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Each year, Council provides general budget direction to administration. This direction sets the desired service levels and tax rates. Council provisionally approved the budget in December 2025 for the subsequent year, with final 2026 budget approval passed on April 14, 2026.
The finalized 2026 municipal budget confirmed a low residential tax rate increase of just 0.8% and a nonresidential increase of just 2.75%, while maintaining high quality core services and investing in long-term priorities for our growing community. Further, of the 0.8% residential tax rate increase, only 0.09% is related to municipal costs. The bulk of the increase – 0.71% – is related directly to increases in the Provincial Government’s Policing Funding Model for RCMP services.
Despite facing inflationary challenges and increased cost-shifting from the provincial to the municipal level, Parkland County’s minimal property tax increase is amongst the lowest in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. For a typical home assessed at $500,000, the estimated change is about $1.50 per month, helping ease cost of living pressures while safeguarding core services, programs, and infrastructure.
Below, you’ll find an at-a-glance overview of this year’s budget highlights, a breakdown of where our budget dollars come from, and exactly where your tax dollars are spent to meet your priorities.
Click here to download the budget highlights.
Where does the money in our budget come from?
The County’s revenue comes from a variety of sources. Non-residential property taxes provide for 28% of the $167 million budget, while residential property taxes provide for 22%. The remaining 50% comes from lots of different places. See the infographic below for a breakdown.
Where do your municipal tax dollars go?
Your municipal tax dollars go towards funding a variety of crucial services that the community relies on, from roads and infrastructure, to parks, recreation, agriculture, and more.
The chart below shows how much of your municipal tax dollars contribute to the different components of our Budget:
Function Definitions:
Did you know Parkland County is responsible for 914 kms of surfaced roads, and 1,252 kms of gravel roads, for a total of 2,166 kms? If you lined them up end to end, you could just about drive from Edmonton to Vancouver... and back again!
DID YOU KNOW? Not everything on your tax bill goes to the County.
It’s true! Your property tax bill also includes taxes that the County is required to collect on behalf of the Provincial Government for education and policing services, as well as on behalf of seniors’ living facilities such as Merdian Housing Foundation and Evergreen Foundations.
The amounts you pay for these services are not set by the County, and the County does not receive the funds collected for these purposes.
Check out the receipt below to see exactly where your tax dollars are spent, and how much of your property tax bill goes to Provincial and other requisitions.
Budget survey results: What you told us, and what we’re doing
Between May and July 2025 we conducted a public survey asking our residents where they would like us to prioritize spending in the 2026 budget.
We’re listening! Here is what you told us, and what we’re doing in response:
Parkland County has a centralized accounting process. The Finance Department is responsible for the common financial and computer systems used to record all financial transactions. The Finance Department prepares the annual financial statements and annual report and provides monthly financial reporting to both Council and line department managers.
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Parkland County Centre
53109A HWY 779, Parkland County, AB T7Z 1R1
General Office: 780-968-8888
Toll Free: 1-888-880-0858
After hours: 780-968-8400
Email: hello@parklandcounty.com
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