2026 Budget survey

Last updated: October 8, 2025

Next steps for Oxford County's 2026 Budget

The 2026 Budget survey is now closed. Please check Speak Up, Oxford! again for updates on the Oxford County budget process.

Special budget meetings for the Oxford County 2026 Business Plan and Budget take place:

Special Council Meeting 1: Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Special Council Meeting 2: Monday, November 24, 2025 - 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Budget presented for approval at regular Council Meeting: December 10, 2025 - 9:30 am

Budget meetings are open to the public and broadcast live at www.oxfordcounty.ca/livestream

For information on the budget process for your local area municipality, please select "Budget info" from the list of municipalities below.

Oxford County's 2026 Budget survey results

Overall, services provided by Oxford County should be maintained at current levels into 2026, according to the results of the 2026 Budget Survey.

A total of 1,550 people responded to the budget survey this year– a 36% increase over last year– with more than 720 comments submitted. Of those who responded, 62% indicated the value they receive for County tax dollars is fair or good, while 32% said they receive poor value. Comments touched on a wide range of services, including housing, long-term care, child care, paramedic services, libraries, and roads.

• Areas most often selected for increased service levels were housing (35%), long-term care at Woodingford Lodge (32%), and child care and EarlyON services (27%).
• When asked to rate priorities for their communities, paramedic services were ranked as the #1 priority (43%), with affordable housing at #2. Among Oxford County-delivered services, municipal infrastructure (roads, bridges and stormwater) was rated #4, long-term care #5, and waste management (curbside garbage and recycling collection) #7.

Read the full County Council report: CS 2025-26 – 2026 Budget Engagement Survey | Attachment: Survey summary

June 11, 2025

Have your say

No matter where you live in Oxford County, the 2026 Budget survey is your chance to have a say on which services should be a priority in the coming budget year.

Information collected from the budget survey will help provide a better understanding of how well municipal services are understood, how they are valued, and which ones are a priority for residents. The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. It closes on August 29, 2025.

Residents who live in Blandford-Blenheim, Norwich, South-West Oxford, Tillsonburg and Zorra will be asked about local area municipal services, such as fire services, building and drainage services, parks and recreation, by-law enforcement and more.

Residents from all eight of Oxford’s municipalities will be asked about services provided by Oxford County, such as roads and bridges, waste management, long-term care at Woodingford Lodge, paramedic services, human (social) services, water and wastewater, community planning and others.

Take the survey

Please select the area municipality in which you live or own/operate a business.

	BLANDFORD-BLENHEIM SURVEY CLOSED Budget info		EAST ZORRA- TAVISTOCK SURVEY CLOSED Budget info		INGERSOLL SURVEY CLOSED Budget info		NORWICH TOWNSHIP SURVEY CLOSED Budget info
	SOUTH-WEST OXFORD SURVEY CLOSED Budget info		TILLSONBURG SURVEY CLOSED Budget info		WOODSTOCK SURVEY CLOSED Budget info		ZORRA SURVEY CLOSED Budget info

Other ways to have a say

Feedback from the community helps municipalities understand what's important to residents now as well as what is needed for the future as communities grow. In addition to the survey, you can give feedback by:

• using the comment card below to send in your comments or questions; or,
• directly contacting the staff representative for each participating local municipality from the list of contacts on the right.

About municipal taxes

If you own a residential property in Oxford County, you pay municipal property taxes. The amount collected is based on the value of your property as assessed by MPAC (Municipal Property Assessment Corporation). Your municipal taxes are made up of three parts:

• the amount paid to your local area municipality
• the amount paid to Oxford County
• the amount paid to your designated local school board as set by the Government of Ontario

This survey focuses on services funded through your municipal taxes (i.e., it does not include federal, provincial or education taxes).