Community Engagement Meetings and Survey for the 2026 Budget

Peterborough, ON - Join the conversation on the development of the City of Peterborough’s 2026 Budget by participating in an upcoming community engagement meeting to speak with City Council members and City staff or by sharing your 2026 Budget priorities through a community survey.

The survey is available online at connectptbo.ca/2026budget or paper copies can be picked up at City Hall, 500 George St. N. The survey is open until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 25, 2025.

The first community engagement meeting will take place on Thursday, May 29 starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Friends of the Library Community Room at the Peterborough Public Library.

Community engagement meetings provide an informal opportunity for residents to share their ideas and questions about the 2026 Budget with the City’s Budget team, including Council members and City staff. The community engagement meetings are held in addition to the regular, official Council meetings through the budget process that include opportunities for individuals to present as formal delegations to Council.

The City consults with the community throughout the budget process – at the beginning before the priorities and direction is set for the drafting of the budget, when the draft budget is released, and before the adoption of the final 2026 Budget.

Council is expected to consider the direction for putting together the Draft 2026 Budget on June 9, 2025. The Draft 2026 Budget is scheduled to be posted for public review in November ahead of Council’s budget deliberations. The Mayor is expected to present the 2026 Budget for adoption on December 8, 2025.

Information on the City budget is available at peterborough.ca/budget.

2026 Budget process

• 2026 Budget survey opens, April 7, 2025
• 2026 Budget survey closes, April 25, 2025
• Community budget consultation meeting with brief presentation, conversations with Budget team and Council members, Thursday, May 29, 2025, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friends of the Library Community Room, Peterborough Public Library, 345 Aylmer St. N.
• City Council, General Committee meeting, consider direction on drafting the 2026 Budget, June 2, 2025, City Hall, 500 George St. N.
• City Council meeting, consider ratifying General Committee direction on drafting the 2026 Budget, June 9, 2025, City Hall, 500 George St. N.
• Draft 2026 Budget presented to City Council, Monday, November 3, 2025, City Hall, 500 George St. N.
• Budget consultation meeting with brief presentation, conversations with Budget team and Council members, Thursday, November 6, 2025
• Budget consultation drop-in opportunity to ask questions, share ideas, have conversations with Budget team and Council members, Monday, November 10, 2025, main foyer, City Hall, 500 George St. N. 
• Public meeting for City Council to hear from delegations about the Draft 2026 Budget, Monday, November 10, 2025
• City Council reviews and discusses the Draft 2026 Budget during General Committee meeting, Monday, November 17 and Tuesday, November 18, 2025
• Mayor will present the 2026 Budget for adoption, Monday, December 8, 2025