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POA Court Financial Baseline Assessment

Survey Instructions and Confidentiality Statement
  • To ensure accuracy and consistency, respondents are encouraged to complete this survey in consultation with their Finance Department or designated financial support staff, particularly for questions related to revenues, expenditures, tax levy support, and financial trends.
  • Information collected through this survey will be used by the MCMA Financial Sustainability Subcommittee to establish a provincial baseline of POA court financial sustainability and support the development of evidence-based recommendations. Individual municipal responses will remain confidential and will not be shared with the Ministry of the Attorney General or any external organization in a manner that identifies a municipality. Survey results will be reported only in aggregate form (e.g., provincial averages, ranges, trends, and summary statistics). No municipality, court service area, or respondent will be identified in any report, presentation, or advocacy material without prior consent.
  • For consistency, some survey questions reference the period between 2019 and 2025. The Subcommittee selected 2019 as the baseline year because it represents the last full pre-pandemic operating year for POA programs across Ontario. Using 2019 as a common reference point allows for a more meaningful assessment of how POA revenues, expenditures, and municipal tax levy support have changed since the pandemic, while avoiding comparisons that rely solely on post-pandemic years.
  • To promote consistency across survey responses, respondents are encouraged to use the attached POA Cost Framework when answering financial questions. The framework identifies the direct and shared costs that should be considered when reporting POA expenditures and assessing the overall financial position of the program. Using a common costing approach will help ensure results are comparable across municipalities.
Definition

Tax Levy Support: For the purposes of this survey, "tax levy support" means the net operating expenditure of POA court operations funded through municipal taxation after all POA revenues have been applied.
1.Court Service Area Size

Please identify the average annual charge volume within your Court Service Area during 2024-2025.(Required.)
2.How many P1, P2 and P3 charges were filed in 2025?(Required.)
3.If applicable, how many APS charges were filed in 2025?
4.Current Financial Position

In 2025, your POA operation operated at:(Required.)
5.2026 Financial Outlook

Based on current year-to-date financial results and current forecasts, your POA operation is expected to finish 2026 with:(Required.)
6.2027 Budget Outlook

Based on your approved or proposed 2027 budget, your municipality anticipates POA operations will:(Required.)
7.Financial Sustainability Concern

How concerned are you about the long-term financial sustainability of POA court operations in your municipality?(Required.)
8.Current Financial Pressures

What are the primary factors currently affecting the financial sustainability of your POA operation? (Select up to five)(Required.)
9.Gross Operating Expenditures

Please provide your gross POA operating expenditures based on the POA cost model provided.(Required.)
10.Gross Revenues

Please provide your gross POA court revenues(Required.)
11.Municipal Tax Levy Support

Please provide the amount of municipal funding (tax levy) required to support POA operations:(Required.)
12.Significant Changes Since 2019

Have any of the following significant changes materially affected your POA operation since 2019? (Select all that apply)(Required.)
13.Future Financial Pressures

Looking ahead 3-5 years, what do you anticipate will be the most significant financial pressures affecting POA operations (Select up to five)(Required.)
14.Additional Comments

Please provide any additional comments regarding the financial sustainability of POA operations in your municipality.