Metro Vancouver invites public input on 2026 Budget, Five-Year Financial Plan

Mike Hurley Photo: Metro Vancouver

METRO Vancouver is inviting residents to share their perspectives to help shape the organization’s 2026 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan.

“As we plan for the 2026 budget, the Metro Vancouver Board has been working hard to keep rates as affordable as possible while maintaining the high-quality services that make our region livable,”  said Metro Vancouver Board Chair Mike Hurley on Wednesday. “We want to hear from residents and businesses across this region about their priorities.”

The 2026 budget will fund the future of the critical services that Metro Vancouver provides to three million residents every day — from delivering drinking water and treating wastewater to managing solid waste, protecting air quality, planning for the region’s future, providing affordable rental housing, and stewarding regional parks.

“Metro Vancouver has a culture of continuous improvement in which we search for opportunities to innovate and reduce costs through all the work we do,” said Hurley. “As part of our budgeting process, we’re identifying areas where operational cost savings can be made and assessing the financial and service impacts of these potential revisions. This will guide decisions for our 2026 budget and beyond.”

Metro Vancouver delivers some of the largest infrastructure projects in BC and serves over 50 per cent of BC’s population. The vast majority of its budget goes toward water and wastewater services — of the $875 average cost per household in 2025 for Metro Vancouver services, $710 is going toward the water and liquid waste services.  A detailed breakdown of how rates are distributed can be found on Metro Vancouver’s budget webpage.

Residents are encouraged to share their feedback on Metro Vancouver’s 2026 Budget and Five-year Financial Plan by:

Residents can provide feedback until March 30. Input will be shared with the Metro Vancouver Board this spring as they deliberate on direction for the 2026 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan.