Lower Property Taxes
Regina residents are facing a massive property tax increase.
The City’s draft 2026 budget includes a 15.69% mill rate hike - one of the largest in the city’s history - just to maintain current service levels.
Administration says this reflects the rising cost of delivering more than 60 public services, but in reality, it highlights a City Hall that continues to expand spending while leaving taxpayers to cover the bill.
City Administration has outlined a list of potential service cuts to reduce the proposed increase.
The options, totalling $71.5 million in savings across 139 possible reductions, include eliminating budgets for REAL and the Regina Floral Conservatory, closing the Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre, reducing snow removal and road maintenance, and cutting transit and park services.
Other proposed reductions include ending the Community Investment Grants program and closing local recreational facilities like Massey Pool and the Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre.
Unfortunately, they’re proposing to cut only the most popular City services - like snow removal, recreation facilities, and parks - in order to make spending cuts as unpopular as possible.
Council will debate the budget beginning December 8th, so now is the time to make your voice heard!
Add your name to this petition and tell City Council you want:
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No unnecessary tax increases for 2026
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Spending focused on core services like roads, policing, and water/sewer infrastructure
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Cuts to non-essential projects and programs
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Greater transparency and accountability in how taxpayer dollars are spent
Sign the petition now and tell Council to Lower Property Taxes:
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Before you plan another tax increase in 2026, ask yourselves one simple question: What are you actually doing for the people who pay these taxes?
We are tired of watching our money go toward unnecessary projects new pools, upgrades, and things only a small group ever uses while the real problems in our city are ignored. This is public money, not a toy for experiments.
People are sitting 12–13 hours in Emergency, sick, scared, and waiting. Families can’t get basic healthcare on time. Roads are broken, services are slow, and living costs keep going up. But instead of fixing these urgent issues, the City keeps planning more projects no one asked for.
We already made a massive stadium that only gets real use for 4–5 months and not everyone even watches the games. Yet every single resident pays for it. Why should the public keep carrying the burden while the benefits go to a few?
If you want more tax money from us, then show results first.
Show improved healthcare. Show shorter ER wait times. Show better infrastructure. Show that you understand what normal, working people actually need.
Regina residents are speaking loudly now:
Stop wasting public dollars. Start prioritizing public needs.
We deserve accountability before another tax hike.
Also forget the expense of putting fluoride in the water I can brush my teeth with toothpaste with fluoride in it
Accountability to the city.
How dare the council members have the gall to raise the taxes to such a degree while giving themselves a raise. Shame on them all!!!