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VancouverBudgetRevenue · 2023

Government transfers

In 2023, the City of Vancouver took in $186M from government transfers — 7.1% of its revenue, +96% on 2022.

Source: City of Vancouver, Statement of Financial Information 2025.

$186M
raised in 2023
7.1% of revenue
+96% on 2022 · +258% since 2017
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About these figures

The City's reports print revenue under different lines before 2017, so this line starts there.

Each year is read from the newest Statement of Financial Information that prints it; later reports restate earlier years.

Source: City of Vancouver, Statements of Financial Information, five-year statistical review (unaudited; Internet Archive copies): 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025

See also

The other sources, 2023

Property taxes, penalties and interest45% of revenue$1.18BUtility fees15% of revenue$384MDeveloper contributions5.6% of revenue$147MInvestment income5.6% of revenue$145MProgram fees5.5% of revenue$145MLicense and development fees4.5% of revenue$119MCost recoveries and donations4.0% of revenue$105MParking3.8% of revenue$98.6MRental, lease and other3.0% of revenue$78.9MBylaw fines0.9% of revenue$23.5MGain (loss) on sale of tangible capital assets0.0% of revenue$482k

Overview

The City’s budget, 2023All expenses, by service and by kind of cost$2.08B