--- title: "North Vancouver District's new Council will see three tax scenarios at its November 23 budget workshop" description: "Staff will present 2027 property tax options ranging from 3.5% to 7.5% to new Council at a November 23 budget workshop, the first step in setting the District's 2027 budget." canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/news/north-vancouver-district-2027-budget-workshop-november-2026" last_updated: "2026-11-14T17:43:47.555Z" --- The District of North Vancouver's new Council holds its first budget workshop on Monday, November 23 at District Hall. Staff will present three property tax scenarios for 2027: 3.5%, a range of 4.5% to 6.5%, and 7.5%. The session is listed on the District's 2026 Council Schedule and will follow a regular Council meeting the same evening. ## What the three scenarios represent A Fall Financial Plan Amendment report prepared by Sacha Jones, the District's Section Manager of Financial Planning, went to the previous Council at its September 21, 2026 meeting. It set out the three scenarios for 2027. The 3.5% scenario is labelled Reduced Service Capacity in the report. The 4.5% to 6.5% range is labelled Service Transition. The 7.5% scenario is labelled Maintain Service Levels. The report projects the Municipal Price Index (the measure of what local governments pay for construction, fuel, labour and other inputs) will rise 6% to 9% annually. That rate is above general consumer inflation, and the report cites it as a central reason a scenario holding existing service levels requires a 7.5% increase. The report also notes trade tariffs as a budget risk that staff will continue to monitor. The District completed $27.8 million in borrowing for the Maplewood Fire and Rescue Centre during 2026, which is reflected in the amended capital figures. ## What the District's 2026 budget looks like The 2026 amended budget totals $410,916,000, according to the Fall Financial Plan Amendment. Operating expenditures make up $275,677,000 of that total. Capital expenditures account for $62,116,000. Those figures cover the full scope of the District's services: roads, parks, utilities, fire and rescue, planning and administration. The capital figure reflects work already approved and underway, separate from new projects the new Council may choose to fund. ## The North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant factor One specific cost that the report acknowledges, and that residents will see on their bills, is the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. That regional project drives utility rate increases that come on top of the municipal property tax. Councillor Lisa Muri cited it by name during her campaign as a reason to hold the property tax portion down. The plant is a Metro Vancouver capital project that municipalities on the North Shore are contributing to through their utility rates. The District has no direct control over that cost but does set the municipal portion of residents' overall bill. ## When the new Council will act The Council orientation report, which went to the November 9, 2026 workshop, laid out the schedule for the first months of the term. November 23 is the Budget and Financial Plan workshop. Beginning in January 2027, Council will develop its 2026-2030 Council Strategic Plan. Public engagement on the 2027 budget is planned for the first quarter of 2027. Under section 165 of the Community Charter, a municipality must adopt its annual budget bylaw by May 15. The District follows that deadline. The November 23 workshop is the starting point of a process that runs through winter and into spring. ## What the elected members committed to Four members of the new Council made specific campaign commitments on taxes and spending that the November 23 workshop will begin to test. Mayor [Mike Little](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mike-little) committed to keeping the District's budget focused on core services and finding savings to pass along to residents and businesses. He also committed to keeping business taxes in the lower half of the region. Both commitments are listed as not started on the promise tracker at [/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/tracker](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/tracker). Councillor [Lisa Muri](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/lisa-muri) committed to containing spending and reducing the property tax increase, partly to offset the utility bill increase from the wastewater plant. That commitment is listed as not started. Councillor [Jim Hanson](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jim-hanson) committed to voting only for tax increases at or below inflation, both on his VoteMate page and in his North Shore News questionnaire answers. The staff report's projected Municipal Price Index of 6% to 9% sits above general consumer inflation. The 3.5% scenario would hold tax growth below that index; the 7.5% scenario would not. Councillor [Daniel Anderson](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/daniel-anderson) committed to auditing services and cutting duplication so tax increases stay small, and to creating purpose-built committees to review the budget. The November 23 workshop is the first formal setting where those commitments can begin to take shape. ## What comes next After the November 23 workshop, Council moves into the 2027 budget process. Public engagement is planned for Q1 2027, before Council sets the tax rate. The budget must be adopted by bylaw by May 15, 2027, the provincial deadline under the Community Charter. Residents who want to follow the budget process can monitor the District's agenda page at DNV.org for the schedule of budget meetings, and the promise tracker at [/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/tracker](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/tracker) for how each elected member's commitments on taxes and spending are progressing. The November 23 workshop and regular Council meeting start at 7:00 pm at District Hall, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.