From a blog post I never completed in 2014 that may be of interest, posting publicly because of this tweet: https://twitter.com/BaharakY/status/928714522646347776
Compiled from various sources around the internet - have tried to separate tax contributions from other sources of operating budget funding, probably imperfectly (don't feel certain about the Montreal ones in particular, due to lack of French fluency); not trying for accuracy here, just a cross-comparison. 2014 numbers. Rounded up to nearest million. In order of size of city.
| City | Police Budget | Transit Budget | Library Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | $957,000,000 | $433,000,000 | $184,000,000 |
| Montreal | $587,000,000 | $455,000,000 | $83,000,000 |
| Calgary | $348,000,000 | $180,000,000 | $46,000,000 |
| Ottawa | $264,000,000 | $243,000,000 | $43,000,000 |
| Edmonton | $285,000,000 | $188,000,000 | $42,000,000 |