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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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