Summary

The Ministry of Children and Youth Services envisions an Ontario where children and youth have the best opportunities to succeed and reach their full potential. The ministry is working with other ministries and community partners to develop and implement policies, programs and a service delivery system that help give children the best possible start in life, prepare youth to become productive adults, and make it easier for families to access the services they need at all stages of a child's development.

Ministry Program Summary

Operating expense

Vote Program Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
3701 Ministry Administration Program $13,679,400 $14,024,000 ($344,600) $11,686,022
3702 Children and Youth Services Program $4,299,832,000 $4,277,489,300 $22,342,700 $4,144,394,310
  Total operating expense to be voted $4,313,511,400 $4,291,513,300 $21,998,100 $4,156,080,332
  Statutory appropriations $65,014 $64,014 $1,000 $99,183
  Ministry total operating expense $4,313,576,414 $4,291,577,314 $21,999,100 $4,156,179,515
  Consolidation adjustment - school boards ($1,699,500) ($1,295,900) ($403,600) ($1,568,754)
  Consolidation adjustment - hospitals ($93,415,500) ($99,103,700) $5,688,200 ($102,293,113)
  Consolidation adjustment - colleges - ($1,161,400) $1,161,400 ($1,201,576)
  Operating expense adjustment - restructuring provision - - - ($43,656)
  Total including consolidation and other adjustments $4,218,461,414 $4,190,016,314 $28,445,100 $4,051,072,416

Operating assets

Vote Program Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
3702 Children and Youth Services Program $3,000 $203,000 ($200,000) -
  Total operating assets to be voted $3,000 $203,000 ($200,000) -
  Ministry total operating assets $3,000 $203,000 ($200,000) -

Capital expense

Vote Program Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
3702 Children and Youth Services Program $1,000 $1,000 - -
3703 Infrastructure Program $118,858,800 $173,903,000 ($55,044,200) $52,629,463
  Total capital expense to be voted $118,859,800 $173,904,000 ($55,044,200) $52,629,463
  Statutory appropriations $10,322,700 $11,125,100 ($802,400) $10,322,653
  Ministry total capital expense $129,182,500 $185,029,100 ($55,846,600) $62,952,116
  Consolidation adjustment - hospitals ($1,570,000) ($78,780,400) $77,210,400 ($2,395,824)
  Total including consolidation and other adjustments $127,612,500 $106,248,700 $21,363,800 $60,556,292

Capital assets

Vote Program Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
3702 Children and Youth Services Program $1,368,500 $8,480,200 ($7,111,700) $3,373
3703 Infrastructure Program $4,253,800 $15,317,800 ($11,064,000) -
  Total capital assets to be voted $5,622,300 $23,798,000 ($18,175,700) $3,373
  Ministry total capital assets $5,622,300 $23,798,000 ($18,175,700) $3,373
  Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets) $4,346,073,914 $4,296,265,014 $49,808,900 $4,111,628,708

Reconciliation to previously published data

Operating expense 2015‑16 Estimates 2014‑15 Actual
Total operating expense previously published footnote 1 $4,310,998,314 $4,176,846,915
Government reorganization    
Transfer of functions from other ministries $900,000 $900,000
Transfer of functions to other ministries ($20,321,000) ($21,567,400)
Restated total operating expense $4,291,577,314 $4,156,179,515

Ministry Administration Program - vote 3701

The Ministry Administration Program supports the development and implementation of the ministry's priorities. It provides senior management, corporate offices and field staff with policy and program direction, strategic financial and resource management advice, as well as administrative and operational support services.

