At the same meeting, Council also adopted a 10-Year Capital Investment Program. Focusing on the years 2025 to 2034, the program has a $96.2 M envelope for various projects over a 10-year horizon. By completion, these projects will represent $201.7 M in investments to benefit the community. 

Budget overview

With respect to operating expenses, $14.9 M is allocated for general administration; $1.5 M for public security; and $5.9 M for environmental health, which includes, for example, maintenance of the local waterworks and sewage system. A total of $1.9 M is slated for health and well-being, $6.9 M for land use planning, urban planning and development, and $31 M for recreation and culture, including park maintenance. Finally, $21 M is reserved for transport, which includes roadwork and snow removal. 

Furthermore, despite the sharp inflation in 2024, the Arrondissement was able to reduce the local taxation rate for 2025, dropping it from $0.0674 to $0.0623 per $100 segment of assessed value.

HIGHLIGHTS

2025 Budget

Allocation of main income sources:

• Transfers from Ville de Montréal, including anticipated income from construction permits: $59,258,300
• Local tax income: $18,110,700
• Local fee income: $4,796,800
• Surplus allocation: $997,000
• Total: $83,162,800

Breakdown of main expenses by activity:

• General administration: $14,875,200
• Land use planning, urban planning and development: $6,925,600
• Environmental health: $5,904,200
• Recreation and culture: $31,022,900
• Health and well-being: $1,915,800
• Public security: $1,536,300
• Transport: $20,982,800
• Total: $83,162,800

PDI: Priority actions for 2025-2027

• Upgrades to the Complexe sportif and the Centre des loisirs
• Upgrades to the spaces at the Bibliothèque du Vieux-Saint-Laurent 
• Repairs to paving, sidewalks and curbs on the local network 
• Developments in various parks 
• Development of Phase 1 of Parc Bois-Franc
• Upgrades to the Chamberland and Saint-Laurent park chalets
• Repairs to several park trails and sports fields 
• Replacement of play modules 
• Start of the replacement of the swimming pools in Chamberland, Hartenstein and Saint-Laurent parks
• Restoration work in the Parc Marcel-Laurin woodland
• Continuation of the conversion to LED lighting in various parks 
• Upgrades to various parking lots 
• Work to ensure the safety and user-friendliness of the amenities on various streets 

The Arrondissement de Saint-Laurent’s 2025 budget and 2025-2034 10-Year Capital Investment Program will be forwarded to Montréal City Council for imminent adoption.

“With the arrival of the REM and several other major urban mobility projects that will establish Saint-Laurent as a strategic hub, our community is on the cusp of a transformation that will have significant positive impacts on its attractiveness and its economy. It was therefore important for the arrondissement to formulate a budget capable of effectively supporting this growth and completing the projects under its responsibility without cutting services or putting added pressure on the community. The latter has been challenged by inflation in recent years, so we decided to make use of a portion of the surplus to reduce local taxes and lessen the impact of increasing property values. We hope this measure will allow some breathing room for our community in 2025 as inflation continues to slowly but surely recede to a desirable level that will restore balance.”