Budget Update (April 9, 2025)

2025 - 2029 Financial Plan and 2025 Budget Approved

At the regular Council meeting on April 8, 2025 the 2025-2029 Financial Plan Bylaw 8019-2025 was approved.

The plan incorporates:

  • the 2025–2029 Capital Program
  • one-time decision packages approved in December 2024
  • previously approved capital projects currently underway
  • ongoing decision packages from the December 2024 business planning session

The 2025–2029 Financial Plan balances key community investments with a reduced 4.9% municipal tax increase—down from the most recent proposed tax increase in January 2025 of 5.5%. The 4.9% increase equates to approximately $137 annually for an average household assessed at $1.1 million.

The 2025 operating budget prioritizes community safety, infrastructure, economic development, and environmental sustainability while eliminating a planned recycling levy. Utility rates will increase due to rising regional infrastructure costs, with sewer rates up 23.5% and water rates up 4.5%.

Major capital projects include road and drainage improvements, facility upgrades, and expanded public safety initiatives.

Community engagement through the budget development process highlighted strong support for recreation and accessibility but also concerns about rising taxes. The plan aligns with Council’s strategic goals and legislative requirements, maintaining flexibility to adapt to emerging challenges.

Refer to the April 8, 2025 Regular Council Meeting Agenda and Staff Report for further details.

A 2025-2029 Financial Plan Summary is currently being finalized and will be published later in April.

Budget Update (April 2, 2025)

2025 Budget Invests in Community Priorities While Reducing Tax Rate Increase

At a Special Council Meeting on April 1, 2025 the 2025-2029 Financial Plan Bylaw 8019-2025 was given first, second, and third reading. The Plan is scheduled to go to the April 8, 2025 regular Council meeting for fourth reading and approval.

For further details please refer to the April 1, 2025 Council Report

2025 Operating Budget

The proposed 2025 operating budget focuses on sustaining core municipal services and strategic service enhancements aimed at advancing Council's priorities, supporting the City's growth.

Key Enhancements

  • Community Safety: Increase support for protective services (fire, police, bylaws), social planning services to enhance community well-being and safety, and establish an internal animal control service.
  • Economic Development: Attract business, foster investment and expand the film industry.
  • Community Events and Recreation: Expand support for City and community-led events to foster community engagement, recreational services, cultural diversity, and tourism.
  • Corporate Governance: Increase capacity to deliver complex capital projects efficiently and on time to meet the community's infrastructure needs.
  • Housing and Transportation: Implement the Housing Action Plan and support Bus Rapid Transit.
  • Infrastructure and Environment: Build on our major roads to enhance safety and capacity and expand the urban forest canopy to contribute to environmental sustainability.

2025-29 Capital Plan

On Dec 9 and 10, 2024 Council deliberated on the 2025 budget and approved the 2025-29 capital plan and one-time priority projects. One-time priority projects are funded by surplus, grants, and reserves, align with Council’s strategic priorities, and have no direct tax impact.

Community Engagement

Feedback on the budget can be provided at any time by email at Budget@MapleRidge.ca, voicemail at 604-467-7484, or mail to Trevor Thompson, Director of Finance, City of Maple Ridge, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9.

Engagement Level: The engagement for this phase of the project is at the "involve" level of the International Association for Public Participation's (IAP2) Spectrum of Public Participation. This means that we will work directly with the public throughout the process to ensure that public concerns and aspirations are consistently understood and considered.

The 2024 Citizen Survey was conducted in June 2024 and sent to 4,200 households in Maple Ridge. It serves as a statistically representative snapshot of the community’s views on the quality of life in Maple Ridge and the performance of City services. The 2025 annual budget will be informed by the results of the 2024 Citizen Survey.

Thank you to everyone who completed our Citizen Survey.

Engagement Level: The engagement for this phase of the project is at the "involve" level of the International Association for Public Participation's (IAP2) Spectrum of Public Participation. This means that we will work directly with the public throughout the process to ensure that public concerns and aspirations are consistently understood and considered.

Community engagement to invite input on budget priorities was open Oct 23 - Nov 5, 2024, to help align department budgets with service levels set by Council. These components all contribute to the development of the five-year Financial Plan.

Thank you to everyone who completed our Budget Priorities survey.

Here is a graphic summary of what we learned:

View the Results in PDF Format

Engagement Level: The engagement for this phase of the project is at the "consult" level of the International Association for Public Participation's (IAP2) Spectrum of Public Participation. This means that we will obtain public feedback on analysis, alternatives and/or decisions.

From Jan 23 - Feb 16, 2025 residents and businesses were invited to learn more about the proposed budget by reviewing the 2025 Budget Highlights and providing feedback through:

  • Feedback Form
  • Pop-up information booth:
    • Feb 5, 5-7pm, Leisure Centre
    • Feb 10, 6-8pm, Albion Community Centre
    • Feb 12, 3-5pm, Maple Ridge Library

Thank you again to those who participated in this draft-review phase of our budget process and to those that provided input in fall 2024 about what they would like the City to prioritize in the budget (see Phase 1 and 2 results summaries below).

2025 Budget Development

Development of the 2025-2029 Financial Plan (2025 Budget) started in July 2024 with the approval of 2025 Business Planning Guidelines. The focus of the 2025 Budget will be maintaining service levels and continuing to deliver on the 2023-2026 Council Strategic Plan.

The City began the next phase of the business planning process on Oct 22, 2024 with department updates to Council. This presentation can be viewed in the Important Documents section of this page.

Community engagement to invite input on budget priorities was open Oct 23 - Nov 5, 2024 to help align department budgets with service levels set by Council and build a strategic workplan to deliver on Council's priorities. These components all contribute to the development of the five-year Financial Plan.

On Dec 9 and 10 Council deliberated on the 2025 budget and approved the 2025-29 capital plan and one-time priority projects. One-time priority projects are funded by surplus, grants, and reserves, align with Council’s strategic priorities, and have no direct tax impact.

From Jan 23 - Feb 16 the community was invited to review and provide feedback on the draft 2025 Budget Highlights.

The 2025 annual budget will also be informed by the results of the 2024 Citizen Survey. This survey was conducted in June and is a statistically representative snapshot of the community’s views on the quality of life in Maple Ridge and the performance of City services. The results can be viewed here.

Based on the 2023-2026 Strategic Plan, the City developed a set of performance measures known as Objectives and Key Results (OKR) that will enable the organization to deliver on the Strategic Priorities with clear outcomes that the City is aiming to achieve over the next 18 months. The OKR framework guides the development of the proposed 2025 strategic work plan, provided to Council as part of the quarterly updates.


Annual Business Planning Resources

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