2025 Budget
Thank you for visiting the 2025 Budget information page. Here, you will find answers to frequently asked questions and learn more about the budget process.
The 2025 budget engagement period will take place from Monday, January 13 to Friday, January 31, 2025 at 4 p.m.
Budget background: what is an annual budget and Five-Year Financial Plan?
Each year, Mayor and Council, the Municipal Manager, and staff work together to develop an annual budget and a Five-Year Financial Plan. The budget is developed keeping in mind near-term risks while planning for long-term financial resilience and sustainability. It pays for services provided by the District of West Vancouver, including police, fire and rescue, bylaw enforcement, parks, community centres, cultural programs, the library, capital projects, and much more.
Review the Preliminary Financial Plan
Review the 2025 Budget Highlights
Watch a short video about how the municipal budget works
Find the answers to your questions about the budget in the FAQ section
Preliminary Financial Plan 2025: a draft document needing your feedback
Council will review the Preliminary Financial Plan and community input to create a budget that balances the community's needs, such as maintaining services, planning for infrastructure, and setting a reasonable tax rate.
Find more information about the 2025 Budget in the Preliminary Financial Plan 2025.
Complete the survey and share your feedback. The survey will be open from January 13 to 31.
2025 Budget Highlights
Staff developed the 2025 preliminary budget, prioritizing delivery and improvement of core services to residents and businesses and the urgency of replenishing asset reserves to maintain the current state of the District's assets and prevent further degradation.
For an average single-family detached home assessed at $3.67M and with a median single-family household utilities consumption, the proposed tax rate increase options would result in the following financial impacts:
Take the survey
This survey aims to gather your input on the municipality's budget priorities. Your feedback will help inform Council’s decision-making process for service levels and tax rates.
Complete the survey and share your feedback. The survey will take approximately 5–10 minutes to complete.
The survey will be open from January 13 to 31.
Attend an open house
The 2025 budget engagement period will take place from Monday, January 13 to Friday, January 31, 2025 at 4 p.m.
Attend budget open houses to discuss the 2025 Budget:
- Tuesday, January 21 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the West Vancouver Community Centre atrium, 2121 Marine Drive
- Wednesday, January 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Gleneagles Community Centre lobby, 6262 Marine Drive
- Thursday, January 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Municipal Hall atrium, 750 17th Street
Video: Understanding the District budget
Learn what the budget funds, how a municipal budget works, and the difference between the operating budget and the capital budget.
Frequently asked questions
Staff have carefully gathered the most frequently asked budget-related questions received over the past five years. These questions have been grouped according to topic/department, which you can view alphabetically.
Who's listening?
Mayor and Council
All input received will be submitted to Council as part of the 2025 Budget review.
Have a comment for Council?
If you would like to submit a further comment to Council, please visit westvancouver.ca/correspondence to learn how.
Property Tax Bill
The General Fund budget is where the property tax level is determined. The property tax bill includes amounts collected on behalf of other taxing authorities.
In 2024, your tax bill was allocated as illustrated in the following two graphs:
Click graphs to view larger images.
