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Welcome
Ontario Region Annual Information SessionsNovember 2015
Transfer Payment Updates
• Annual Agreement cycle – key dates
• Direct deposit
• Elimination of cheque stubs
• Annual Report Pilot Initiative
• GCIMS updates
• Accessing expenditure reports in GCIMS
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Agreement Models
2016-2017 Draft National Funding Agreement models:• Essential changes (changes to legislation, program, policies/directives and new
departmental initiatives);
• Comments/feedback received from First Nations throughout last two years; and
• Administrative adjustments.
• Options for First Nations: Aboriginal Recipient Funding Agreement (ARFA);
Streamlined Funding Agreement; Canada Common Funding Agreement
(CCFA)
• Options for Tribal Councils: ARFA and CCFA
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Agreement Models – Cont’d
• All models are appropriate for single-year or multi-year agreements.
• Streamlined model uses plain language, removes duplication and
definitions.
• Reporting guide will also be published by December 15, 2015.
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