City portion of Oshawa 2026 tax bill to go up by 4.68%

The City of Oshawa claims it has pared down the projected increase in its portion of the 2026 tax levy to 4.68 per cent. The final budget will need to be approved by council.

Oshawa’s operating budget required a tax levy increase of 7.87 per cent in 2025. (see below).

Of all revenue sources, property taxation including the 2026 proposed increase, makes up 77.3 per cent, the city said.

“The city, in 2024, prepared a multi-year forecast for 2026 projecting a 5.36 per cent tax levy increase on the Oshawa portion of the tax bill. As part of the 2026 city budget process, the city implemented an extensive review and incorporated best practices including identification of synergies across departments, revenue maximization, cost containment, budget right-sizing and adaptive procurement strategies to counter increasing costs, supply chain issues and impacts of potential tariffs.

“These strategies resulted in the tax levy impact decreasing from the forecasted 5.36 per cent to 4.68 per cent,” said the city’s budget document.

It says the 2026 budget submission requires a $8.73 million increase in the tax levy over the 2025 approved budget. This represents a 4.68 per cent tax levy increase on the Oshawa portion of the tax bill.

Average Property Value

In 2026, an Oshawa property assessed at $356,000 by Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), would see an annual property tax increase of about $107.15 or about $8.93 per month, the city said.

Oshawa’s portion of the residents’ tax bill is 40 per cent; 46 per cent of the property taxes paid go to the Region of Durham, and the remainder funds education.

2026 Revenue Sources

2026 Expenditures

The majority of the city’s expenses are relatively fixed with labour, contributions and financial charges, which include debt servicing costs, comprising 67.5 per cent of total expenses.

The 2026 operating budget provides for program operating expenditures totaling $207.8 million, which is net of the revenues included in branch budgets. Programs shown below are credited with the revenue they generate. The balanced budget includes all the corporate revenues.

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