Guelph’s Multi-year Budget

The 2024-2027 multi-year budget (MYB) is the City’s first four-year budget aligned to meet the objectives outlined in the Future Guelph Strategic Plan 2024-2027. The budget determines the pace at which strategic plan initiatives will be put into action.  

After a full four-year MYB is adopted, in each subsequent year City Council must review, update and confirm the budget. We call this a "budget update." This process is a pulse check that provides the City and Council with the opportunity to review what was planned and work in an agile and flexible way to adjust for the current needs of the city and adapt to any new direction provided by the Mayor or Council. 

Update: November 26, 2026

The City confirms the 2026 City services budget with a tax levy impact of 3.36 per cent.

Local boards and shared services budget confirmation will be up in front of Council on February 4, 2026.

Learn more about the budget process 

2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget: budget basics - City of Guelph 

Click through each of the phases below to explore the process. See where we are, how we got here and what comes next over the full four-year cycle.  

Please note: This project began in an older version of our website. Some of the tools and information may appear different than originally designed.

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