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2012 Budget Overview
Region of Waterloo 2012 Budget
The 2012 Budget was approved by Regional Council on January 18th, 2012.
Some highlights from the 2012 Budget include:
- Final Regional tax rate increase was 2.53%
- 1.30% for WRPS (police)
- 1.23% for Regional services
- Approximately +$41 for 2012 per average residential property
- Affordable Transportation for Persons with Low Income +$305,000
- Long Term Care Funding Sunnyside Home +$172,000 (provincially funded)
- Regional Transportation Master Plan +$376,000
- EMS Master Plan Optimized Staffing Requirements +$144,000
- Child Care Fee Subsidy Funding +$392,000
- Neighbourhood Policing Model Deployment Phase-In +$624,000
- Wholesale water rate increase of 6.9 per cent and Wastewater rate increase of 7.9 per cent, effective March 1, 2012
Information related to the Region of Waterloo's 2011 budget is also available.
Understanding the Budget Process
Budget Frequently Asked Questions
2012 Preliminary Program Budget Book
2012 Budget Issue Papers
| October 26, 2011 - Budget Overview Session | December 14, 2011 - Detailed Budget Review |
| November 16, 2011 - Detailed Budget Review | December 14, 2011 - Public Input Session |
| November 16, 2011 - Public Input Session | January 18, 2011 - Final Budget Day |
Should you require further information on the budget process, please contact:
Allan Wong
Manager, Budgets & Performance Measurements
519-575-4705
Performance Measurement
The Region is an active member of the Ontario Municipal CAO's Benchmarking Initiative (OMBI). OMBI is a partnership project that promotes service excellence in municipal government by acting as a catalyst for the sharing of performance statistics and adoption of better business practices. The Region also participates in the Provincially mandated, Municipal Performance Measurement Program (MPMP). These service measures cover a select set of services including Police, Roads, Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste and Libraries.
