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2026/27 Proposed Budget
Winnipeg School Division Board of Trustees is proposing a 2026/27 operating budget of $549,698,140, a 4.6% increase in expenditures over last year.
Provincial funding for Winnipeg School Division is increasing by 3.8%, which does not fully cover rising costs. To address this gap and protect classroom learning, the Board is proposing a 9.25% increase to the mill rate.
A full 2026/27 budget presentation is available here.
What will this budget support?
The 2026/27 budget focuses on maintaining strong classroom supports and investing in high-quality programming.
Key priorities include:
- Full-day Kindergarten in six schools
- Strengthened math instruction and literacy screenings for Early Years
- Expanded Arts programming in Middle Years
- Expanded International Baccalaureate (IB) programming
- Continued investment in technology and long-term infrastructure planning
The budget also builds on recent commitments to:
- Smaller class sizes
- Stabilized staffing ratios
- Expanded school nutrition programming
- Additional childcare spaces and after-school programming
- Professional development opportunities for staff
Why is a mill rate increase necessary?
Trustees worked carefully to balance affordability with their responsibility to provide safe schools, strong academic programming, and meaningful opportunities for every student.
A mill rate increase is needed to meet pressures related to harmonizing staff wages, rising utility costs, and higher costs for materials and school operations.
What does this mean for Families?
The proposed mill rate increase would have a modest impact on property taxes. The owner of an average Winnipeg home assessed at $270,600 would see an increase of approximately $65 per year on the school portion of their property taxes — or about $5 per month.
2026/27 Budget Presentation
To watch recordings of board meetings, visit the WSD Board YouTube channel.