Legislated reporting requirements

The Municipal Government Act requires that each municipality prepare annual audited financial statements and a financial information return. Both reports should be returned to Alberta Municipal Affairs by May 1, of each year.

We have developed a short guide to assist municipal officials and other stakeholders to interpret the financial statements.

A set of customizable slides is also available for download and meant for presenting the financial statements:

For help completing and remitting financial reporting forms, contact an advisor.

Annual financial statements

Information for the preparation of the 2019 annual audited statements will be published in 2019.

Sample financial statements are available as a reference in the preparation of the 2018 annual audited statements for a municipality.

A signed and dated copy of the annual audited financial statements, including the auditors' report, should be submitted using the secured link for your municipality.

To obtain your municipality’s unique submission link, email lgs.update@gov.ab.ca.

Financial Information Return

Information for the preparation of the 2019 Financial Information Return (FIR) will be published in 2020.

The 2018 FIR template and the accompanying manual are now available. The template requires Microsoft Excel 2007, or newer, to complete.

A signed and dated copy of the FIR, including the auditors' report, should be scanned and submitted using the secured link for your municipality.

To obtain your municipality’s unique submission link, email lgs.update@gov.ab.ca.

Contact

Connect with Alberta Municipal Affairs:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-427-2225
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: lgsmail@gov.ab.ca