{"id":6470,"date":"2025-12-11T20:32:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T01:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/?page_id=6470"},"modified":"2025-12-11T20:39:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T01:39:25","slug":"financial-information-return","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/?page_id=6470","title":{"rendered":"Financial Information Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"ontario-columns ontario-large-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data.ontario.ca\/dataset\/financial-information-return-fir-for-municipalities\">&#8220;Financial Information Return<\/a> (FIR)<\/h1>\n<header class=\"page-header ontario-columns ontario-small-12 ontario-large-8\">\n<ul id=\"dataset-tablist\" class=\"nav nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\">\n<li class=\"active\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data.ontario.ca\/dataset\/financial-information-return-fir-for-municipalities\">Asset<\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"tab\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data.ontario.ca\/dataset\/groups\/financial-information-return-fir-for-municipalities\">Groups<\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"tab\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data.ontario.ca\/dataset\/activity\/financial-information-return-fir-for-municipalities\">History<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"ontario-columns ontario-small-12 ontario-large-8\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n<div class=\"notes embedded-content dataset-font\">\n<p>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/laws\/statute\/01m25\">Section 294(1) of the Municipal Act<\/a> requires that each municipality will annually report on its financial affairs, accounts and transactions in the form of the Financial Information Return.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ministry-contact dataset-font\"><strong>Ministry contact: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:FIR.MAH@Ontario.ca?subject=Financial%20Information%20Return%20(FIR)\">Municipal Finance Policy Branch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEQAA\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<div data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\" data-processed=\"true\">Ontario&#8217;s<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"GI370e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Financial+Information+Returns&amp;sca_esv=e2fb2748a0591637&amp;ei=NW47aZuYNezIwN4P6buI4Qk&amp;oq=ontario+financial+information&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHW9udGFyaW8gZmluYW5jaWFsIGluZm9ybWF0aW9uKgIIBjIFEAAYgAQyBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTILEAAYgAQYhgMYigVIkU5QpghYuxdwAXgBkAEAmAFvoAGmB6oBBDEwLjG4AQHIAQD4AQGYAgygAv0HwgIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR8ICCBAAGBYYChgewgIFEAAY7wXCAggQABiABBiiBJgDAIgGAZAGCJIHBDExLjGgB9I-sgcEMTAuMbgH-AfCBwgwLjEuMTAuMcgHO4AIAA&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp&amp;mstk=AUtExfAGfNKtiO1ZU_7CbfB_FAfMy5WhjJlWcw62xy2dPs1BMHMxrE9ORZXbzoy8vNAX3gHs57Abx6ZOtH4jMXt_P9mkE7wmB_xybkKJzQLYk8Sn6FVSWWmr_JOrBXTcqM2HL1Y&amp;csui=3&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjChsy-8baRAxUz2BoGHd8fBh8QgK4QegQIARAB\" data-wiz-uids=\"VMSv7e_a\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjChsy-8baRAxUz2BoGHd8fBh8QgK4QegQIARAB\" data-hveid=\"CAEQAQ\" data-processed=\"true\">Financial Information Returns<\/a> (FIRs) are <mark class=\"HxTRcb\" data-processed=\"true\">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<\/mark>. 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&#8217;s <a class=\"GI370e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=MIDAS+database&amp;sca_esv=e2fb2748a0591637&amp;ei=NW47aZuYNezIwN4P6buI4Qk&amp;oq=ontario+financial+information&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHW9udGFyaW8gZmluYW5jaWFsIGluZm9ybWF0aW9uKgIIBjIFEAAYgAQyBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTILEAAYgAQYhgMYigVIkU5QpghYuxdwAXgBkAEAmAFvoAGmB6oBBDEwLjG4AQHIAQD4AQGYAgygAv0HwgIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR8ICCBAAGBYYChgewgIFEAAY7wXCAggQABiABBiiBJgDAIgGAZAGCJIHBDExLjGgB9I-sgcEMTAuMbgH-AfCBwgwLjEuMTAuMcgHO4AIAA&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp&amp;mstk=AUtExfAGfNKtiO1ZU_7CbfB_FAfMy5WhjJlWcw62xy2dPs1BMHMxrE9ORZXbzoy8vNAX3gHs57Abx6ZOtH4jMXt_P9mkE7wmB_xybkKJzQLYk8Sn6FVSWWmr_JOrBXTcqM2HL1Y&amp;csui=3&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjChsy-8baRAxUz2BoGHd8fBh8QgK4QegQIARAD\" data-wiz-uids=\"VMSv7e_c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjChsy-8baRAxUz2BoGHd8fBh8QgK4QegQIARAD\" data-hveid=\"CAEQAw\" data-processed=\"true\">MIDAS database<\/a> for analysis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"VMSv7e_d,VMSv7e_e,VMSv7e_f\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">The URL link to the Wilmot FIR, last submitted in 2022 (as of November 10, 2025) can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/efis.fma.csc.gov.on.ca\/fir\/index.php\/en\/year-municipality\/year-2022-2-2-2\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<button class=\"rBl3me\" tabindex=\"0\" data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"6cef6943-1aea-49df-958f-0c1e47c4b403\" aria-label=\"View related links\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=VMSv7e_d\/C5gNJc;class=VMSv7e_d\/UpSNec;\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjChsy-8baRAxUz2BoGHd8fBh8Qye0OegQIARAE\" data-processed=\"true\"><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Financial Information Return (FIR) Asset Groups History 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. 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