My plan to make Guelph more affordable
August 21, 2026
Since COVID, the cost of almost everything has gone up. Many of those pressures are beyond the City's control. But that doesn't mean City Hall is powerless. Serious leadership means focusing on the choices we can make here in Guelph, and acting on them.
Today, I’m releasing my Guelph Affordability Plan.
It’s a practical plan to strengthen City finances and ease pressure on household budgets through greater efficiency, strategic investments and increased revenue.
The Guelph Affordability Plan
The plan is built around three pillars:
- Efficiency: Create smarter ways to work, improve services and get more value from every tax dollar.
- Investment: Invest strategically today to save residents and the City money over time.
- Revenue: Increase new sources of revenue to reduce pressure on property taxes.
I'm not going to make an arbitrary tax-cut promise before we’ve even opened the next City budget. Instead, my plan takes a disciplined approach to keeping property taxes sustainable, protecting the services residents rely on and delivering results you can track.
The plan lays out 30 specific actions that are responsive, realistic, and responsible. Less talk. More action.
Read the full Guelph Affordability Plan at leannecaron.ca/affordability-plan
