Finances

The City of Prince Albert provides open, transparent, accountable and innovative leadership in local governance and service delivery, including the responsible management of financial resources.

Please see below for details on our City Budget, Annual Report and Public Accounts.

Budget

The Budget provides value for property tax dollars by investing in services that enhance our quality of life and builds for the future in a financially responsible manner. It meets community priorities in infrastructure renewal, roads and safe neighbourhoods. The proposed budget is prepared by Administration and forwarded to the Budget Committee for preliminary review, taking into consideration both community input and direction from City Council.

View the Meeting Calendar for upcoming Budget Meetings and Agendas.

Each year, City Council approves an annual budget, made up of five parts:

General Budget is for the City's general operations and is funded by a variety of sources including taxation. The General Budget covers the majority of City of Prince Albert departments including police, fire, streets and roads, transit operations, parks, recreation, building maintenance as well as administration.
Water and Sewer Budget is for treating and distributing potable water, collecting and treating waste water and collecting/managing storm water. This budget is funded by user fees.
Land Budget is for the cost for the development of residential, commercial and industrial properties. This budget is funded by land sales.
Sanitation Budget is for the operation of the City's landfill and recycling program and is funded by user fees and sanitation surcharges.
Airport Budget is for operations at the Airport which is funded by user fees and a transfer from general operations.

2024 Approved Budget

Past Budgets

View the following documents related to the past budgets:

2023 Budget Documents

2022 Budget Documents

2021 Budget Documents

2020 Budget Documents

2019 Budget Documents

2019 Approved Budget

The approved 2019 Budget includes the City's general, utility (water and sewer), sanitation, airport and land operations.

2018 Budget documents

2018 Approved Budget

Prince Albert City Council approved the 2018 municipal budget for all operations including general, utility (water and sewer), sanitation, airport and land. With the deep provincial cuts to cities funding, the shortfall was dealt with through a combination of increases to revenues and decreases to operating expenses.

2017 Budget documents

2017 Approved Budget

2016 Budget documents

2016 Approved Budget

2015 Budget documents

2015 Approved Budget

For more information on Budget reports, please contact our Finance division.

Annual Report

The City of Prince Albert's financial statements are published in the Annual Report.

Public Accounts

In accordance with Saskatchewan's The Cities Act, every year the City of Prince Albert publishes a list of the names, job title, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees exceeding $50,000, City Council salaries and travel expenses, third party payments, grant payments and consolidated entities.

View our past Public Accounts:

2023 Public Accounts

2022 Public Accounts

For more information on Public Accounts, please contact our Finance division.