# NORTHERN COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY And Independent Auditor's Report thereon Year ended March 31, 2023 | | | |---|---| | Type | PDF | | Size | 326 KB | [Open original PDF →](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/07/2023-FS.pdf) Referenced from: [Documents & Reports](/pages/about/reports/) ## Document text Financial Statements of ## NORTHERN COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY And Independent Auditor's Report thereon Year ended March 31, 2023 Mitch Dumas Senior Vice President, Corporate Services June 13, 2023 Digitally signed by Mitch Dumas Mitch Dumas Date: 2023.06.14 09:38.08 -04'00' ## Management's Responsibility for Financial Reporting The financial statements of the Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology (the 'College') are the responsibility of management and have been approved by the Board of Governors (the 'Board'). The financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with Canadian public sector accounting standards for government not-for-profit organizations, including the 4200 series of standards, as issued by the Public Sector Accounting Board. When alternative accounting methods exist, management has chosen those it deems most appropriate in the circumstances. Financial statements are not precise since they include certain amounts based on estimates and judgments. Management has determined such amounts on a reasonable basis in order to ensure that the financial statements are presented fairly, in all material respects. The College maintains systems of internal accounting and administrative controls of high quality, consistent with reasonable cost. Such systems are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the financial information is relevant, reliable and accurate and that the College's assets are appropriately accounted for and adequately safeguarded. The Board is responsible for ensuring that management fulfills its responsibilities for financial reporting and is ultimately responsible for reviewing and approving the financial statements. The Board carries out this responsibility principally through its Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board and meets regularly with management, as well as the external auditors, to discuss internal controls over the financial reporting process, auditing matters and financial reporting issues, to satisfy itself that each party is properly discharging its responsibilities, and to review the financial statements and the external auditor's report. The Audit Committee reports its findings to the Board for consideration when approving the financial statements. The Audit Committee also considers, for review and approval by the Board, the engagement or reappointment of the external auditors. The financial statements have been audited by KPMG LLP, the external auditors, in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards, on behalf of the Board. The accompanying Independent Auditor's Report outlines their responsibilities, the scope of their examination and their opinion on the College's financial statements. KPMG LLP Times Square 1760 Regent Street, Unit 4 Sudbury ON P3E 3Z8 Canada Tel 705-675-8500 Fax 705-675-7586 ## INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT To the Governors of The Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology ## Opinion We have audited the financial statements of The Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology (the Entity), which comprise: - the statement of financial position as at March 31, 2023 - the statement of operations and changes in net assets (deficit) for the year then ended - the statement of remeasurement gains and losses for the year then ended - the statement of cash flows for the year then ended - and the notes and schedules to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies (Hereinafter referred to as the 'financial statements') In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Entity as at March 31, 2023, and its results of operations, its remeasurement gains and losses and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian public sector accounting standards. ## Basis for Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Our responsibility under those standards are further described in the ' Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements ' section of our auditor's report. We are independent of the Entity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in Canada and we have fulfilled our other responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Page 2 ## Other Matter - Comparative Information As part of our audit of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2023, we also audited the adjustments that were applied to restate certain comparative information presented for the year ended March 31, 2022 as a result of a change in accounting policy. In our opinion, such adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied. ## Responsibility of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with Canadian public sector accounting standards, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Entity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Entity or to cease operations or has no realistic alternative but to do so. Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Entity's financial reporting process. ## Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial statements. As part of an audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. ## Page 3 ## We also: - Identify and assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. - The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, internal omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. - Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purposes of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Entity's internal control. - Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management. - Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to the events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Entity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Entity's to cease to continue as a going concern. - Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation. - We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit. ## NORTHERN COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY Statement of Financial Position March 31, 2023, with comparative information for 2022 | | 2023 | 2022 | | --- Source: [https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/07/2023-FS.pdf](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/07/2023-FS.pdf)