Vote summary

Operating expense

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
1 Ministry Administration $13,679,400 $14,024,000 ($344,600) $11,686,022
  Total operating expense to be voted $13,679,400 $14,024,000 ($344,600) $11,686,022
S Minister's salary, the Executive Council Act $47,841 $47,841 - $49,301
S Parliamentary Assistant's salary, the Executive Council Act $16,173 $16,173 - $16,667
  Total statutory appropriations $64,014 $64,014 - $65,968
  Total operating expense $13,743,414 $14,088,014 ($344,600) $11,751,990

Standard account by item and sub-items

Operating expense

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount Amount
3701-1 Ministry Administration    
  Salaries and wages   $8,434,700
  Employee benefits   $1,073,000
  Transportation and communication   $241,500
  Services   $3,699,600
  Supplies and equipment   $230,600
  Total operating expense to be voted   $13,679,400
  Sub-items:    
  Executive offices (minister's office, deputy minister's office)    
  Salaries and wages $2,215,600  
  Employee benefits $259,500  
  Transportation and communication $86,100  
  Services $221,900  
  Supplies and equipment $30,400 $2,813,500
  Business services    
  Salaries and wages $4,253,800  
  Employee benefits $524,500  
  Transportation and communication $63,500  
  Services $93,600  
  Supplies and equipment $67,100 $5,002,500
  Legal services    
  Transportation and communication $13,800  
  Services $2,866,800  
  Supplies and equipment $8,500 $2,889,100
  Communications and marketing    
  Salaries and wages $1,330,200  
  Employee benefits $212,700  
  Transportation and communication $42,000  
  Services $167,200  
  Supplies and equipment $92,100 $1,844,200
  Human resources    
  Salaries and wages $635,100  
  Employee benefits $76,300  
  Transportation and communication $36,100  
  Services $5,900  
  Supplies and equipment $32,500 $785,900
  Audit services    
  Services $344,200 $344,200
  Total operating expense to be voted   $13,679,400
  Statutory appropriations    
Statutory Minister's salary, the Executive Council Act   $47,841
Statutory Parliamentary Assistant's salary, the Executive Council Act   $16,173
  Total operating expense for Ministry Administration Program   $13,743,414

Children and Youth Services Program - vote 3702

Children and Youth Services programs include Healthy Child Development, Children and Youth at Risk, Specialized Services and the Ontario Child Benefit. Healthy Child Development supports a range of screening, assessment and early intervention services for children and their families, such as: Healthy Babies Healthy Children, Infant Hearing Program, Preschool Speech and Language services, the Student Nutrition Program, and the Children’s Activity Tax Credit. Children and Youth at Risk includes Child Protection, residential and community-based programs and services, Child and Youth Mental Health, life promotion/youth suicide prevention, Aboriginal children and youth services, Youth Opportunities and Youth Justice Services for youth-in, or at-risk for, conflict with the law. Child Protection Services are provided by children’s aid societies, which are mandated to: protect children and youth who have been, or are at risk of being, abused, neglected; provide for their care and supervision, and place children for adoption. Specialized Services support children and youth with a range of special needs; including autism services, rehabilitation services (speech/language, occupational and physical therapy), respite programs, and coordinated service planning and other support for children and youth with multiple and/or complex special needs. The Ontario Child Benefit is an income-tested, non-taxable financial benefit that supports eligible low to moderate-income families with children under the age of 18. The Ontario Child Benefit Equivalent is provided to children's aid societies to provide children and youth in care with increased access to social, educational and recreational opportunities and a savings program for older youth in care. The Ontario Child Care Supplement for Working Families (OCCS) is a tax-free monthly payment for low- to moderate-income working families with children under seven years of age, born prior to July 1, 2009.

