Ben Martin

The 2026-2030 Financial Plan for the District of North Saanich serves as a roadmap for strategic investments and departmental service plans, focusing on fiscal responsibility, efficiency, and infrastructure replacement. The plan aims to support a healthy, sustainable, and resilient community by delivering effective and efficient services, upholding good governance, and fostering strong partnerships. Key goals include protecting the natural environment, supporting local agriculture, ensuring a safe and vibrant community, and promoting environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable growth.

The 2022 Strategic Plan for the District of North Saanich outlines the Council's focus and strategic priorities for the 2022-2025 period and beyond. This plan is guided by a vision to protect diverse neighborhoods, rural, marine, and agricultural resources, while fostering community needs, arts, sustainable economic activity, and environmental protection. Its mission is to provide leadership, good governance, and enhance a safe and diverse community. The five strategic priorities are: protecting and enhancing rural, agricultural, heritage, marine, and environmental resources; maintaining a safe and healthy community; encouraging compatible commercial and local business development; maintaining a strong sense of community; and ensuring strong leadership, fiscal responsibility, and transparent government.

The 2023-2027 Financial Plan for the District of North Saanich outlines how tax dollars are invested to support residents and the community, providing a balanced financial roadmap for strategic investments and departmental service plans. The plan prioritizes financial resilience, asset management, and infrastructure replacement across core municipal operations, policing, and utility services. Key focus areas include maintaining affordable property tax and utility fees, enhancing municipal services, and ensuring long-term community well-being through responsible financial stewardship, aligned with the District's vision, mission, and strategic priorities.

This Financial Plan for the District of North Saanich outlines the strategic direction and financial allocations for 2022-2026. Key priorities include protecting and enhancing rural, agricultural, heritage, marine, and environmental resources; fostering compatible commercial and local business development; ensuring strong leadership, fiscal responsibility, and transparent governance; maintaining a safe and healthy community; and preserving a strong sense of community. The plan emphasizes strategic investments, departmental service plans, and infrastructure replacement, aiming for a sustainable community that balances efficient services with appropriate taxation and addresses climate change impacts.

This document outlines the District of North Saanich's Financial Plan for 2022 to 2026, established under Bylaw No. 1539. It details the objectives and policies concerning revenue sources, property tax distribution across various classes, and the application of permissive tax exemptions. Key objectives include maintaining an average annual tax increase not exceeding 5%, identifying capital assets for replacement, gradually reducing business class tax rates, and sustaining current levels of permissive tax exemptions.