Budgets and Financial Reports

The Town of Essex prepares an annual budget that is approved by Council, visit our dedicated Budget Webpage here. The Town's financial systems are audited every year.

Budget Reports

• 2025 Capital and Operating Budget
• 2024 Capital and Operating Budget
• 2023 Capital and Operating Budget
• 2022 Capital and Operating Budget 
• 2021 Capital and Operating Budget
• 2020 Capital and Operating Budget with 4 Year Forecast
• 2019 Capital Budget
• 2019 Operating Budget
• 2018 Approved Capital Budget with 4 Year Forecast
• 2018 Approved Operating Budget with 4 Year Forecast
• 2017-2021 Approved Capital Budget with 4 Year Forecast
• 2017-2021 Approved Operating Budget with 4 Year Forecast
• 2016 Capital Budget
• 2016 Operating Budget
• 2015 Budget
• 2014 Budget
• 2013 Budget

The Town starts preparing the budget for any given year six months before the start of the year. The budget goes through various review processes and is presented to Council for review and deliberation, with final approval usually during the first four months of the budget year.

Financial Reports

• 2023 Audited Financial Statements
• 2022 Audited Financial Statements
• 2021 Audited Financial Statements
• 2020 Audited Financial Statements
• 2019 Audited Financial Statements
• 2018 Audited Financial Statements
• 2017 Audited Financial Statements
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
• 2016 Audited Financial Statements
• 2015 Audited Financial Statements
• 2014 Audited Financial Statements
• 2013 Audited Financial Statements
• 2012 Audited Financial Statements

The financial systems of the Town are audited by an independent auditing firm every year. As a result of this process Audited Financial Statements, which report the financial position and the results of operations, are issued.

The audited financial statements will be posted on this page as soon as they become available.