Reading the 2021 budget

Budget walkthrough

Budget glossary

Municipal budgets can be difficult to read and understand. The following phrases, definitions and examples will help you to navigate Guelph’s budget.

Table of contents

• City budget
  • 2021 budget
    •  2021-2024 operating budget and forecast
      • Affordable housing
      • CAO Smart Cities Office
      • Capital Financing – Contaminated sites and 100RE
      • Capital Financing – Infrastructure Renewal, Growth, City Building
      • City Clerk’s Office
      • City Council
      • Community Investment
      • Corporate and Community Safety and Public Works
      • Corporate Communications and Customer Service
      • Corporate Facilities Management
      • Culture
      • Downtown Guelph Business Association
      • Economic Development and Tourism
      • Energy Management
      • Executive Leadership
      • Finance
      • Fire Services
      • Fleet
      • Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Services
      • Guelph Transit
      • Guelph Public Library
      • Guelph Police Services
      • Grand River Conservation Authority
      • General Revenue and Expenditure
      • Human Resources
      • Information Technology
      • Infrastructure Planning and Construction
      • Internal Audit
      • Legal, Realty and Court Services
      • Office of the Mayor
      • Parking
      • Parks Operations
      • Parks Planning
      • Planning and Building
      • Recreation
      • Redevelopment Incentives
      • Social Services
      • Solid Waste Services
      • Stormwater Services
      • Strategy, Innovation and Intergovernmental Services
      • The Elliot Long-term Care Community
      • Transportation Services
      • Wastewater Services
      • Water Services
      • Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health
    • Budget requests – operating
    • 2021–2030 capital budget and forecast
      • Contaminated sites
      • Corporate projects – Building our Future
      • Corporate projects – Powering our Future
      • Corporate projects – Sustaining our Future
      • Corporate projects – Working Together for our Future
      • Emergency Services
      • Open Spaces, Recreation, Culture and Library
      • Solid Waste Services
      • Stormwater management
      • Transportation Systems
      • Transportation Systems
      • Wastewater services
      • Water services
    • 2021–2030 operating impacts from capital
  • Budget requests
  • Budget strategy summaries
  • Previous budgets
  • Rates, fees and charges guide
  • Staff reports