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Ontario Mortgage
          and
  Housing Corporation
Three-Year Business Plan

      2018 to 2021
Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation
                      Three-Year Business Plan
                                  2018 to 2021

Introduction

The Three-Year Business Plan of the Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation
(OMHC) is prepared annually in accordance with the accountability framework
and mandatory reporting requirements for provincial agencies set forth in the
Agencies and Appointments Directive, 2017 (AAD).

The Business Plan provides an overview of the agency’s mandate and
governance and includes the agency’s financial budget over the three-year life of
the plan.

The Business Plan is supplemented by an Annual Report, including the audited
Financial Statements, and a Risk Assessment Evaluation. The Agencies and
Appointments Directive also requires an annual mandate letter and a letter of
attestation which confirms the agency’s compliance with the Directive.

The Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation is a statutory corporation. The
Corporation’s enabling legislation consists of two statutes: the Ontario Mortgage
and Housing Corporation Act (OMHC Act) and the Housing Development Act
(HDA). OMHC is classified as a board governed provincial agency and reports to
the Minister of Housing.

Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation: Vision, Mandate,
and Major Functions

OMHC’s responsibilities, which are primarily financial in nature, include:

  1. administration of public housing debt to the Canada Mortgage and
     Housing Corporation (CHMC) and the Province;

  2. managing OMHC’s contingent liability to CMHC with respect to certain
     social housing mortgages for non-profit housing programs in accordance
     with OMHC’s loan insurance agreements with CMHC;

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3.    managing any environmental liabilities under the Environmental
        Protection Act on public housing properties formerly owned by OMHC
        that were transferred to Local Housing Corporations;

  4.    managing and administering Affordable Home Ownership Program
        legacy mortgages transferred to it by Minister’s Order in accordance with
        the OMHC Act;

  5.    using the monies in the Affordable Home Ownership Revolving Loan
        Fund and the monies received under the transferred Affordable Home
        Ownership Program mortgages, including interest earned on the monies,
        only for housing purposes in accordance with a Minister approved by-
        law;

  6.    administering marketable and forgivable loans and mortgages related to
        former housing programs, including loans and mortgages that were
        owned by Ontario Mortgage Corporation (OMC) prior to its dissolution
        that were transferred to OMHC on April 1, 2015;

  7.    administration of loans to colleges and universities under the Ontario
        Student Housing program for the development of on-campus student
        housing;

  8.    administration of housing programs, or parts of housing programs, as
        may be prescribed under the OMHC Act, including making grants and
        loans related to such prescribed programs and taking security for such
        loans;

  9.    making housing related loans, grants, guarantees or advances in
        accordance with the OMHC Act and the HDA;

  10. carrying out building developments as defined under the HDA in
      accordance with the HDA and OMHC Act;

  11. coordinating and arranging all borrowing, financing, short-term
      investment of funds and financial risk management activities through the
      Ontario Financing Authority, unless the Minister of Finance approves
      otherwise; and

  12. subject to applicable legislation, such other matters which are within
      OMHC’s statutory mandate as may be assigned to, or may have been
      assigned to OMHC by the Minister.

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Governance and Accountability

The OMHC Board is appointed by Order-in-Council of the Lieutenant-Governor in
Council and consists of at least five part-time directors with one member of the
board appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council as Chair. The directors
are currently all senior civil servants in the Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of
Municipal Affairs.

The OMHC is a party to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the
Minister of Housing that sets out the mandate of the agency and the
accountability relationship between the Minister and OMHC.

The MOU, which was signed December 12, 2016, reflected the separation of the
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing into two ministries: Housing and
Municipal Affairs. The MOU updated prior indemnification provisions and includes
an ethical framework and administrative arrangements, as required by the
Agencies and Appointments Directive.

OMHC’s assets and revenues do not form part of the Consolidated Revenue
Fund and are audited annually by the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario.

Major Operational Activities and Initiatives

OMHC has four key Mandate Responsibilities which are outlined in the pages
that follow:

  1.    manage OMHC’s mortgage insurance obligations to CMHC;

  2.    manage any environmental liabilities on public housing properties
        previously owned by the Corporation that were transferred to Local
        Housing Corporations;

  3.    administer mortgages issued under the Affordable Home Ownership
        Program; and
  4.    manage mortgages and leases from legacy housing programs.

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Mandate Responsibility #1

     Manage OMHC mortgage insurance obligations to CMHC

Key Activities/Services

    OMHC indemnifies CMHC for certain social housing mortgages in
     accordance with loan insurance contracts between the agency and CMHC.

