ONTARIO LOTTERY AND GAMING CORPORATION
CENTRAL GAMING BUNDLE
NOTES TO THE COMBINED SCHEDULES OF REVENUES AND DIRECT EXPENSES
For the years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
8. Related parties
The Corporation is related to various other government agencies, ministries and Crown corporations. Related party transactions include post-employment benefit plans with the Ontario Pension Board (Note 12.b), other long-term employee benefits with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
All transactions with these related parties are in the normal course of operations and are measured at the exchange amounts, which are the amounts of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.
9. Chippewas of Mnjikaning (Rama) First Nation
On July 17, 2009, and as amended and restated on June 13, 2017, the Corporation and Chippewas of Rama First Nation entered into an agreement relating to Casino Rama for the20-year period commencing August 1, 2011 and possible future development (the “Post-2011 Contract”). The Post-2011 Contract continues until July 31, 2031, subject to earlier terminations or the exercise by the Corporation of two successive options to extend for periods of 10 and 5 years, respectively.
The lands used for Casino Rama complex are leased under a30-year ground lease which expires on January 31, 2047, from Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada by Casino Rama Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chippewas of Rama First Nation. On June 13, 2017, the Corporation and Casino Rama Inc. entered into a new Complex Sublease (“Complex Sublease”), which aligns the term with the amended and restated Post-2011 Contract and consolidates previous leases for office and warehouse space, land lease, other additional parking lands and the employee parking lot. On May 1, 2018, the Chippewas of Rama First Nation Land Code came into effect, which transferred land administration for the reserve lands, and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada’s interest in the ground lease, from Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada to the Chippewas of Rama First Nation pursuant to theFirst Nations Land Management Act.
In addition to annual rent payments, Chippewas of Rama First Nation are entitled to receive an annual fee (the “Rama fee”) from the Corporation for each successive12-month period equal to the greater of 1.9% of the gross revenue of the Casino Rama complex, as defined, and $5,500,000. For accounting purposes, the agreements were determined to contain a finance lease.
In calculating the present value of minimum lease payments the $5,500,000 minimum gross revenue payments under the Post-2011 Contract, was considered in substance to be a payment of rent. A discount rate of 3.19 per cent was used and a term of 24 years. During the year ended March 31, 2018, $6,139,801 was included in the Combined Schedules as a finance cost.
During the year ended March 31, 2018, prior to the modification of the Complex Sublease and Post-2011 Contract, $5,634,908 (year ended March 31, 2017—$16,936,842) was expensed for land leases, rental of office and warehouse space and the Rama fee and is included in the Combined Schedules as facilities.
10. Payments to the Government of Canada
As a prescribed registrant, the Corporation makes GST/HST remittances to the Government of Canada pursuant to the Games of Chance (GST/HST) Regulations of the Excise Tax Act. The Corporation’s net tax for a reporting period is calculated using net tax attributable to both gaming andnon-gaming activities.
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