Earlier this week the City’s Draft Budget 2026 was tabled at City Council. In case you don’t have time to sift through hundreds of pages of budget information, we’ve put together a few highlights.
High-level
- The budget includes a $5.2 billion operating budget and a capital budget of $1.9 billion.
- Te overall net tax increase is 3.75%, including transit, policing, and all other areas.
- Through the Service Review Working Group and Agile Government Working Group, this term of council has realized more than $252 million in cumulative savings, which includes $45 million in the 2026 budget alone. This represents the equivalent of a 12% tax increase avoided, or savings of an average of $531 per household.
City-wide investments
- $3.3 million for 23 new paramedics, by-law and regulatory personnel
- One of the largest increases in funding for the Ottawa Police Service in the City’s history, which will enable the service to hire 25 new officers and provide more coverage in all communities, including Stittsvile.
- An additional $135 million for roads investments in resurfacing and preservation, for a total of $533 million in this term of council.
- $25.4 million for new sidewalks, bringing the total this term to $65 million.
- The transit operating budget is $937.7-million, an increase of 10.8% from the previous year.
- $23.25 million to help build more affordable housing.
Stittsville investments (not a complete list!)
- $11.2 million for road projects including Carp Road construction; Construction of the Stittsville Main extension from Maple Grove to Derreen; and design of upgrades to Stittsville Main Street from Hazeldean to Bobcat
- $6.5 million for the new Fernbank District Park
- $919,000 for road resurfacing on Palladium Drive and Henry Goulbourn Way
- $836,400 for upgrades to intersections including Fernbank/Cope/Edenwylde and Fernbank/Goldhawk.
- $321,000 for new rinkboards at CARDELREC
- $229,000 for a new play structure at Stitt Street Park
- Design of sidewalks and urbanization for Fernbank (West Ridge to Shea) and Shea Road (Abbott to Fernbank)
More details to come…
Share your feedback
There are a few ways that you can share your feedback:
- Take our budget survey
This is a quick 5-question survey for Stittsville residents to help us understand what’s important to you. Click here… - Attend one of our pop-up events
We’re holding “pop-up” events around Stittsville in November where you can drop in and share your feedback and questions about the budget, or any other local issue that’s on your mind.
Saturday, November 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at No Frills (30 Iber Road)
Saturday, November 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Location to be announced - Delegate at committee
Registering as a public delegate to present at a budget review meeting of any standing committee, board or commission. Visit the Draft Budget 2026 webpage for meeting dates. - Contact us
You can always share your feedback by email or phone.