2025 Budget
Niagara Region's 2025 Budget is focused on strategic infrastructure investments and supporting the core services residents rely on every day.
2025 Tax impact
9.60%
increase on the Regional portion of your property tax bill
$46M
increase to the approved General Levy budget
$191
estimated annual increase for the average Niagara home
What's included
The 2025 Budget covers operating and capital budgets for Regional departments and agencies, including:
- Operating budget for Regional departments
- Niagara Regional Police Service
- Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority
- Niagara Regional Housing
- Court Services
- Consolidated Capital Budget
Agencies, boards and commissions saw an increase of 5.13 per cent. An additional 2.50 per cent increase supports investment in historically underfunded capital infrastructure, including roads, facilities and equipment.
Budget highlights
General Levy
- $5.4 million in development grants to support major industrial investments
- $1.5 million for additional ambulance services
- $1.3 million for a new homeless shelter in South Niagara Falls
- $700,000 to stabilize Niagara Regional Housing stock
- $1.8 million to support investments in social assistance
Capital Budget
- $100 million for infrastructure upgrades to support major industrial investments, including the Eastside Pumping Station forcemain replacement and new Barrick Road watermain in Port Colborne
- $29 million for capacity improvements on Montrose Road from Lyons Creek to Chippawa Creek Road in Niagara Falls
- $13 million to resurface roads across Niagara
- $10 million for the rehabilitation of JR Stork Bridge in St. Catharines
Budget approval
The 2025 Budget was reviewed and approved by Regional Council in December 2024 following a series of Budget Review Committee of the Whole meetings.