Budget and Business Plans

2022 Budget Resources are now online. Please visit the links for detailed information about the Cariboo Regional District's financial plans for the year ahead.

Annual Budget

The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) annual budget is drafted in an easy-to-understand summary to facilitate public response. Residents are encouraged to review the summary and provide feedback to the Board. The Board reviews the public input before a final version is adopted.

Budget Resources

Included in the resources are:

• CRD 2021-2025 Five Year Financial Plan (Bylaw 5319)
• Understanding the CRD budget
• Provisional budget graphs
• Tax requisition details
• Financial plan budget reports
• Current year business plans
  • Airports Business Plan
  • Development Services Business Plan
  • Economic Development Business Plan
  • Emergency Planning and Disaster Resilience
  • Environmental Services Business Plan
  • General and Administration Business Plan
  • Libraries Business Plan
  • Protective Services Business Plan
  • Recreation Business Plan
  • Sewer and Water Business Plan
  • Streetlighting Business Plan

Questions and/or feedback can be directed to the Chief Financial Officer.

Budget Process

The Community Charter requires local governments to approve a five-year Financial Plan Bylaw each year by the end of March. The Financial Plan is also referred to as the Budget.

1. Each fall the CRD creates budgets for each of its services based on anticipated activities and priorities.
2. Finance compiles all these budgets to make a draft financial plan.
3. The draft financial plan is reviewed and approved by the CRD Board.
4. The plan is revised based on public input and Board priorities until a final version is approved.
5. The final version allows us to develop the Financial Plan Bylaw.
6. The Financial Plan Bylaw must be adopted no later than March 31.

In the Financial Plan Bylaw, we set the property tax revenue we need for each service. This forms the basis for your taxation rates for the year. The CRD Board may amend the financial plan by bylaw at any time during the five-year period.

Learn more about the relationship between property assessments and property taxes.

View this helpful video provided by BC Assessment.