Frequently Asked Questions

The due date for the submission of the FIR is May 31st.

Yes. Although the FIR template is an Excel workbook, certain functionality: initializing the FIR for your municipality, backing up, restoring and submitting the FIR requires the template to connect with Hyperion Planning on the Ministry’s server. In order to do this, you must have installed Smart View (an Excel add-in) and you must have a valid OPS BPS Secure account. To find out more about installing Smart View and registering for an OPS BPS Secure account, please download the Registration Package posted here.

You will get this error when your OPS BPS Secure password has expired. Please refer to this support memo for instructions on resetting your password.

You will get this message if Smart View is not installed or Smart View is not enabled. If you have not previously installed Smart View, please refer to Question 2 above. If Smart View has been installed, please refer to the attached support memo for instructions on how to enable / disable the Smart View add-in.