Financial Plan Public Engagement

Tell us what you think about our five-year financial plan

We want to hear your input on the City's five-year financial plan to ensure our priorities reflect those of our citizens.  

The Financial Plan Highlights document provides a high-level overview of the City’s five-year plan, outlining the budget priorities Council sets and providing a basis for public feedback before it is finalized.   

For additional information on departmental operating and capital details, view our supplementary financial plan tables.

You can provide your feedback from March 26-April 9, 2025.

Read the Financial Plan Highlights

Proposed increases

Find a summary of the proposed tax rate and expenditure increases below. 

Burnaby’s budget planning process

Burnaby's budget planning process took place over multiple Council meetings between Council and various City departments. Videos of the Capital and Operating meetings are available as follows:

• February 24
• March 4

Share your feedback

The deadline to submit feedback was April 9, 2025.

We'll share all public comments with Council before adopting the 2025-2029 Financial Plan in April 2025. We'll also share the general themes from the comments in an open Council Report.