Blog Archive : 2021
CIPI: Project Backgrounder and Methodology
This report introduces the Costing Climate Change Impacts on Public Infrastructure project, which provides projections of the long-term costs that certain climate change hazards will impose on Ontario’s provincial and municipal infrastructure budgets. The report outlines the context and methodology, describes the climate hazards included in the project, and discusses the projections of these hazards to public infrastructure. Results will be published in three sector reports for buildings, transportation, and water infrastructure.
CIPI: Assessing the financial impacts of extreme rainfall, extreme heat and freeze-thaw cycles on public buildings in Ontario
This report estimates the impacts of changes in extreme rainfall, extreme heat and freeze-thaw cycles on the long-term costs of maintaining public buildings in a state of good repair. The report shows that these climate hazards will materially increase the cost of maintaining public buildings in Ontario, and the future severity of climate change will have a direct impact on provincial and municipal infrastructure budgets.
Expenditure Monitor 2021-22: Q2
This report provides information on spending by the Province over the first two quarters of the 2021-22 fiscal year.
Home Energy Spending in Ontario: Income and Regional Distribution
This report examines how home energy spending differs across household income levels and regions in Ontario. The report also discusses how the benefits from provincial programs that subsidize the cost of electricity are distributed to Ontario households by income level and region.
Federal and Provincial COVID-19 Response Measures: 2021 Update
This report provides an updated summary of the measures implemented in Ontario by the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report also provides information on the sources of funding for provincial measures and estimates the timing of provincial spending.
Expenditure Monitor 2021-22: Q1
This report provides information on spending by the Province in the first quarter of the 2021-22 fiscal year.
Ontario's Credit Rating: 2021 Update
This report provides an update on Ontario’s 2021 credit rating
Municipal Infrastructure
This report reviews the infrastructure assets owned by Ontario municipalities, assesses the condition of those assets, and estimates the cost to bring these assets into a state of good repair.
Expenditure Monitor 2020-21: Q4
This report provides information on spending by the Province through the end of the 2020-21 fiscal year (March 31, 2021), including changes to the 2020-21 spending plan, unaudited spending results, an updated budget deficit projection, and the year-end status of the Province’s three unallocated funds.
The Financial Accountability Office was established by the Financial Accountability Officer Act, 2013.
