In preparation for the delivery of the 2024 City Budget, the City is inviting residents and property owners to share their budget priorities and learn more about how their taxes are used.

Taxpayer Receipt

What did your City tax dollars buy in 2023? Better understand how the City invested your tax dollars with a personalized, estimated receipt: oshawa.ca/TaxReceipt

Share Your Budget Priorities

Share your budget priorities one of two ways this fall:

1. Budget Simulator

This engagement opportunity has closed. Thank you to all that participated.

How would you spend your 2024 property tax dollars? Design your own 2024 Oshawa budget.

Let us know what services are important to you and what programs you would prioritize by adjusting service levels and funding for eight key areas on our Budget Simulator.

Balanced budgets can be submitted until 12 p.m., Tuesday, October 10 and will be considered in the preparation of the 2024 City Budget. All individual responses will be anonymous and only used to summarize overall feedback received from the public.

2. Budget Telephone Open House: 7-8 p.m., Wednesday, October 18

Save the date! Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter and senior City staff will be calling Oshawa landlines and provided mobile numbers at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 18 for our 2024 Budget Telephone Open House. Those on the line will have the opportunity to ask questions until 8 p.m. on topics related to:

• the City budget, comprised of both operating and capital budgets, and municipal budget process; and,
• City services and programs, such as:
  • waste, green bin and yard waste collection;
  • City roads, including maintenance and snow clearing;
  • parks and recreation;
  • sidewalk maintenance and more.

You can also join the call while it's live by dialing 1-800-889-2075.

Programs and services not covered in the City budget include Regional services (e.g. blue box collection, Regional roads, police and ambulance services, social housing, transit), as well as Provincial and Federal services and programs.

You can submit your questions in advance here on Connect Oshawa!