The 2025 Corporate Asset Management Plan is a comprehensive document that outlines the management of the City’s infrastructure and helps enable informed decision making. In 2026, the total value of the infrastructure portfolio was $6.7 billion.
| Asset Details |
| Transportation Services The City of Guelph has nearly 550 Km in a mix of arterial, collector and local roads with related support assets like street-lighting, traffic control signals and directional signage. There are 17 vehicle bridges, 42 major culverts, 705 Km of sidewalks and numerous other ancillary assets that are part of the City’s transportation asset portfolio. Value Total Replacement Cost: $1.7 Billion Condition 2026 Condition: Fair Predicted 2035 Condition: Poor Funding 10-year Renewal Needs: $341 Million 10-year Funding: $209.6 Million Funding Gap: $131.4 Million |
| Water Services The City’s Water Services department manages 569 Km of watermains, as well as 15,725 pieces of ancillary equipment and 23 facilities. Value Total Replacement Cost: $1.24 Billion Condition 2026 Condition: Fair Predicted 2035 Condition: Fair Funding 10-year Renewal Needs: $321 Million 10-year Funding: $337 Million Funding Surplus: $16 Million |
| Wastewater Services The City’s Wastewater services department manages 528 Km of wastewater mains, maintenance holes, and valves as well as 9 facilities. Value Total Replacement Cost: $983 Million Condition 2026 Condition: Poor Predicted 2035 Condition: Poor Funding 10-year Renewal Needs: $302 Million 10-year Funding: $201.5 Million Funding Gap: $100.5 Million |
| Stormwater Services The City of Guelph manages 456 Km of stormwater mains, 119 stormwater management facilities, and 25,060 ancillary assets. Value Total Replacement Cost: $1.37 Billion Condition 2026 Condition: Fair Predicted 2035 Condition: Fair Funding 10-year Renewal Needs: $258 Million 10-year Funding: $193.9 Million Funding Gap: $64.1 Million |
| Facilities and Energy Management The City is responsible for 1.8 million square feet of floor space across all buildings. Facilities are managed centrally including for recreation centres, cultural buildings, emergency services, parks, solid waste facilities, transit operations, and libraries. Value Total Facilities Replacement Cost: $756.5 Million Admin Facilities: $164 Million Culture: $151 Million Guelph Fire Department: $60.6 Million Guelph-Wellington Paramedics Service: $9.26 Million Parking: $60.1 Million Parks: $11.2 Million Recreation: $165 Million Solid Waste: $89.3 Million Transit: $16 Million Condition 2026 Condition: Fair Predicted 2035 Condition: Poor Funding 10-year Renewal Needs: $304 Million 10-year Funding: $225.7 Million Funding Gap: $78.3 Million |
| Parking The City has 3 parkades and 5 parking lots across Guelph’s downtown. Parking assets are included in the facilities asset class. Value Total Replacement Cost: $60.1 Million Condition 2026 Condition: Fair Predicted 2035 Condition: Fair Funding Parking assets are included in the facilities funding analysis. |
| Corporate Fleet Services The Corporate Fleet Services department manages 515 Vehicles and 760 Pieces of equipment for all of the City’s services from Transit, to Fire and Paramedics, Parks and Public Works vehicles. Value Total Replacement Cost: $211.8 Million Corporate Fleet Services: $42.6 Million Guelph Fire Department: $14.8 Million Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Service: $9.5 Million Solid Waste: $10.6 Million Transit: $134.1 Million Condition 2026 Condition: Very Poor Predicted 2035 Condition: Very Poor Funding 10-year Renewal Needs: $230.1 Million 10-year Funding: $151.6 Million Funding Gap: $78.5 Million |
| Culture Culture assets include the Guelph Civic Museum, Guelph Community Pottery Centre, Guelph Youth and Music Centre, John McCrae House, River Run Centre, Sleeman Centre, and the Wyndham House Youth Emergency Shelter as well as various pieces of public art across the City. Cultural assets are included in the facilities asset class. Value Total Replacement Cost: $150.9 Million Condition 2026 Condition: Fair Predicted 2035 Condition: Poor Funding Culture assets are included in the facilities funding analysis. |
| Recreation The City has two community centres, three arenas, as well as Evergreen Seniors Centre, and Lyon’s pool. Recreation assets are included in the facilities asset class. Value Total Replacement Cost: $164.8 Million Condition 2026 Condition: Poor Predicted 2035 Condition: Very Poor Funding Recreation assets are included in the facilities funding analysis. |
