2023 Budget
Update: May 1, 2023
Thank you to everyone who took part in the 2023 Budget survey, which ran from January 27-February 17, 2023. The survey results are available at connectnorthsaanich.ca/2023-budget. Survey feedback, as well as the draft budget, were presented and discussed during meetings of the Budget Committee on March 13 and 14. Council approved the 2023-2027 Financial Plan, which includes an overall increase in property taxes of 4.9%. Read more about the budget process and access the 2023-2027 Financial Plan Bylaw at northsaanich.ca/budget.
Welcome to the Budget 2023 engagement process.
To help the District of North Saanich understand the priorities of the community it serves, we are asking residents to provide feedback on the types of services the District provides and the quality and/or quantity of these services.
Each year the District develops an annual budget outlining how tax dollars are invested to support our residents and the community.
The District has traditionally provided only those services which are most important to the community and supplemented revenues from user fees and charges to lessen the burden on the limited property tax base. As a result, the District levies lower property taxes than most other municipalities in the region.
The budget engagement process allows the District to explore with the community appropriate service levels, funding priorities and acceptable property tax rates.
The Budget 2023 engagement process included a survey, which was open from January 27 to February 16, 2023.
We thank the 184 people who took the survey and provided the District with their feedback.
For more information about the next stages of the Budget 2023 process, including upcoming Budget Committee meeting dates, visit the budget page on the District website.