Key Deliverables

    Reimburse CMHC, as required, for any social housing mortgage losses
     covered by the indemnities.

Partners

    Internal to the Ministry of Housing:

       o   Controllership and Financial Planning Branch
       o   Corporate Services Branch
    Within the Ontario Public Service:

       o   Ministry of Finance/Treasury Board Secretariat
       o   Ontario Financing Authority
       o   Internal Audit

External Clients

    Service Managers
    CMHC

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Mandate Responsibility #2
                 Manage certain environmental liabilities
OMHC manages any environmental liabilities on public housing properties
previously owned by OMHC that were transferred to Local Housing
Corporations.

Key Activities/Services

     Educate Service Managers on protocols to be used when environmental
      issues are identified on properties formerly owned by OMHC.
     Collaborate with Service Managers to ensure that timely and appropriate
      remedial action is taken.
     Ensure that OMHC business and budget planning address the known
      financial consequences of any environmental liabilities.

Key Deliverables

     All Service Managers have been advised of the required processes they
      must follow to inform OMHC of confirmed or anticipated environmental
      liabilities on public housing properties transferred to Local Housing
      Corporations.
     All potential environmental liabilities on public housing properties formerly
      owned by OMHC are assessed with appropriate due diligence.
     Acknowledged environmental liabilities are remediated in an economical
      and efficient manner that minimizes potential legal risk to the Province and
      provides a high level of satisfaction to Service Managers and the Local
      Housing Corporations.

Partners

    Internal to Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the Ministry of Housing:
       o   Municipal Services Offices
       o   Controllership and Financial Planning Branch
       o   Corporate Services Branch
    Within the Ontario Public Service:
       o   Ministry of Finance/Treasury Board Secretariat
       o   Ontario Financing Authority
       o   Internal Audit

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External Clients
    Service Managers
    Municipalities
    Local Housing Corporations
    Private development interests

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Mandate Responsibility #3

                 Administer mortgages issued under the
                  Affordable Home Ownership Program

OMHC administers legacy mortgages of the Affordable Home Ownership
Program and the Affordable Home Ownership Program Revolving Loan
Fund

Key Activities/Services

    Administer the legacy mortgages of the Affordable Home Ownership
     Program that were transferred to OMHC by Minister’s Order.
    Respond to requests by mortgagors for services, e.g. calculating the cost of
     buying out a mortgage and removing charges on title.
    Administer monies in the Affordable Home Ownership Program Revolving
     Loan Fund.

Key Deliverables

    Affordable Home Ownership Program mortgages are effectively
     administered.
    Maintain a high level of client service.

    Partners provide effective support.

Partners

    Internal to Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the Ministry of Housing:

       o   Housing Programs Branch of the Ministry of Housing
       o   Controllership and Financial Planning Branch
       o   Corporate Services Branch
       o   Municipal Services Offices
    Within the Ontario Public Service:
       o   Ministry of Finance/Treasury Board Secretariat
       o   Internal Audit

External Clients
    Mortgagors and lessees

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Mandate Responsibility #4

                         Manage mortgages and leases
                         from legacy housing programs

Key Activities/Services

        Administer legacy loans and mortgages.
        Respond to requests by mortgagors for services, e.g. removing charges on
         title where mortgages have matured or been paid out.
        CMHC administers Home Ownership Made Easy mortgages and loans on
         behalf of OMHC through an administrative agreement.

Key Deliverables

        Legacy mortgages are effectively administered.
        Maintain a high level of client service related to legacy mortgages.
        Partners provide effective support.
Partners

        Internal to Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the Ministry of Housing:

          o Municipal Services Offices
          o Controllership and Financial Planning Branch
          o Corporate Services Branch

        Within the Ontario Public Service:

          o   Ministry of Finance/Treasury Board Secretariat
          o   Internal Audit

        External Partners

          o   CMHC

External Clients

         Mortgagors and lessees

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Board Meetings

Meetings are held at the discretion of the Board, subject to the requirement that
the Board hold an Annual General Meeting. OMHC Board meetings are open to
the public except in certain circumstances, where the Board deems an in camera
session is required.

Board materials and reports are prepared in advance, using an Agenda
established by the Chair in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer. Minutes
are prepared and approved by the Board at the next meeting.

Administrative Activities

The Chief Executive Officer is an employee of the Housing Funding and Risk
Management Branch (HFUN), as is the OMHC Corporate Secretary. The Chief
Executive Officer is responsible to the Board for the day-to-day operational
management of the Corporation.

