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Budget 2026

“Through the approved 2026 City of Windsor Budget, we are Investing Responsibly to build a resilient, sustainable and prosperous future for Windsorites. I support this budget and I’m proud of the team that delivered it. I’m proud of the work that administration did to deliver a budget that nobody thought was possible. I’m proud of the residents who gave us this mandate to invest responsibly, for those who voiced their concerns, and for those who gave us the benefit of the doubt. At a time when the cost of living is high and folks are working hard to make ends meet, this budget is investing responsibly, empowering progress, strategically bolstering and streamlining services, building a stronger city for the future, ensuring that Windsor remains one of the most affordable communities in Ontario, and signalling to Windsorites that we continue to have your back — and we always will.” - Mayor Drew Dilkens

Additional Information

In a show of solidarity, support, and a shared commitment to investing responsibly, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens was joined by members of City Council, the City’s Corporate Leadership Team, and members of City administration to provide an update on the unanimously approved 2026 City of Windsor Budget and to highlight the key investments and initiatives for 2026.
 

During a special meeting on January 26, 2026, Mayor Dilkens proposed key amendments to the budget, including the following:

  • Maintaining recreation user fee increases to 3%

  • Reinstating Transit Windsor’s Route 1000 for 2026

  • Supporting affordable public transit options 

  • Restoring previous funding levels for all agencies, boards and committees, including, but not limited to Handi Transit, Life After Fifty (Centres for Seniors), Windsor Symphony Orchestra, Artcite Inc., and Arts Council Windsor & Region
     

Following in-depth deliberation, the Mayor and Council endorsed all proposed amendments, and the Mayor declared that he will not exercise his veto authority to overturn any of the approved amendments. Accordingly, the 2026 City of Windsor Budget as amended, is approved and includes the following:

  • 0% municipal tax levy increase

  • $2.26 billion 10-year capital budget; the largest in the City’s history

  • Largest local road rehabilitation and repair program in the City’s history, with a 13% increase over 2025 spending

  • $163.8 million for roads

  • $60.0 million for sewers

  • $29.2 million for community services (parks, recreation, facilities, and culture)

  • $5.4 million capital investment in public transit

  • Anticipated added tax revenue of $5 million from new development and growth

  • Significant projects that support development around the NextStar Energy electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facility; the site of the future regional Fancsy Family Hospital; and further development of the Sandwich South lands, including the servicing of airport lands

  • Continued focus on investment, growth, and sustainability

  • Continued strategic management of reserves, debt levels, and debt servicing from non-tax revenue sources
     

The City’s increase in total annual capital investment is 162% since 2016. Significant and noteworthy approved 2026 capital investments include the following:

  • $45.7 million for Banwell Road corridor improvements

  • $20.7 million for Lauzon Parkway and Cabana Road East infrastructure improvements

  • $8.0 million for the Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation Capital Repair and Renewal Program

  • $7.6 million for works under the Sewer and Coastal Flood Protection Master Plan

  • $7.0 million for the Playgrounds Replacement Program

  • $5.1 million for upgrades to the Homelessness and Housing Help Hub (H4)

  • $3.8 million for the Minor Road Deficiencies Rehabilitation Program

  • $3.1 million for Provincial Road/Division Road corridor improvements

  • $6.0 million for Howard Avenue corridor infrastructure improvements, South Cameron Boulevard to Herb Gray Parkway

  • $2.2 million for Walker Road infrastructure improvements

  • $3.7 million for Tecumseh Road East infrastructure improvements

  • $7.7 million for University Avenue/Victoria Avenue infrastructure improvements

  • $2.8 million for Riverside Drive Vista improvements

  • $2.4 million for Roseland/Little River Golf Courses Asset Replacement/Improvement

  • $1.5 million for a Sandpoint Beach splashpad

  • $406,000 for the Emancipation Celebration Monument

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Recognized as one of Canada’s most diverse and multicultural communities, the City of Windsor was developed on land that is the traditional territory of the Anishnaabeg people of the Three Fires Confederacy (Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa). Before Europeans arrived, the land along the Detroit River was referred to as Wawiiatanong by the Indigenous populations. Due to Windsor’s unique location along the Detroit River many different groups have called this area home including: Haudenosaunee, Attawandaron (Neutral), and Huron (Wyandot) peoples. Today, many indigenous people and Métis across Turtle Island call this area home.

 

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