BRAMPTON, ON (December 11, 2025) – Today, Regional Council approved Peel Region’s 2026 Operating and Capital Budget with investments balanced between the needs of residents and businesses and the infrastructure requirements of the broader community.
Recognizing the affordability crisis, Peel Region’s Continuous Improvement Program achieved $8.1 million in cost savings and $3.4 million in cost avoidance during 2025. View the full Efficiencies, Service Improvements and Innovations 2025 report and Appendix.
In addition, through 4 days of deliberation, Peel Regional Council reduced the proposed property tax increase by 20%. The overall 2026 property tax impact for Peel Region services is 1.53%, Peel Regional Police 1.77% and other agencies 0.06% for a total average property tax increase of 3.36%.
The development of Peel Region’s 2026 Budget was anchored to Peel’s Strategic Plan and the community priorities recommended for consideration prior to the budget.
The 2026 Budget includes investments of $7.4 billion, making critical investments for Peel’s growing community to support population-driven service demand, build homes faster, develop deeply affordable housing, enhance community safety and well-being, keep Peel Region’s infrastructure assets in good repair, and manage the impacts of funding shortfalls.
Peel Service investments to support the needs of the community include:
- To build homes faster, a capital investment of $1.9 billion to support our backbone infrastructure, water supply and wastewater
- To address public safety, the addition of 175 officers and 25 civilian professionals to address historical underinvestment in staffing, regional growth (population, households, registered vehicles and calls to 9-1-1), growing community needs and demands, increasing complexity of crime and the commitment to community safety
- Investing $38 million for enhancements and state of good repair for ambulances, other paramedic fleet, and ambulance equipment
- Adding 40 paramedics to support a growing and aging population, increased call volumes, and to manage system pressures
- Investing $203.9 million in capital for state of good repair for Peel Living, Community Housing Providers loans, and Peel owned shelters and buildings
- Continuing to implement the Peel Community Housing Development Program with a capital investment of $16.5 million
- Ensuring safe and sustainable wraparound care at the Seniors Health and Wellness Village at Peel Manor with a $3.3 million investment
- Investments of $23 million for installation and upgrades of boilers, air conditioners, and HVAC systems at Sheridan Villa and Malton Village, and $2.5 million for tub and shower renovations at Tall Pines, and Malton Village
- A capital investment of $341.3 million for road construction, intersection improvements, and active transportation
- Coordinating a systems response to increased immigration and refugees in Peel and advocating for resources and greater coordination for Anti-Human Sex Trafficking supports
- Protecting residents from environmental hazards through programs and urgent response plans, and catching up on routine school immunization, and record screening and enforcement of the Immunization of School Pupils Act, 1990
More information is available at peelregion.ca/budget.