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FAO: Ontario in good credit position

The latest from Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office showed that Ontario’s debt position is considered “extremely strong” despite some future risks from the U.S. trade war.

Published Dec 8, 2025 at 6:34pm

Thomas Desormeaux
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Thomas Desormeaux
FAO: Ontario in good credit position

Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan

Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO) released its overview of the province’s credit rating and found that the provincial economy is in a very good position when it comes to debt and borrowing ability.

This is the first credit rating report from the FAO since October 2024, representing a period during which both the Ontario and Canadian economy went through big changes due to tariffs on Canadian goods from the Trump administration. Despite the impacts of tariffs, Ontario’s debt position maintains high grades from four international credit rating agencies.

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