16, 2026 – Service space and choose company shows
• Tuesday, January 20 and Wednesday, January 21, 2026 – Public shows at Civic Centres
• January 2026 (TBD) – Telephone city halls
• Friday, January 23, 2026 – Budget Committee wrap-up
• By Sunday, February 1, 2026 – Release of Mayor’s proposed 2026 Budget
• Tuesday, February 10, 2026 – Special City Council assembly on the 2026 Budget

Special Powers and Duties of the Mayor  

Regulations prescribe the method for the City’s annual finances:  

• The Mayor has the responsibility to suggest an annual finances to City Council no later than Sunday, February 1, 2026.
• City Council has 30 days to amend the proposed finances after the Mayor presents it or could select to shorten this era (for 2026, City Council adopted a gathering calendar with a Special City Council assembly on Tuesday, February 10 to contemplate the proposed finances, which shortened this era). If City Council doesn’t amend the proposed finances inside this time, the Mayor’s proposed finances is deemed adopted.
• The Mayor could veto City Council amendments as much as 10 days after the interval for City Council to move amendments ends (the shorter of the 30 days or the shorter time adopted by City Council), or the Mayor could select to shorten this era. If the Mayor doesn’t train her veto, the amended finances is deemed adopted.
• City Council could override the Mayor’s veto with a two-third vote as much as 15 days after the interval for the Mayor to veto an modification (the shorter of the ten days or the shorter time adopted by the Mayor), wherein case the amended finances is deemed adopted. This interval may additionally be shortened by City Council.
• If City Council doesn’t train an override of the Mayor’s veto, the proposed finances is deemed adopted.

More info is accessible on the City’s 2026 Budget webpage. 

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