Agency Accountability
Provincial agencies are accountable to the government through the responsible minister. They must use public resources efficiently and effectively to carry out their mandates, as established by their respective constituting instruments.
Good governance and accountability practices for ministries and provincial agencies are critical. These are complemented by transparency in the form of public posting of governance documents and expenses information.
Annual Reports
The NOHFC annual report describes agency activities and performance analysis for the year.
- Annual Report – 2023-2024 [PDF]
- Annual Report – 2022-2023 [PDF]
- Annual Report – 2021-2022 [PDF]
- Annual Report – 2020-2021 [PDF]
- Annual Report – 2019-2020 [PDF]
- Annual Report – 2018-2019 [PDF]
- Annual Report – 2017-2018 [PDF]
- Annual Report – 2016-2017 [PDF]
- Annual Report – 2015-2016 [PDF]
- Annual Report – 2014-2015 [PDF]
- Annual Report – 2013-2014 [PDF]
- Annual Report – 2012-2013 [PDF]
- Annual Report – 2011-2012 [PDF]
Business Plans
As an agency of the Ontario government, NOHFC is required to follow the policies and procedures set out in the Agencies and Appointments Directive. One such requirement is to publicly post a Minister-approved three-year period business plan annually. In accordance with the Directive, business plans must be publicly posted within 30 days of Minister approval along with the agency’s mandate letter.
- Business Plan – 2024-2025 [PDF]
- Business Plan – 2023-2024 [PDF]
- Business Plan – 2022-2023 [PDF]
- Business Plan – 2021-2022 [PDF]
- Business Plan – 2017-2020 [PDF]
- Business Plan – 2016-2019 [PDF]
- Business Plan – 2015-2018 [PDF]
- Business Plan – 2014-2017 [PDF]
- Mandate Letter [2024-2025]
- Mandate Letter [2023-2024]
- Mandate Letter [2022-2023]
- Mandate Letter [2021-2022]
Financial Statements
Annual financial statements for the NOHFC.
- NOHFC Financial Statements – 2024 [PDF]
- NOHFC Financial Statements – 2023 [PDF]
- NOHFC Financial Statements – 2022 [PDF]
- NOHFC Financial Statements – 2021 [PDF]
- NOHFC Financial Statements – 2020 [PDF]
Marketing Annual Report
The NOHFC supports Ontario’s Growth Plan for Northern Ontario by focusing on growing existing and emerging sectors, including minerals and mining supply and services, advanced manufacturing, digital media, arts and culture, health sciences, forestry, renewable energy and services, and tourism. 2016 saw notable successes in all of those sectors. The NOHFC Marketing Annual Report highlights these successes.
Memorandum of Understanding
The NOHFC memorandum of understanding is the formal agreement between the agency Chair and the responsible Minister that sets out roles and responsibilities for the agency and ministry.
Expense Information
Under the Agencies and Appointments Directive and the Travel, Meal and Hospitality Expenses Directive, provincial agencies are required to post their governance documents. These include business plans, annual reports and expense information for designated individuals.
Individuals at provincial agencies can claim and be reimbursed for necessary travel, meal and hospitality expenses they pay for during the course of ordinary work. They need to follow strict rules, outlining what can be repaid with public funds and what maximum amounts can be claimed.
All claims must include original receipts.
For more information on rules, laws and directives for provincial agencies, please see the Travel, Meal and Hospitality Expenses Directive.
NOHFC expense information details approved travel, meal and hospitality expenses for designated individuals at the agency.
- Expense information – November 2022 – October 2023 [PDF]
- Expense information – March 2022 – October 2022 [PDF]
- Expense information – June 2021 – February 2022 [PDF]
- Expense information – January 2020 – May 2021 [PDF]
- Expense information – August 2019 – December 2019 [PDF]
- Expense information – June 2018 – July 2019 [PDF]
- Expense information – February 2018 – June 2018 [PDF]
- Expense information – September 2017 – January 2018 [PDF]
- Expense information – June 2017 – August 2017 [PDF]
- Expense information – March 2017 – May 2017 [PDF]
- Expense information – December 2016 – February 2017 [PDF]
- Expense information – August 2016 – November 2016 [PDF]
- Expense information – May 2016 – July 2016 [PDF]
- Expense information – January 2016 – April 2016 [PDF]
- Expense information – October 2015 – December 2015 [PDF]
- Expense information – June 2015 – September 2015 [PDF]
- Expense information – March 2015 – May 2015 [PDF]
- Expense information – January 2015 – February 2015 [PDF]
Open Data
The Government of Ontario promotes an Open by Default approach to the proactive release of data.
Ontario’s Open Data Directive maximizes access to government data by requiring all data to be made public, unless it is exempt for legal, privacy, security, confidentiality or commercially-sensitive reasons. It sets out key principles and requirements for publishing open data, and applies to data created and managed by Ontario ministries and provincial agencies.
- NOHFC OG Data Inventory – published December 2016 [excel]