2026/27 municipal budget summary

Regional Council approved the 2026/27 municipal budget on March 31, 2026.

Approval of the municipal budget concluded the budget process, which began on Nov. 18, 2025, when Regional Council received the 2024/25 Strategic Performance Report and Snapshot. Over the following 15 weeks, municipal staff introduced the 2026/27 municipal budget and capital plan; business units presented their budget and business plans; and Budget Committee finalized the Budget Adjustment List (BAL), which is the collection of items approved by the Budget Committee during the business units’ budget and business plans presentations.

Throughout the process, members of the public had the opportunity to speak directly with Budget Committee, through both in person and virtual opportunities.

The annual municipal budget funds all costs associated with servicing the growing region – including municipal operations, Regional Council-approved priority initiatives and investments to purchase, construct and rehabilitate municipal assets.

The 2026/27 municipal budget includes an operating budget of $1.45 billion and a capital budget of $316.7 million.

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Budget at a Glance and Budget Highlights

 

Cover of the 2026/27 Halifax Municipal Budget featuring a cyclist on a forest trail, two ferries on the water, and a snowplow clearing a snowy street.

View the 2026/27 Budget and Business Plan

Cover of the 2026/27 Capital Plan featuring an aerial view of a construction site, a splash pad with children playing, and a snowy trail with a person walking.

View the 2026/27 Capital Plan 

Budget process overview

Regional Council approves a Budget and Business Plan and a Capital Plan every year. The municipal budget funds all costs associated with servicing a growing municipality.

This includes day-to-day municipal operations (i.e. transit, police, fire, garbage collection, snow clearing), capital priority initiatives approved by Regional Council (i.e. HalifACT, the Cogswell District project, the Integrated Mobility Plan) - as well as capital projects and investments to purchase, construct, rehabilitate and replace municipal assets like buildings, roads, active transportation, parks and bridges.

2026/27 municipal budget planning process

Key dates:

There are several milestones in the annual municipal budget process. Below are the upcoming key dates for the 2026/27 municipal budget process:

Other resources
Municipal Service Catalogue

For more information on the services provided by the municipality, see the Halifax Regional Municipality Service Catalogue.