| Ontario Financing Authority | Office ontarien de financement |  | ||
| 1 Dundas Street West | 1 rue Dundas ouest | |||
| Suite 1400 | Bureau 1400 | |||
| Toronto ON M7A 1Y7 | Toronto ON M7A 1Y7 | |||
Phone: 416-325-8000 |
April 7, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Ellie Quarles
Province of Ontario
Registration Statement under Schedule B of the Securities Act of 1933
Dear Ms. Quarles:
The Province of Ontario (the “Province”) respectfully requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission take such action as is necessary to accelerate the effective date of the Province’s Registration Statement under Schedule B (File No. 333-209852) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) to 12:00 p.m., April 11, 2016, or as soon as practicable thereafter. This request confirms that the Province is aware of its responsibilities under the Securities Act as they relate to the proposed offering of the Province’s securities.
Please notify Kevin Roggow of Shearman & Sterling LLP, the Province’s United States counsel, at (416) 360-2981, of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| PROVINCE OF ONTARIO | ||
| By: | /s/ Opallycia A. Kandelas | |
Name: Opallycia A. Kandelas Title: Director Capital Markets Operations Capital Markets Division Ontario Financing Authority | ||