Preview 2026 Housing & Homelessness FIR Changes NOW

August 7, 2025

NEW! The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is updating the classification of housing and homelessness services data in the FIR. These changes aim to more accurately reflect how services are delivered across the sector and will take effect in the 2026 FIR template, to be released in 2027.

A draft PDF of the 2026 FIR with the new service categories can be found here. Please note the 2026 PDF does not reflect other changes that may be made to the 2025 or 2026 FIR template.

We ask that you please share this news alert and the draft PDF with relevant municipal staff (e.g., Housing and Finance) to support transition at your municipality.

Also, please be advised that the Municipal Finance Officers’ Association (MFOA) will be hosting a free webinar on August 20, 2025, called “Updates to the FIR”. The session will walk through changes to the reporting of housing and homelessness services in the FIR, as well as spotlight the new Public Sector Accounting Standard – PS 1202 Financial Statement Presentation. Register at the link here.

For questions about this alert or the 2026 FIR changes, contact your local MMAH Municipal Services Office or the FIR team at FIR.MAH@ontario.ca.