The Treasurer is responsible for financial business practices, financial
controllership of the Corporation, reports on the Corporation’s financial position,
as well as provision of financial advice to the Board.

The Corporate Secretary’s duties include preparing board and ministry reports,
recording minutes of Board meetings, and coordinating mortgage and lease
discharge requests with staff in various branches in the Ministry of Housing,
Legal Services Branch and CMHC.

Support from the ministry includes operational support and financial
administration. Legal services are provided by the Ministry of the Attorney
General.

Initiatives Involving Third Parties

OMHC has no initiatives involving third parties other than the general
partnerships and clients described in the Mandate Responsibility section.

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Strategic Directions and Priorities

OMHC’s strategic priorities for the next three years are to:

    continue to manage its existing obligations under the OMHC Act and its
     stated mandate to achieve high standards of management and customer
     service quality;
    ensure that the former OMC mortgages are effectively administered;
    ensure that prescribed programs are effectively administered;
    ensure that Service Managers are advised and supported in using the
     OMHC Environmental Remediation Technical Bulletin; and
    co-operate with the Ministry in the implementation of any proposed
     structural or program changes that receive the necessary approvals.

Supporting the Ministry Vision

OMHC seeks to support the Ministry of Housing vision for:

    a range of adequate and affordable housing choices; and
    an appropriate and sustainable supply of housing including a vibrant non-
     profit and co-operative sector .

Finances

Resources required to meet current year objectives and proposed
operating expenditures for Planning Year One and projected revenues and
expenditures for Planning Years Two and Three

A total of $76.7 million has been allocated by the Ministry of Housing to support
the operational activities of OMHC in the fiscal year 2018/19. OMHC receives
an additional $0.1 million from universities and colleges for interest related to
student housing debentures. The table below outlines the budgets for each year
of the OMHC Three-Year Business Plan.

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ONTARIO MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
       2018-19 Budget and 2020-21 Estimated Requirements
                                     ($ millions)

                                             2018-19       2019-20     2020-21
                                             Budget        Budget      Budget

Revenues:
Subsidies from Province:
  Debt Service Obligations
  Transfer Payment-Operating                        66.4       60.2         39.2
Interest received from Student
Housing                                              0.1        0.1           0.0
Environmental Remediation                           10.3        2.5           3.8

Total Revenues                                      76.8       62.8         43.0

Expenses:
Debentures Interest:
 Devolved Properties                                11.8        8.0           5.1
 Student Housing                                     0.1        0.1           0.0
Environmental Remediation                            0.7        0.6           0.9

Total Expenses                                      12.6        8.7           6.0

Excess of Revenues over Expenses                    64.2       54.1         37.0

OMHC derives its revenues from two subsidies from the Province: the debt
service obligation subsidy and the environmental remediation subsidy. The debt
service obligation subsidy covers the interest on long-term debt included in
OMHC’s expenses, and the remaining portion represents the excess of revenues
over expenses that is applied to the principal payments on the long-term debt.

Similarly, the environmental remediation subsidy covers the environmental
remediation costs included in the agency’s expenses, and the remaining portion
represents the excess of revenues over expenses that is applied to offset the site

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remediation costs that are accounted for in the Long-Term Environmental
Remediation obligation.

The estimated cost of environmental remediation was recorded as a long term
liability in 2014-15 to comply with the new Public Sector Accounting Board
PS3260 Liability for Contaminated Sites standard. Since then, OMHC is
recognizing as a revenue the funding received from the ministry to meet its
environmental remediation obligations, but the payments made by OMHC for
environmental remediation reduce the long term liability rather than showing as
an expense. The environmental remediation expense on the OMHC financial
statements is a result of present value discounting.

Liability and Indemnification

The OMHC Act provides that no proceeding shall be commenced against any
director, officer, employee, servant or agent of the Corporation for any act done
in good faith in the exercise or performance or intended exercise or performance
of his or her power or duty or for any alleged neglect or default in the exercise or
performance in good faith of that power or duty.

Directors and Officers of the Corporation are entitled, under section 136(4.2) of
the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), to be indemnified by the Corporation in
respect of all costs, charges, and expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in
connection with the defence of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or
other proceedings to which the Director or Officer is subject because of his or her
association with the Corporation. This protection is provided if the Director or
Officer acted honestly and good faith, had reasonable grounds for believing his or
her conduct was lawful, and was not judged by a court or other authority to have
committed any fault or omitted actions which ought to have been done.

