Budget 2021
Check out the Budget Primer for highlights and follow the upcoming Budget meetings:
- December 1: Community Investment Program
- December 2: Operating Budget
- December 3: Capital Budget and Operating Budget continued, if needed.
- December 4: Additional Budget meeting, if required
All budget meetings begin at 9:00 a.m. and are being held through electronic communications in accordance with the Meeting Procedures (COVID-19 Suppression) Regulation, Order in Council 99/2020. The public have opportunities to participate as a delegate by way of teleconference or submitting comments by email.
A live online stream of all budget meetings will be available to everyone at rmwb.ca/council. Updates will be provided if additional opportunities to watch or listen to the meetings become available.
How to participate in the meetings
Members of the public have an opportunity to make a verbal presentation to Council during a 30-minute delegation session at the beginning of each budget meeting and during the Community Investment Program grant meeting following the administrative presentations for each specific grant stream. If you would like to speak to Council, please register as a delegate for the budget meeting most relevant to your presentation and before the day of the meeting. Details on how to participate via teleconference will be provided after you register.
Each registrant will be given a maximum of 5 minutes to address Council.
To register as a delegate, contact Legislative Service by:
Email: Legislative.Assistants@rmwb.ca or
Telephone: 780-743-7001
Making sense of the Municipal Budget
Every year a municipal budget is established to provide the foundation for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo to support the programs, services and infrastructure that contribute to quality of life in the region and meet the needs of residents and stakeholders. Watch the Making Sense of the Municipal Budget video to learn more.
The municipality's annual budget follows the calendar year: Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. Council typically reviews and deliberates proposed budgets and financial plans in the fall each year.
Want to see Budget dollars at work in the region? Check out the RMWB by the Numbers infographic.
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