Sponsors
Become a Sponsoring Partner of MFOA!
The Municipal Finance Officers’ Association (MFOA) is a not-for-profit association which represents the interests of thousands of municipal finance officers across Ontario. With decades of policy and education experience, MFOA is at the heart of the finance sector for local government. Corporate Sponsorship offers you an opportunity to build lasting relationships with members and stakeholders throughout the year. MFOA brings together thought leaders and decision makers in all areas of municipal finance to discuss current issues, deliberate on solutions and benchmark best practices.
Be part of this specialized community!
Benefits of Corporate Sponsorship:
MFOA is committed to providing you with a sponsorship plan that best meets your priorities. MFOA is committed to offering you:
- Recognition as an official supporter of MFOA
- Strong market positioning with other thought leaders in the finance sector
- Sector training opportunities for your company
- Customized marketing campaigns throughout the year, both online and print
- Regular marketing opportunities via the e-newsletter and website profiles
Customized Sponsorship:
MFOA also provides the option to develop sponsorship and exhibiting plans for specific events. Please call us to discuss these opportunities further. Contact Krista Klesch at (416)362-9001 x231 or by email:
krista@mfoa.on.ca
Since 1983, Hemson Consulting has provided expert advice in the areas of planning policy, municipal finance, demographic and economic forecasting, land needs assessment, real estate advisory and transportation impact analysis. Located in Toronto, the firm’s consulting team includes land economists, finance and management professionals, urban and regional planners and real estate specialists. Hemson has successfully completed high-profile and complex projects for large urban and rural municipalities throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and the Maritimes as well as numerous projects for the Province of Ontario. Hemson has built its reputation on providing balanced, objective and thoroughly researched advice.
Website:
www.hemson.com
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. is one of Canada’s leading economic consulting firms. Established in 1982, we offer a comprehensive range of fiscal planning and policy services to clients in government and the private sector throughout Ontario and beyond. Our unique and dynamic team of specialists has assisted clients from over 250 municipalities, utilities and school boards, as well as private industry, and senior levels of government, to frame their financial and economic strategies. Watson is widely recognized as a leading authority on the fiscal aspects of the municipal government and school board sector. The firm has earned its reputation for quality of analysis, as well as pragmatic and insightful interpretation of the issues we address. We are well known for achieving results that translate into successful outcomes for our clients.
Website:
www.watsonecon.ca
For almost 20 years, PSD Citywide has been combining innovative software and comprehensive consulting for the public sector. With a multi-disciplinary consulting team of finance, engineering, municipal practitioners, and a leading in-house software development group, PSD Citywide provides integrated solutions to deliver best-in-class service for our clients. Our mission is to empower government organizations to turn complex infrastructure and financial decisions into simple directions to move forward.
Website:
www.psdcitywide.com
The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is Ontario’s property expert. We create and maintain a comprehensive database of information for each of the 5.6 million properties in Ontario.
We are responsible for delivering property values, insights and services to taxpayers, municipalities, governments and businesses.
Website:
www.mpac.ca
www.aboutmyproperty.ca
Realtax has been recovering realty tax arrears for municipalities for over 20 years. Today, the professionals at Realtax administer tax registrations, tax sales, and online marketing for more than 200 Ontario municipalities.
Website: www.Realtax.ca
Geoffrey Pennal, Investment Advisor, Portfolio Manager, CIBC Wood Gundy
With over 20 years in the investment business, Geoffrey Pennal has the experience to guide his Municipal clients through changing market cycles and to recommend the most effective products to take advantage of them. Geoff brings an in-depth knowledge of current Municipal investment guidelines, and prides himself on being a prudent steward of his client’s assets. It is a distinct privilege for Geoff to be a lead sponsor for the Municipal Finance Officers' Association of Ontario.
CIBC Wood Gundy
- A market leader in providing investment support to Municipalities.
- Bond desk staffed by fixed income experts.
- Top-quality research from CIBC Wholesale Banking research teams and top-ranked third-party firms.
- Extensive inventory of competitively priced secondary market bonds.
- Customized structured notes for improved returns.
- Support with reporting and Investment Policy Statement (IPS) creation and compliance.
Website:
www.woodgundyadvisors.cibc.com/geoffrey-pennal/
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A cloud based solution featuring a fully integrated set of local government specific financial, payroll, taxation, utility, licensing, asset management and citizen engagement capabilities to support the efficient planning, budgeting, reporting, delivery and management of municipal services.
Website:
www.sylogist.com
The IESO operates Ontario’s power grid 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, ensuring Ontarians receive a reliable and cost-effective source of power when and where they need it. It works with sector partners and engages with communities across Ontario to plan and prepare for the province’s electricity needs now and into the future.
Website:
www.ieso.ca
OECM is a trusted not-for-profit collaborative sourcing partner for Ontario’s education sector, broader public sector, municipalities and other not-for-profit organizations. We contract with innovative, reputable suppliers to offer a comprehensive choice of quality products and services, and generate significant savings for our customers.
Website:
www.oecm.ca
WeirFoulds is recognized as a leader in the Canadian legal profession. We combine the legal talent associated with top global law firms with the value of a regional firm. WeirFoulds has established itself as the premier regional law firm in Ontario, and has provided strategic, cost-effective and innovative legal advice to our clients since 1860. Our well established municipal law team understands the unique needs of governments and other public bodies and that the challenges they face are different from those faced by private corporations. The team has extensive experience dealing with complex and sophisticated financial transactions involving municipalities in Ontario. Clients turn to WeirFoulds for sound guidance and advice, including a focus on risk management, and assistance in all manner of matters and issues specific to financial transactions concerning municipalities, school boards and financial institutions, dealing with those public sector entities.
Website:
www.weirfoulds.com
Kinetic GPO is a CFTA-compliant cooperative purchasing organization established for Broader Public Sector and MASH entities across Canada, with the specific purpose of reducing procurement cost by leveraging the purchasing power of group buying and saving our members time by simplifying steps to procure. All of Kinetic's procurement processes support a fair, open, and transparent process. All of our policies and protocols are publicly available.
Membership is free, with no volume commitments. Our contract portfolio includes suppliers such as Acklands-Grainger, CDW, School Speciality, Toro (partnership with Turf Care), United Rentals, WESCO, and others. Kinetic GPO is based in Cambridge, Ontario
Website:
www.kineticgpo.ca
Kainos supports organizations across the globe with digital transformation and modernization. As a trusted advisor in the public sector industry, we’ve led over 100 large-scale municipal digital transformation projects for clients including Burlington, ON, Whitby, ON, Vernon, BC, and Leduc, AB.
A leading global Workday partner since 2010, Kainos supports the public sector on every step of the Workday journey. Our accelerated approach gets you live on Workday fast by leveraging best practices to deliver measurable business impacts that modernize municipal processes, enable innovation and growth, and streamline for efficiency and productivity. We support our clients in production with continuous transformation services and bespoke tools that help municipalities manage their Workday environments and address their unique complexities long-term.
Website:
www.kainos.com