Mandate
The Ontario Financing Authority (OFA) was established by the Capital Investment Plan Act, 1993 (CIPA),
and performs the following activities:
- conducts borrowing, investment, and financial risk management for the Province of Ontario
- manages the Provincial debt
- provides financial and centralized cash management services for the government
- advises ministries, Crown agencies and other public bodies on financial policies and projects
- assists Crown agencies and other public bodies in borrowing and investing
- acts as an intermediary for the Province in lending to certain public bodies and invests on behalf of some public bodies.
The OFA also provides a broad range of financial services to the
Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation (OEFC)
and Infrastructure Ontario
(Ontario Infrastructure Projects Corporation).