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The Federal Gas Tax Fund 2017 Annual Report – Part II Table of Contents Compliance and Financial Audit Statements, Federal Gas Tax Fund ........... A 1-9 Audit Based Attestation .................................................................................................. B 1 Municipal Compliance Audit Reports ......................................................................... C 1-30 2017 to 2018 Federal Gas Tax Fund Allocations ..................................................... D 1-13 2017 Federal Gas Tax Fund Projects ........................................................................... E 1-468 This report describes how Ontario’s communities invested and benefited from the federal Gas Tax Fund in 2017. The report is split into two parts. Part I summarizes investments, benefits, and AMO’s approach to the administration of the Fund. Part II provides detailed financial information, compliance statements, and descriptions of projects supported by the Fund. Both parts of this report are available at www.amo.on.ca and www.gastaxatwork.ca. Compliance with the terms and conditions as specified in Annex B of the Administrative Agreement on the Federal Gas Tax Fund And Annual Report Association of Municipalities of Ontario For the year ended December 31, 2017 A-1 Contents Page Independent auditor’s report on the compliance with the terms and conditions as specified in Annex B of the Administrative Agreement on the Federal Gas Tax Fund A-3 Independent auditor’s report on the annual report A-4 - A-5 Annual report A-6 Notes to the Annual Report A-7 - A-9 A-2 Independent auditor’s report on the Association of Municipalities of Grant Thornton LLP 11th Floor Ontario’s compliance with the terms 200 King Street West, Box 11 Toronto, ON and conditions as specified in Annex B M5H 3T4 T +1 416 366 0100 F +1 416 360 4949 of the Administrative Agreement on www.GrantThornton.ca the Federal Gas Tax Fund To the Director, Finance and Operations, Association of Municipalities of Ontario At the request of the Director, Finance and Operations, Association of Municipalities of Ontario (“AMO”), we have audited AMO’s compliance, for the year ending December 31, 2017, with the terms and conditions as specified in Annex B (excluding section 9 – Communications), including Schedules A to D, of the Administrative Agreement on the Federal Gas Tax Fund dated March 4, 2014 between AMO and the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada (the “Agreement”). This audit report covers the year ended December 31, 2017. Compliance with the provisions of the Agreement is the responsibility of management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the compliance with the terms and conditions as specified in Annex B (excluding section 9 – Communications), including Schedules A to D, of the Agreement based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance that AMO has complied with the criteria established by the provisions of the Agreement. Such an audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting compliance and evaluating the overall compliance with the terms and conditions as specified in Annex B (excluding section 9 – Communications), including Schedules A to D, of the Agreement. In our opinion, AMO is in compliance, in all material respects, with the terms and conditions as specified in Annex B (excluding section 9 – Communications), including Schedules A to D, of the Agreement for the year ended December 31, 2017. Toronto, Canada Chartered Professional Accountants September 7, 2018 Licensed Public Accountants A-3 Audit • Tax • Advisory1 Grant Thornton LLP. A Canadian Member of Grant Thornton International Ltd Independent auditor’s report on Grant Thornton LLP Annual Report 11th Floor 200 King Street West, Box 11 Toronto, ON M5H 3T4 T +1 416 366 0100 F +1 416 360 4949 www.GrantThornton.ca To the Director, Finance and Operations, Association of Municipalities of Ontario We have audited the accompanying Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 2017, for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (“AMO”), which details the funding received from the Government of Canada and distributed to municipalities under the Administrative Agreement on the Federal Gas Tax Fund dated March 4, 2014 between AMO and the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada (the “Agreement”). The Annual Report has been prepared by management based on the reporting provisions in section 1.1 of Schedule D of the Agreement and in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations. Management's Responsibility for the Report Management is responsible for the preparation of the Annual Report based on the reporting provisions in section 1.1 of Schedule D to the Agreement and in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the Annual Report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor's Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Annual Report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Annual Report is free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the Annual Report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Annual Report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to an entity’s preparation of the Annual Report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the Audit • Tax • Advisory A-4 Grant Thornton LLP. A Canadian Member of Grant Thornton International Ltd appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Annual Report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Opinion In our opinion, the Annual Report is prepared, in all material respects, based on the reporting provisions in section 1.1 of the Schedule D to the Agreement and in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations for the year ended December 31, 2017. Basis of Accounting and Restriction on Distribution and Use Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 2 to the Report which describes the basis of accounting. The Report is prepared to assist AMO to meet the reporting requirements of the Agreement. As a result, the Report may not be suitable for another purpose. Our report is intended solely for AMO and the Government of Canada and should not be distributed to or used by parties other than AMO or the Government of Canada. Other matter Without modifying our report we draw attention to Notes 3 and 4 which provide summary information reported by the municipalities. This summary information has not been subject to audit procedures. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on this information. Toronto, Canada Chartered Professional Accountants September 7, 2018 Licensed Public Accountants Audit • Tax • Advisory A-5 Grant Thornton LLP. A Canadian Member of Grant Thornton International Ltd Association of Municipalities of Ontario Annual Report Cumulative January 1, 2014 to Year ended December 31, 2017 December 31, 2017 Balance of funds held by AMO, beginning of year $ 889,012 $ - Transferred from the original program (Note 1) - 16,190,205 Amounts received from Canada 631,326,358 2,433,435,282 Transferred to ultimate recipients (Note 3) (628,224,368) (2,437,512,952) Administration costs (Note 1) (3,101,991) (12,112,535) Interest earned by AMO 226,995 1,116,006 Balance of funds held by AMO, end of year $ 1,116,006 $ 1,116,006 A-6 Association of Municipalities of Ontario Notes to Annual Report Year ended December 31, 2017 1. Background information On June 17, 2005, the Government of Canada (“Canada”), the Province of Ontario, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (“AMO”) and the City of Toronto (“Toronto”) signed the Agreement for the Transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenue under the New Deal for Cities and Communities (the “Original Agreement”) setting out new revenue sharing arrangements for federal gas tax revenues for investment in environmentally sustainable municipal infrastructure. The Original Agreement resulted in $1.453 billion flowing to all Ontario municipalities (excluding the municipality of Toronto) for the period 2005 to 2009. On September 3, 2008, an amending agreement was signed for the administering of an additional $2.361 billion flowing to all Ontario municipalities (excluding the municipality of Toronto) for the period 2010 to 2014. In March 2014, AMO, the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario and the City of Toronto signed a new Administrative Agreement (the “Agreement”). The Agreement is for ten years with the first five years of funding set (2014 to 2018). With the Agreement, Canada has expanded the number of eligible project categories and reset the cumulative values of the existing eligible project categories to zero effective January 1, 2014 to highlight the program’s new focus on the national objectives of productivity and economic growth, clean environment and strong cities and communities. AMO administers the funding on behalf of Canada for all municipalities except the municipality of Toronto. AMO receives 0.5% of the amounts received from Canada to administer the funds. 2. Basis of preparation The Annual Report (the “Report”) has been prepared to assist AMO to meet the reporting requirements of the Agreement.
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