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Capitale-Nationale594,443 residents2025 financial report

Central municipality of an agglomeration: its spending includes services provided to neighbouring municipalities.

Average taxes per dwelling, 2024$2,536Québec median: $1,941. Median for similar municipalities in Québec (100,000 residents or more): $2,398
Spending per capita$3,435+13% compared with the Québec average. Median for similar municipalities in Québec (100,000 residents or more): $2,853
Long-term debt per capita$1,595−47% compared with the Québec average. Median for similar municipalities in Québec (100,000 residents or more): $3,554
Taxes collected per capita$2,331$1.4B in total
Average assessment of a residence, 2025$378,709Single-dwelling residence, including condominiums
Taxes: actual versus budget+0.4%Budget: $1.4B. Actual: $1.4B.

Source: Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation, Financial profile and financial reports of municipalities, dataset updated 24 October 2026.

Financial reports, 2022 to 2025

Each year comes from that year's own financial report, in current dollars.

Year2022202320242025
Revenue$1.9B$2.0B$2.2B$2.4B
Expenses, including amortization$1.6B$1.8B$1.9B$2.0B
Taxes—$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B
Total net long-term debt, local—$949.6M$964.5M$948.1M
Population—556,066574,482594,443
Spending per capita—$3,154$3,343$3,435
Overall tax rate, per $100 of assessment————

2022: “previous year” column of the 2023 report; taxes and debt are not included.

Expenses: spending of the municipal administration, including amortization. Debt: total net long-term debt of a local nature, excluding the agglomeration share. Average taxes per dwelling cover all types of dwelling; a single-family house generally pays more.

Source: Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation, Financial profile and financial reports of municipalities, dataset updated 24 October 2026.

Contracts published in SEAO, 2025‑2026

797 contracts awarded for $877.5M, of which 11% sole source.

Main suppliers: CHARLES-AUGUSTE FORTIER INC. ($133.6M), GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC. ($72.7M), Villéco inc. ($52.3M).

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Source: Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor, Electronic tendering system (SEAO): public contracts, dataset updated 26 October 2026.

Public schools

Source: Ministère de l'Éducation and Institut de la statistique du Québec, Public school system: school service centres, schools, deprivation and territories.

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