| Parks The City of Guelph has 126 parks with high profile assets like sports fields and playgrounds, minor amenities, trails, and gardens. The forestry team also manages 56,683 street trees and 2,442 hectares of natural areas. Value Total Replacement Cost: $364.3 Million Condition 2026 Condition: Poor Predicted 2035 Condition: Very Poor Funding 10-year Renewal Needs: $26.8 Million 10-year Funding: $36.2 Million Funding Surplus: $9.4 Million |
| Guelph Fire Department The Guelph Fire Department operates out of 6 fire stations with 47 vehicles and manages 3,377 pieces of firefighting equipment and gear. Fire stations and vehicles are included in the facilities and fleet asset classes respectively. Value Total Replacement Cost: $86.4 Million Equipment Replacement Cost: $11 Million Condition 2026 Condition: Poor Predicted 2035 Condition: Fair Funding Fire stations and vehicles are included in the facilities and fleet funding analyses respectively. Only firefighting equipment is included in the fire department’s funding analysis. 10-year Renewal Needs: $6.4 Million 10-year Funding: $6.7 Million Funding Surplus: $0.3 Million |
| Guelph-Wellington Paramedics Service The Guelph-Wellington Paramedics Service (GWPS) operates out of 9 leased stations across the City of Guelph and Wellington County. The GWPS has 58 ambulances, managed by the Corporate Fleet Services, and maintains 446 pieces of equipment such as stretchers, radios, and other emergency response equipment. Ambulances are included in the Corporate Fleet asset class. Value Total Replacement Cost: $23.2 Million Equipment Replacement Cost: $4.5 Million Condition 2026 Condition: Fair Predicted 2035 Condition: Poor Funding Paramedics stations and vehicles are included in the facilities and corporate fleet funding analyses respectively. Only equipment is included in the GWPS’s funding analysis. 10-year Renewal Needs: $13.1 Million 10-year Funding: $6.5 Million Funding Gap: $6.6 Million |
| Solid Waste Services The City’s Solid Waste services assets consist of the Waste Resource Innovation Centre and Eastview Landfill as well as packer trucks and other heavy-duty equipment. The Solid Waste facilities and vehicles are included in the facilities and fleet asset classes respectively. Value Total Replacement Cost: $99.9 Million Condition 2026 Condition: Good Predicted 2035 Condition: Fair Funding The Solid Waste facilities and vehicles are included in the facilities and fleet funding analyses respectively. |
| Guelph Transit Guelph Transit assets consist of 535 bus pads, 182 shelters, 116 buses, and 27 other vehicles and equipment, as well as the Guelph Transit Administration building. The Guelph Transit facilities and vehicles are included in the facilities and fleet asset classes respectively. Value Total Replacement Cost: $154 Million Bus Shelter Replacement Cost: $3.9 Million Condition 2026 Condition: Poor Predicted 2035 Condition: Fair Funding The Guelph Transit facilities and vehicles are included in the facilities and fleet funding analyses respectively. Only bus shelters are included in the Guelph Transit funding analysis. 10-year Renewal Needs: $3.9 Million 10-year Funding: $15.7 Million Funding Surplus: $11.8 Million |
| Information Technology The City’s Information Technology assets include 9,144 hardware assets such as personal computers, network devices, telephone equipment, etc. as well as 37 software licenses for the variety of tools that provide the City’s ability to operate effectively and securely. Value Total Replacement Cost: $20.1 Million Condition 2026 Condition: Poor Predicted 2035 Condition: Good Funding 10-year Renewal Needs: $30.1 Million 10-year Funding: $26.2 Million Funding Gap: $3.9 Million |
| Guelph Public Library The Guelph Public Library (GPL) maintains the collection of both physical materials and electronic copies as well as 681 pieces of IT equipment. The GPL’s branches are all leased spaces except for the main branch which is included in the facilities asset class. Value Total Replacement Cost: $21.1 Million Condition 2026 Condition: Poor Predicted 2035 Condition: Poor Funding Only the GPL’s collection and & IT Equipment are included in the funding analysis as the facilities are included in the facilities funding analysis. 10-year Renewal Needs: $4.22 Million 10-year Funding: $3.33 Million Funding Gap: $0.89 Million |
| Guelph Police Service The Guelph Police Service asset includes the Police headquarters, 90 Vehicles, and over 3,000 pieces of equipment. Value Total Replacement Cost: $59.8 Million Condition 2026 Condition: Fair Predicted 2035 Condition: Poor Funding 10-year Renewal Needs: $58.9 Million 10-year Funding: $40.5 Million Funding Gap: $18.4 Million |