The City’s annual budget is part of a five-year financial plan that sets out the planned services and initiatives for the next five years, and how the City will pay for them.
Read more about the annual budget development process.
Sign Up for Let’s Talk PoCo!
Sign up for Let’s Talk PoCo, the City’s public engagement tool, to get alerts and have your say about City decisions that affect you – including the annual budget – through surveys, polls, maps and other online tools. You can access it directly at portcoquitlam.ca/letstalk.
Learn More About the 2021 Budget
The 2021 budget maintains the City’s focus on getting the basis right – core municipal services – and recognizes the pandemic’s financial impact on local property owners.
The average home assessed at $779,501 will see a 2.13% ($41.17) increase in taxes this year coupled with the elimination of the $25 parcel tax collected for the past four years to help fund the Port Coquitlam Community Centre Construction, and investments in services requested by residents. The prudent budget will come on the heels of a zero per cent tax increase in 2020 for the average home, the result of a budget recalculation shortly after the pandemic hit with the intent to support residential and business property owners.
Explore Our Business Plans
All City services and programs are reflected in the business plans [PDF/5.4MB] developed annually by each department. Each plan includes the following sections:
- Focus – description of department’s work
- Environmental scan – internal/external influences impacting the department
- Organizational chart – headcount and hierarchy of staff positions
- Operating budget – including expenses and income
- Breakdown of budget changes – explanation for
- Measures and indicators – metrics to measure performance and identify trends
Please note that these plans may change based on budgeting decisions.
Budget Suggestion Box
The public is invited to comment year-round on the City's Financial Planning process through:
- Budget Suggestion Box
- by email to [email protected]
- by phone to 604.927.5280
Contact
Manager of Financial Planning
Tel 604.927.5280
Email [email protected]
Location and Mailing Address
City Hall, 1st Floor
2580 Shaughnessy Street
Port Coquitlam BC V3C 2A8
Business Hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays)