Business Plan

Whereas Coquitlam’s Strategic Plan outlines nine major strategic priorities for the City, the Business Plan (PDF) provides the annual action plan for the organization. The City provides a broad range of services to the community and the Business Plan assists staff in focusing resources, including staff time, on the most important city priorities each year. Council bases the Business Plan priorities on the following criteria: 

2025 Business Plan Summary

The City's nine strategic priorities lead the City’s 2025 Business Plan, as well as Critical Programs and Foundational Work Items. Each priority has direct work items and are ranked to indicate relative importance. The definitions of these rankings are as follows:

  • "A" Priority: Initiatives that are most strongly supported as top priorities for the current year because they meet the majority of the following criteria:
    • Considerable budget impact and/or human resource effort
    • Significant Council or community interest
    • Dependence on external partners
    • Mandatory or legislated
  • "B" Priority: Initiatives that are supported as priorities because they meet some of the above criteria, however, they may be deferred if circumstances throughout the year so dictate
  • "C" Priority: Initiatives that are important but may be deferred if time and resources are not available
  • Critical Programs and Foundational Work Items: Work beyond the City's day-to-day operations that is essential for success and requires significant resources. 

Annual Dashboard Report

Each year, the City reports out achievements, including key performance indicators and a list of major accomplishments as they relate to Business Plan objectives. The 2023 Annual Dashboard can be viewed below.