Category : Government Spending
Ontario Municipal Finances
This report provides an overview of municipal budgets, estimates the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on municipalities, and assesses the adequacy of federal-provincial financial support to municipalities.
Expenditure Monitor 2020-21: Q2
This report provides an update on the Province’s 2020-21 spending plan and reviews actual spending by the Province over the first two quarters of the 2020-21 fiscal year.
Expenditure Monitor 2020-21: Q1
This report provides an update on the Province’s 2020-21 spending plan and reviews actual spending by the Province over the first three months of the 2020-21 fiscal year.
Federal and Provincial COVID-19 Response Measures
In response to a request from the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, this report provides a summary of the measures implemented in Ontario by the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Expenditure Monitor 2019-20: Q4
This report provides information on spending by the Province through the end of the 2019-20 fiscal year (March 31, 2020), including changes to the 2019-20 spending plan, actual spending results compared to planned spending and an updated budget deficit projection for 2019-20.
Spending Plan Analysis: 2020-21
This report provides information on the government’s 2020-21 spending plan of $174.3 billion outlined in the March 2020 Economic and Fiscal Update.
Expenditure Monitor 2019-20: Q3
This report provides information on spending by the Province over the first nine months of the 2019-20 fiscal year (as of December 31, 2019), including changes to the 2019 budget spending plan, actual spending results compared to planned spending and an updated budget deficit projection.
Expenditure Monitor 2019-20: Q2
The Expenditure Monitor is a new type of report, and the first of its kind from the FAO, intended to assist Members of Provincial Parliament track provincial spending and changes to program budgets over the course of the year.
Comparing Ontario’s Fiscal Position with Other Provinces
This report is a commentary that provides an updated comparison of Ontario government revenue, spending, deficit and net debt with that of other provinces.
Comparing Ontario’s Fiscal Performance with Other Provinces
This report is a commentary that provides a comparison of Ontario government revenue, spending, deficit and net debt with that of other provinces.
The Financial Accountability Office was established in September 2013 by the Financial Accountability Officer Act, 2013.