2026 Budget

Every year, the qRD creates a Five-Year Financial Plan to ensure the provision of services and programs now and in the future. The Strategic Plan, Electoral Area Official Community Plans, work plans, input from advisory committees, Directors and Staff, feedback from community groups and the public all contribute toward development of the Financial Plan.

In line with our organization’s ﬁscal responsibility and ﬁnancial stability goals, our ﬁnancial planning processes are designed to reduce the risk of signiﬁcant ﬂuctuations in taxation levels from year to year.

View the Current Five-Year Financial Plan

View the Annual Report

The public is encouraged to attend any of the upcoming budget meetings from December 2025 to March 2026 and provide feedback on the 2026 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan. A detailed timeline of upcoming budget meetings is available on this page.

Five-Year Financial Plan Adoption Schedule

Activity	Date	Location
Fee Changes	November 12, 2025	Finance Committee, qRD Board, and Virtual
Draft 1	December 9, 2025	Finance Committee, qRD Board, and Virtual
Draft 2	February, 2026	Finance Committee, qRD Board, and Virtual
Draft 3 (Final)	March, 2026	Finance Committee, qRD Board, and Virtual
Adoption	March, 2026	Finance Committee, qRD Board, and Virtual

Reports and Draft Plans

2026 -2030 Financial Plan Planning Process

Tax Allocation Overviews by Electoral Area and City – Coming Soon

Electoral Area A	Covers the area northwest of the city boundary to Desolation Sound and includes the Malaspina Peninsula, the communities of Lund, Savary and Hernando Islands, and excludes Tla’amin Nation lands.
Electoral Area B	Covers the area southeast of the city boundary to Whalen Road and includes Paradise Valley and properties outside the city on Nootka, Covey and Tanner Streets, and excludes Tla’amin Nation lands.
Electoral Area C	Covers the area southeast from Whalen Road to Jervis Inlet and includes the communities of Black Point, Kelly Creek, Lang Bay, Stillwater and Saltery Bay.
Electoral Area D	Covers all of Texada Island and includes the communities of Blubber Bay, Van Anda and Gillies Bay, and excludes Tla’amin Nation land.
Electoral Area E	Covers all of Lasqueti Island and some small surrounding islands.
City of Powell River	The member municipality covers 17.31 square kilometers and includes the communities of Westview, Cranberry, Wildwood and the original Townsite.

Contact

Should you have any questions about the current or proposed ﬁnancial plan please submit them to ﬁnance@qathet.ca, or call Linda Greenan, General Manager of Financial Administration and Chief Financial Officer at 604-485-2260.

For more information, please contact the Finance Department at:
Email: finance@qathet.ca
Phone: 604-485-2260.

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