The updated Memorandum of Understanding and OMHC By-law Number 1:
Administration reflect the Agencies and Appointments Directive limitation that
directors and officers not be indemnified in instances of bad faith, willful
misconduct and gross negligence.

Human Resources

The OMHC is directed by a Board, appointed by Order in Council. The Board of
Directors, as of January 31, 2018 included:

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OMHC                      Position         Date of First           Appointment
Board Member                               Appointment             Expires
Janet Hope                Chair,           February 1, 2007        December 31, 2019
                          Member
Kate Manson-Smith         Member           December 10, 2014       December 31, 2019

Larry Clay                Member           January 1, 2016         December 31, 2019

Mary Anne Covelli         Member           January 18, 2018        December 31, 2019

Marcia Wallace            Member           January 18, 2018        December 31, 2019

Administrative staff support for the OMHC is provided by Ministry staff as follows:

    Housing Funding and Risk Management Branch, Ministry of Housing:
     Primary administrative responsibility is carried out by 1.5 full-time-equivalent
     employees (FTEs) including a part-time Corporate Secretary; a part-time
     Chief Executive Officer; and part-time general administrative support.

    Other Ministry and Ontario Public Service offices: In addition, the OMHC
     receives support on an “as needed” basis from the Controllership and
     Financial Planning Branch, Corporate Services Branch, as well as Legal
     Services Branch, Internal Audit and staff from the Community Services
     Cluster I&IT, which serve the Ministry of Housing.

The OMHC Three-Year Business Plan is not expected to have an impact on
human resources over the next three years. Senior staff from the Ministry of
Housing and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs serve as OMHC Board members.
Legal services, controllership and general support are also provided by staff
providing service to the Ministry of Housing. These civil servants perform OMHC
duties as part of their regular responsibilities and receive no additional
compensation for OMHC work.

Compensation Strategy

OMHC is entirely supported by Ontario Public Service staff in the course of their
normal duties. No additional compensation is provided for service to OMHC.

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Infrastructure (Real Property, Facilities, Assets and IT)

OMHC is on title as owner of certain real property that was not transferred at the
devolution of public housing properties under the Social Housing Reform Act,
2000. The properties remain on title due to technical anomalies, such as the
recording of Property Identification Numbers. The Corporation will continue the
process of transferring these properties to the appropriate owners. In accordance
with the Realty Directive from Management Board of Cabinet, the Corporation will
develop a Realty Management Plan.

Legal/Regulatory Issues

OMHC does not currently anticipate significant legal or regulatory challenges in
the next three years. Any issues will be addressed as they arise.

Customer Service

OMHC does not anticipate changes in customer service or standards in the next
three years.

Communications

OMHC communicates directly with its clients as follows:

    mortgagors, by phone, email, letter and document exchange;
    other clients, by phone, email and letters; and
    the Minister, Deputy Minister and Ministry through briefing materials and
     direct briefings.

The Corporation is required, by both the OMHC Act and the Agencies and
Appointments Directive, to produce an annual report including audited Financial
Statements. The report is tabled in the Legislature in both official languages. The
Annual Report, Three-year Business Plan, Memorandum of Understanding and
Mandate Letter are posted on the Ministry of Housing website under the heading,
Agencies, Boards and Commissions.

No special general communications are planned for 2018-2021.

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Issues Management

No special issues are anticipated during the three-year Business Plan period.
The Memorandum of Understanding requires the Chair to advise the Minister of
any identified issues.

Strategic Planning for the Three-Year Plan and Beyond

None identified.

Performance Measures and Targets over the Next Three Years

In the past fiscal year, 2017/18, there were no defaults on public housing
debentures or any CMHC loans indemnified by OMHC. The Corporation’s
performance measures for the period of this Business Plan are listed in the
following table.

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Performance
Outcome                                                     Standard or Target
                                  Measure

Effective                    1. Terms of               1.1. All debt service payments
administration of            debenture                 are made on the scheduled
public housing debt to       agreements are            dates. Discharge of related
CMHC and the                 adhered to.               debenture debt is made as per
Province.                                              terms of the debenture
                                                       agreement.

Environmental liability      2. OMHC guidelines        2.1. All Service Managers are
issues are addressed         and processes to          aware of the required
on a timely basis.           resolve potential         processes to inform OMHC of
                             environmental liability   confirmed or anticipated
                             issues are followed.      environmental liabilities on
                                                       public housing properties
                                                       formerly owned by OMHC.

