Resources & Reports - Budgets and Asset Management

Annual Operating Budgets

The University prepares a multi-year budget annually, in 2025-26 the planning horizon was extended form three to five years. Here you can find details on our current annual operating budget and strategic priorities.

2024-2025 Multi-Year Budget Plan (PDF)
2023-2024 Multi-Year Budget Plan (PDF)
2022-2023 Multi-Year Budget Plan (PDF)
2021-2022 Multi-Year Budget Plan (PDF)
2020-2021 Multi-Year Budget Plan (PDF)

Annual Faculty Envelopes

Policies

A complete list of official York University policies and procedures are available through the University Secretariat's web site.
The following University policies, procedures, and guidelines are most relevant to finance-related activities.

Capital Projects

Frequently Asked Questions

SHARP stands for Shared Accountability and Resource Planning and is a modified activity-based budget model. It’s York’s approach to building a transparent, collaborative and strategically aligned budget by involving Faculties and divisions in planning and decision-making.

The budget is developed through a multi-step process involving revenue forecasting, expenditure planning and alignment with academic and strategic priorities. Final approval comes from the University’s Board of Governors in the spring.

Primary sources include provincial government grants, student tuition and fees, and various ancillary revenues such as parking and housing. Research grants and donations also contribute to specific initiatives.

York prioritizes investments that support students, academic excellence, sustainability, equity and strategic growth, in alignment with the University’s overarching vision.

Yes! Archived budgets and reports from previous years are available in the Resources & Reports section.

We encourage community feedback. You can refer to this page to reach the Budgets and Asset Management team directly.