“Financial Information Return (FIR)

The Financial Information Return (FIR) is the main data collection tool used by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to collect financial and statistical information on municipalities. Section 294(1) of the Municipal Act requires that each municipality will annually report on its financial affairs, accounts and transactions in the form of the Financial Information Return.

FIR data has been collected and stored since 1977. Data is available in a variety of formats from 1977 through to the current reporting year. CSV files are available by year for the years 2000 and on.

Ministry contact: Municipal Finance Policy Branch
Ontario’s

Financial Information Returns (FIRs) are mandatory annual reports submitted by municipalities to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH), detailing their financial activities, assets, revenues, and expenses using a standardized Excel template for data collection, crucial for province-wide financial oversight, benchmarking, and evidence-based policy. These detailed returns are due by May 31st for the prior fiscal year and are accessible to the public and other municipalities via the MMAH website and AMO’s MIDAS database for analysis.”

The URL link to the Wilmot FIR, last submitted in 2022 (as of November 10, 2025) can be found here.