                                                       2.2. All potential environmental
                                                       liabilities are assessed as sites
                                                       are identified by Service
                                                       Managers, using appropriate
                                                       due diligence.

                                                       2.3. Any acknowledged
                                                       environmental liabilities are
                                                       remediated in an economical
                                                       and efficient manner.

                                                       2.4 Potential legal risk
                                                       to the Province is minimized.

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Performance
Outcome                                                  Standard or Target
                                  Measure

Effective                    3.1 Mortgages and       3.1 Due diligence is performed
administration of            leases are              to ensure mortgage and lease
legacy OMHC                  administered            conditions are being met.
mortgages and leases         effectively.
                                                     3.2 OMC mortgagors are
                             3.2 Client needs are    supported as questions and
                             met.                    concerns arise. OMHC works
                                                     closely with CMHC in the
                             3.3 Charges are         administration of certain legacy
                             removed from title as   mortgages and leases.
                             mortgages mature or
                                                     3.3 Mortgage discharges are
                             are paid out.
                                                     processed in a timely manner.

Environmental Scan

The following key factors may affect the achievement of the outcomes and
targets outlined above.

External

The age of the current social housing stock, much of which was built over the
1950-93 period, suggests a potential pressure on Service Managers and their
housing corporations to secure the capital financing needed to retrofit and
renovate their stock.

Potential environmental contamination may be discovered during social housing
renovation and the redevelopment of sites as affordable housing. The
Corporation, as former owner, is potentially liable under the Environmental
Protection Act for contamination discovered on former OMHC public housing
properties.

Internal

None identified.

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Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan

OMHC continues to assess its risks in each of the risk categories identified by
Treasury Board Secretariat. Risk assessment includes mitigation strategies.

Risk Evaluation Matrix

                            Mitigation       Mitigation       Take Urgent
                  HIGH

                            controls/        controls/          Remedial
                           contingency      contingency      Action; Monitor
                              plans           plans;           Rigorously
                                           monitor closely
                                                                Mitigation
                                                                 controls /
         IMPACT

                  MEDIUM

                                             Mitigation
                                                               contingency
                            Tolerate;        controls /
                                                              plans; monitor
                             Monitor        contingency
                                                                  closely
                                               plans

                                                                Mitigation
                  LOW

                            Tolerate;                           controls /
                            no action    Tolerate; Monitor     contingency
                                                                  plans

                              LOW            MEDIUM               HIGH
                                            PROBABILITY

The Board has identified the following risk:

Environmental Liability

The OMHC, as former owner, has potential liability under the Environmental
Protection Act for contamination discovered on former OMHC public housing
properties.

Issue: Unplanned/unbudgeted remediation costs may occur within the
three years of this Business Plan.

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Regent Park, formerly owned by the Corporation, is being redeveloped by the
Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC). Based on the redevelopment
plan prepared by TCHC, this re-development is expected to take 12 to 15 years
to complete. In this and some other cases, the Corporation’s responsibility for
any remediation is limited under the terms of an agreement making it responsible
for only identified costs.

Environmental remediation may be required at each stage of redevelopment.
Based on the redevelopment plan prepared by TCHC, it is expected that phases
2 and 3 will be completed by 2018/19 after which phases 4 and 5 will start. Total
potential costs for remediation for Phases 2 and 3 of the Regent Park
redevelopment are forecast at $34.1M, and remediation for the remaining Phases
4 and 5 are forecast at $29.0M. Estimated costs and timelines for the Regent
Park redevelopment work are regularly updated through communication with the
TCHC.

In June 2013, TCHC advised that an Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)
identified soil and groundwater contamination on the Alexandra Park site. In
March 2014, TCHC requested that the Corporation provide financial assistance
for soil remediation work. Discussions are on-going with the City of Toronto as
Service Manager.

The Corporation retained potential environmental liability with respect to its
former public housing properties under the Environmental Protection Act, as
stated in the former Social Housing Reform Act, 2000 and continued under the
Housing Services Act, 2011. The Ministry reimburses the Corporation for costs
incurred.

In 2014/15 the ministry completed a review of the more than 1,500 former OMHC
public housing properties in order to identify potential liabilities for environmental
contamination. Potential liabilities take the form of soil and groundwater
contaminants as defined in the Environmental Protection Act. Estimates were
developed using a risk-based approach that analyzed current and historical land
uses, local redevelopment potential, construction date and building type. A total
of 50 sites were identified as having a high degree of risk for potential
contamination. These 50 sites represent a potential contingent liability of
approximately $295 million. Starting in fiscal year 2016/17 the Corporation and
the ministry have implemented a process to annually update the environmental
risks of these properties as part of recommendations made by the Auditor
General of Ontario. No changes to the current risk levels were required this year.

