When you walk down a street, turn on your tap, or visit a District park – you are seeing the results of our budget process.
There are few communities that have experienced the growth pressures we have in Squamish. Since 2016 our population has jumped 46%. Squamish is a highly desirable place to live, work and play, and we are balancing the challenges that come along with this reality.
What we are working to solve:
How can we continue to manage future growth, upgrade our facilities and infrastructure, and create complete neighbourhoods that meet our community needs, all while ensuring that tax increases to residents and businesses are manageable?
The District of Squamish is among just a few B.C. municipalities to newly adopt a 10-year Financial Plan, using long-term projections of revenue, expenses, reserve balances and debt requirements, to meet short-term needs and address long-term financial sustainability.
Principles of the Financial Plan
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Sustainable and Equitable
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Prudent and Flexible
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Efficient and Measurable
Understanding the Budget
Ways to Engage
We invite you to learn how tax dollars are spent and how we are working to create a healthy, vibrant, livable and accessible community for all. There are various ways to engage and weigh in:
View Budget Book: our public friendly digital version of the 2026-2035 Financial Plan so you can learn what's proposed.
Contribute to this year's What We Heard Report by submitting your input through the form below. Otherwise, send your feedback via email to budgetfeedback@squamish.ca.
Watch the recordings of budget discussions in Council and explore the aligned documents.
Recent Council meetings below:
- October 28: Utility Fund Operating Budget
- October 14: Capital and Special Operating Projects
- October 7: General Fund and Service Level Changes, Cheekeye Debris Flow Barrier, Library Financial Plan
- September 16: Budget Kick Off, Squamish Aquatic Centre Budget Request
Stay tuned to this year's budget process and conversations about the 2026-2035 10-Year Financial Plan by clicking '+ Follow' (top left of the page).
