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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />KPMG LLP <br />618 Greenwood Centre <br />3200 Deziel Drive <br />Windsor ON N8W 5K8 <br />Canada <br />Tel 519-251-3500 <br />Fax 519-251-3530 <br />INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT <br />To the Members of Council, Inhabitants and Ratepayers of The Corporation of the County <br />of Essex <br />Opinion <br />We have audited the consolidated financial statements of the Corporation of the County of <br />Essex (the Corporation), which comprise: <br />• the consolidated statement of financial position as at December 31, 2022 <br />• the consolidated statement of operations and accumulated surplus for the year then <br />ended <br />• the consolidated statement of changes in net financial assets for the year then ended <br />• the consolidated statement of remeasurement gains and losses for the year then ended <br />• the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended <br />• and the notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of <br />significant accounting policies <br />(Hereinafter referred to as the “financial statements”) <br />In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, <br />the financial position of the Corporation as at December 31, 2022, and its results of <br />operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian public <br />sector accounting standards. <br />Basis for Opinion <br />We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing <br />standards. Our responsibility under those standards are further described in the “Auditor’s <br />Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements” section of our auditor’s <br />report. <br />We are independent of the Corporation in accordance with the ethical requirements that are <br />relevant to our audit of the financial statements in Canada and we have fulfilled our other <br />responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. <br />We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide <br />a basis for our opinion. <br />KPMG LLP, an Ontario limited liability partnership and member firm of the KPMG global organization of independent <br />member firms affiliated with KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee. <br />KPMG Canada provides services to KPMG LLP.