2016-2017 Budget Talks participation
A review of who participated in Budget Talks 2016-2017, our online pre-Budget consultation tool.
Overview:
- 10,452
- 404
- 923
- 19,229
- 6,774
The finalists
Thirteen ideas in total were selected for voting.
The top 3 ideas that received the most votes will be funded and implemented by the government.
Idea status | Idea name | Votes | Focus area |
---|---|---|---|
Will receive funding | Reducing and preventing food waste | 3,269 | Fight Climate Change Through Conservation And A Low-Carbon Economy |
Will receive funding | Improving digital services for libraries | 2,764 | Invest In Community Infrastructure Projects |
Will receive funding | Accessing digitized health data | 2,127 | Make Health Care Easier To Access |
Will not receive funding | Create indoor farms in northern Indigenous communities | 1,970 | Strengthen Reconciliation Between Indigenous And Non-Indigenous Peoples |
Will not receive funding | Help Indigenous youth get teaching degrees and teach on reserves | 1,895 | Help Students Achieve Their Full Potential |
Will not receive funding | Tree-planting program in primary schools | 1,181 | Fight Climate Change Through Conservation And A Low-Carbon Economy |
Will not receive funding | An online service for families to find doctors and doctors to find new patients | 1,176 | Make Health Care Easier To Access |
Will not receive funding | Speech-language pathologists in childcare centres | 1,120 | Increase Access To Child Care |
Will not receive funding | Use community service hours to teach life-saving skills to high school students | 1,024 | Help Students Achieve Their Full Potential |
Will not receive funding | Internship marketplace for small businesses and students | 963 | Support Ontario's Small Businesses |
Will not receive funding | Cargo bikes to deliver goods and transport people | 665 | Fight Climate Change Through Conservation And A Low-Carbon Economy |
Will not receive funding | Mobile app to gamify government and public interactions | 624 | Make Government Services Faster And Easier To Use |
Will not receive funding | Online tool to help Ontario Works recipients access programs | 451 | Make Government Services Faster And Easier To Use |
User demographics (of 10,452 registered participants)
Age
Under 18 6% | 18-24 12% | 25-34 25% | 35-44 18% | 45-54 13% | 55-64 11% | 65-74 6% | 75+ 1% | No answer 8% |
Gender
Men 34% | Women 54% | Other 2% | No answer 10% |
Education
Education | Percentage |
---|---|
Elementary school | 1% |
High school | 15% |
College | 17% |
Technical / trade school / apprenticeship | 3% |
Undergraduate degree | 24% |
Graduate / professional degree | 30% |
No answer | 10% |
Ideas, comments and votes by focus area
This year, participants submitted ideas and cast their vote to help us solve one of 8 focus areas.
Strengthen reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples24 ideas
36 comments
1,970 votes
Invest in community infrastructure projects60 ideas
72 comments
2,764 votes
Support Ontario's small businesses31 ideas
59 comments
963 votes
Make government services faster and easier to use57 ideas
123 comments
1,075 votes
Increase access to child care7 ideas
15 comments
1,120 votes
Make health care easier to access71 ideas
97 comments
3,303 votes
Help students achieve their full potential71 ideas
370 comments
2,919 votes
Fight climate change through conservation and a low carbon economy83 ideas
151 comments
5,115 votes