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The process to develop Metro Vancouver’s 2026 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan is underway, with a final proposed budget to be delivered October 2025. Share your feedback at anytime.
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Metro Vancouver’s budgets and financial plans
Metro Vancouver provides services that are key to the prosperity, resilience, equity, and livability of the region through four legal entities: Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD), Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD), Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (GVS&DD), and Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation (MVHC).
The majority of Metro Vancouver’s operating and capital budgets are financed primarily through utility fees for drinking water supply, sewerage, and solid waste management.
Property taxes account for a small portion of the Metro Vancouver budget and support the regional parks system, as well as other services including air quality management and regional planning activities.
Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation is a non-profit organization owned by the Metro Vancouver Regional District. Ongoing operations of Metro Vancouver’s housing is financed almost entirely through rents paid by tenants. Investment in new affordable housing over the next 10 years comes from Metro Vancouver in conjunction with various affordable housing funding bodies.
About the budgeting process
Our budgeting process begins each year with a review of the capital plan and program. Then, the budget is developed to respond to risks and strategic directions from the Board.
Budgeting schedule
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Spring - Public input to support budget planning, and a Board Budget Workshop on the financial plan
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Spring-Summer - Ongoing opportunity for public input, review of long-term plans (including what assets or infrastructure need upgrades or what needs to be built), and engagement with member jurisdictions on their own capital work
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Fall - Ongoing opportunity for public input and Board Budget Workshop on final proposed budget
- October - Metro Vancouver Board of Directors considers the next year’s budget and five-year financial plan and approves as appropriate
2025 budget and 2025-2029 Financial Plan
The 2025 - 2029 Metro Vancouver Financial Plan was prepared following direction received at the Metro Vancouver Board Budget Workshop.
- Reprioritization of projects and programs, resulting in approximately $650 million deferred costs and savings for the region
- Household impact targets of 9.9 per cent for 2025, 5 per cent for 2026 and 5 per cent for 2027 (The preliminary 2026 budget was reduced from 5 per cent to 2.5 per cent during the April 2025 board meeting)
- Implementation of Liquid Waste Development Cost Charges (DCCs) and Water DCCs to a 1 per cent assist factor
- Implementation of a new Regional Parks DCC and move it to a 1 per cent assist factor over the financial plan
2025 budget at-a-glance
In the 2025 budget, Metro Vancouver residents will pay an average of $875 annually per household — or $73 a month — for all regional services. These services include drinking water, sewage treatment, waste management, regional parks, affordable housing, regional planning, air quality management, and more.
Due to the impact of the Northshore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program budget increase on the 2025 household impact rate projections, the Board’s direction was to find strategies to reduce the originally planned 11 per cent increase in the household impact rate for all other Metro Vancouver programs. Major multi-year capital programs were reviewed, and this resulted in a revised rate increase of 9.9 per cent, which helps accommodate the Northshore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program increase.
2025 estimated average cost per household
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 Regional Planning |
Per year: $4
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Per month: $0.33
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 Air Quality Management |
Per year: $7 |
Per month: $0.58 |
 Regional Parks
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Per year: $63 |
Per month: $5.25
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 Solid Waste Services |
Per year: $71 |
Per month: $5.91
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 Drinking Water Services |
Per year: $200 |
Per month: $16.66
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 Liquid Waste Services |
Per year: $510 |
Per month: $42.50
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| Other Regional District Services |
Per year: $20 |
Per month: $1.66
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