Saanich’s 2025 Budget maintains services and invests in our community

News release
For immediate release

Saanich, BC – Saanich’s new budget reflects the priorities of Saanich residents, allowing the District to continue to offer the high-quality, responsive services that people expect and rely on — and providing the funding needed to move forward with strategic projects and initiatives that will bring benefits to the community.

Council has now adopted the five-year Financial Plan Bylaw as well as the 2025 Tax Rate Bylaw which establish the operating and capital plans for all municipal programs, including the tax revenue required to support service delivery. This follows an extensive process to ensure taxpayer dollars are budgeted and spent wisely.

“Saanich continues to grapple with multiple pressures including rising costs to maintain infrastructure and the need to prepare for anticipated growth in the future,” says Saanich Mayor Dean Murdock. “Council is always mindful of the impact of any increase, and appreciates the work staff has done to find efficiencies and streamline processes where possible. This has allowed us to keep this year’s lift as low as possible without impacting the important services people depend on. Those decisions were informed by what we heard from residents at our public budget meetings and online engagement activities, and we thank everyone who took part.”

Meanwhile, investments are being made in key projects and initiatives that will benefit the entire community — from transportation and infrastructure improvements, to playground and sports field replacement, to innovative projects using District-owned land like the Library and Affordable Housing Project.

More details on this year’s Budget can be found in our 2025 Budget in Brief available at saanich.ca/budget, with the 2025-2029 Financial Plan available shortly.

Quick facts

• The Saanich budget saw an overall net increase in property tax of 8.02%. This increase supports the core services Saanich provides to residents each day, as well as needed improvements to infrastructure to support the delivery of those services.
• Check out our wide range of services and offerings here.
• Property owners in Saanich can expect to see tax notices and informational materials arriving in their mailboxes soon. Payment of taxes and annual home owner grant applications are due on or before July 2, 2025.
• Property owners can apply for their home owner grant online or by phone with the Province. Municipalities do not accept or process home owner grants.
  
  

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Media contact:
Saanich Communications
media@saanich.ca