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VancouverBudgetRevenue · 2020

Utility fees

In 2020, the City of Vancouver took in $321M from utility fees — 17% of its revenue, +7.2% on 2019.

Source: City of Vancouver, Statement of Financial Information 2024.

$321M
raised in 2020
17% of revenue
+7.2% on 2019 · +39% since 2015
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About these figures

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): 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025

See also

The other sources, 2020

Property taxes, penalties and interest50% of revenue$936MDeveloper contributions6.7% of revenue$126MCost recoveries and donations4.9% of revenue$92.0MLicense and development fees4.5% of revenue$83.9MRental, lease and other3.7% of revenue$70.1MParking3.6% of revenue$67.4MGovernment transfers3.2% of revenue$59.4MProgram fees2.4% of revenue$45.4MInvestment income2.2% of revenue$40.5MBylaw fines0.9% of revenue$16.2MGain (loss) on sale of tangible capital assets0.7% of revenue$13.0M

Overview

The City’s budget, 2020All expenses, by service and by kind of cost$1.64B