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Probability: MEDIUM

The Corporation has potential liability for environmental remediation under the
Environmental Protection Act. Service Managers are responsible for identifying
potential contamination and notifying OMHC.

OMHC has a structured plan in place for evaluating claims of environmental
contamination. Infrastructure Ontario provides technical expertise and support for
each case. Cases of acknowledged environmental contamination are considered
by the OMHC Board. Funds for remediation are allocated by the Province
through the Program Review, Renewal and Transformation (PRRT) process.

Impact: MEDIUM

Potential liabilities are difficult to accurately forecast from both a cost estimate
and timing perspective.

Any unbudgeted environmental costs would result in capital pressures on the
Corporation and, therefore, on the Ministry. Unbudgeted costs would create a
pressure on the ministry’s capital envelope and overall appropriation.

Mitigation Strategy

Reporting Potential Environmental Liabilities

The Ministry reports potential environmental liabilities as capital risks on an
annual and quarterly basis to Treasury Board Secretariat. The Ministry will be
regularly reviewing and updating the current environmental remediation
guidelines. These guidelines reflect changes in relevant legislation, and provide
the Corporation, staff, and Service Managers with a clear application and review
process for any contamination claims.

Contingency Plan

Where the Corporation enters into negotiations with Service Managers to settle a
potential environmental liability claim, careful planning and monitoring is
undertaken to ensure further expenditures are foreseen and to assist with
financial planning. The Corporation works closely with Service Managers to
ensure that financially and environmentally prudent methods of risk management
and remediation are chosen.

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OMHC Implementation Plan

The agency’s work plan and timing for its key activities are noted below, including
high-level deadlines and major Ontario Public Service and Agencies and
Appointments Directive, 2017 compliance commitments.

Strategic Priority         Objective                     Action Planned
1) Administer public       Manage public housing          Provide transfers of the
housing debt until         debt to CMHC and the            title upon repayment.
maturity.                  Province.

2) Manage OMHC’s     Manage low-risk social               Maintain a close working
mortgage insurance   housing mortgage                      relationship with CMHC
obligations to CMHC. obligations.                          on indemnified loans.

3) Manage potential        Service Managers are           Work with Service
environmental              aware of the process            Managers and Local
liabilities that may       used to inform OMHC             Housing Corporations to
arise on public            and initiate a claim for        manage sites with
housing properties         environmental                   potential and identified
previously owned by        remediation on public           environmental
the Corporation.           housing properties              contamination.
                           formerly owned by
                           OMHC.
                           Environmental
                           contamination is
                           addressed economically
                           and efficiently, minimizing
                           legal risk to the Province
                           and the Corporation.
                           Service Manager
                           satisfaction is high.

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Strategic Priority         Objective                    Action Planned
4) Manage                  Administer mortgages          Administer the legacy
mortgages, land            under the Affordable           mortgages of the
leases and loans           Home Ownership                 Affordable Home
from legacy housing        Program and its                Ownership Program with
programs.                  Revolving Loan Fund.           due diligence.
                           Administer legacy             Maintain a good working
                           mortgages and land             relationship with CMHC
                           leases.                        which administers the
                                                          Home Ownership Made
                           Administer loans to            Easy mortgages and land
                           colleges and universities.     leases on behalf of
                                                          OMHC.
5) Comply with             OMHC meets reporting         OMHC meets deadlines for
reporting and              and accountability           submitting required reports
accountability             requirements of the          and documentation,
standards for              Agencies and                 including:
provincial agencies.       Appointments Directive,       Chair’s affirmation of the
                           2017, OMHC Act and             Memorandum of
                           directives from                Understanding with the
                           Management Board of            Minister;
                           Cabinet and Treasury
                                                         Letter of Compliance
                           Board Secretariat.
                                                          Attestation;
                                                         Mandate Letter;

                           Accountable, timely and       Annual Report with
                           transparent agency             audited Financial
                           management.                    Statements;
                                                         Three-Year Business
                                                          Plan;
                                                         Risk Assessment
                                                          Evaluation; and
                                                         Realty Plan.

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I approve the business plan:

                    Signed by the

                    MINISTER OF HOUSING

                    Peter Milczyn

                    Minister of Housing

                    Date: March 9, 2018

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