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Five-Year Financial Plan and Ten-Year Capital Plan adopted

Council adopted the 2025 to 2029 Financial Plan Bylaw with a budget increase of 7.31 per cent for municipal taxes to fund current operations, requested and required service increases in bylaw, policing, fire protection, technology and other areas, and capital improvement in parks, active transportation, facilities and other infrastructure.

Did you know? Under Section 165 of the Community Charter, a municipal Council is required to adopt, by bylaw, a five-year financial plan, which must establish the City's proposed expenditures, funding sources and transfers between funds. West Kelowna has a five-year Operating Plan and ten-year Capital Plan.

Next steps

Property taxes are being prepared and will be distributed in the mail in late April. Property taxes are due by 4:30 p.m. July 2, 2025; please note, Monday, July 1 is Canada Day and our offices will be closed for this statutory holiday; please account for the holiday in arranging to pay your taxes to avoid delays. Thank you.

Property Tax Notices
Property tax notices are mailed at the end of April for 2025. Learn more about your Property Tax Notice.  
Property tax deferment

Property tax deferment may be an option to help offset household costs. Learn more about this Province of BC program, which is available to families with children, people over 55, widows and widowers, and people living with disabilities, on the provincial tax deferment website.

For property tax payment options and other information, visit our Property Tax webpage.

What have past tax increases been set at?
  • 2025: 7.31 per cent
  • 2024: 6.85 per cent
  • 2023: 5.00 per cent
  • 2022: 4.00 per cent
  • 2021: 4.05 per cent 
  • 2020: 2.80 per cent
  • 2019: 3.88 per cent
  • 2018: 2.18 per cent
  • 2017: 3.00 per cent
  • 2016: 3.00 per cent
  • 2015: 2.70 per cent
  • 2014: 2.95 per cent
  • 2013: 2.95 per cent
  • 2012: 3.00 per cent
  • 2011: 2.24 per cent
  • 2010: 2.35 per cent
  • 2009: 2.00 per cent
  • 2008: 5.00 per cent
What things are considered when establishing tax levels?

Staff and Council know that tax dollars are limited, despite a multitude of service, program, and infrastructure requests. Mayor and Council and many city staff are tax paying residents too.

To ensure wise spending, Council establishes Strategic Priorities which set goals for the municipality. The budget process also takes into consideration such factors as affordability, assessment values, inflation, population and construction growth, recommendations from master plans, asset management and requests for services.

 

 

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