Vote summary

Operating expense

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
3 Healthy child development $295,477,800 $284,821,000 $10,656,800 $275,774,241
7 Children and youth at risk $2,442,220,600 $2,433,958,100 $8,262,500 $2,380,675,594
5 Specialized services $436,717,400 $412,014,500 $24,702,900 $404,870,871
8 Ontario child benefit $1,125,416,200 $1,146,695,700 ($21,279,500) $1,083,073,604
  Total operating expense to be voted $4,299,832,000 $4,277,489,300 $22,342,700 $4,144,394,310
S Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act $1,000 - $1,000 $33,215
  Total statutory appropriations $1,000 - $1,000 $33,215
  Total operating expense $4,299,833,000 $4,277,489,300 $22,343,700 $4,144,427,525

Operating assets

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
6 Children and youth services $3,000 $203,000 ($200,000) -
  Total operating assets to be voted $3,000 $203,000 ($200,000) -
  Total operating assets $3,000 $203,000 ($200,000) -

Capital expense

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
9 Children and youth services $1,000 $1,000 - -
  Total capital expense to be voted $1,000 $1,000 - -
S Amortization, the Financial Administration Act $10,322,700 $11,124,100 ($801,400) $10,322,653
S Bad debt expense - $1,000 ($1,000) -
  Total statutory appropriations $10,322,700 $11,125,100 ($802,400) $10,322,653
  Total capital expense $10,323,700 $11,126,100 ($802,400) $10,322,653

Capital assets

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
10 Children and youth services $1,368,500 $8,480,200 ($7,111,700) $3,373
  Total capital assets to be voted $1,368,500 $8,480,200 ($7,111,700) $3,373
  Total capital assets $1,368,500 $8,480,200 ($7,111,700) $3,373

Standard account by item and sub-items

Operating expense

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount Amount Amount
3702-3 Healthy child development      
  Salaries and wages     $12,073,100
  Employee benefits     $1,592,000
  Transportation and communication     $2,748,700
  Services     $2,102,800
  Supplies and equipment     $1,413,000
  Transfer payments      
  Healthy babies healthy children   $89,554,500  
  Early years community support   $149,423,700  
  Children's activity tax credit   $36,570,000 $275,548,200
  Total operating expense to be voted     $295,477,800
3702-7 Children and youth at risk      
  Salaries and wages     $166,687,500
  Employee benefits     $25,063,900
  Transportation and communication     $5,503,500
  Services     $71,638,100
  Supplies and equipment     $9,561,900
  Transfer payments      
  Child protection services   $1,504,090,000  
  Financial assistance grants   $1,000  
  Child protection transformation fund   $32,199,000  
  Child and youth mental health   $440,670,300  
  Child and youth mental health payments in lieu of municipal taxes   $15,500  
  Youth justice services   $186,721,100  
  Youth justice payments in lieu of municipal taxes   $68,800 $2,163,765,700
  Total operating expense to be voted     $2,442,220,600
  Sub-items:      
  Child protection services      
  Salaries and wages   $15,022,000  
  Employee benefits   $2,220,300  
  Transportation and communication   $1,175,400  
  Services   $25,025,900  
  Supplies and equipment   $1,147,200  
  Transfer payments      
  Child protection services $1,504,090,000    
  Financial assistance grants $1,000    
  Child protection transformation fund $32,199,000 $1,536,290,000 $1,580,880,800
  Child and youth mental health      
  Salaries and wages   $43,827,300  
  Employee benefits   $6,495,100  
  Transportation and communication   $620,400  
  Services   $13,576,400  
  Supplies and equipment   $2,415,900  
  Transfer payments      
  Child and youth mental health $440,670,300    
  Child and youth mental health payments in lieu of municipal taxes $15,500 $440,685,800 $507,620,900
  Youth justice services      
  Salaries and wages   $107,838,200  
  Employee benefits   $16,348,500  
  Transportation and communication   $3,707,700  
  Services   $33,035,800  
  Supplies and equipment   $5,998,800  
  Transfer payments      
  Youth justice services $186,721,100    
  Youth justice payments in lieu of municipal taxes $68,800 $186,789,900 $353,718,900
  Total operating expense to be voted     $2,442,220,600
3702-5 Specialized services      
  Salaries and wages     $3,357,800
  Employee benefits     $575,600
  Transportation and communication     $129,100
  Services     $1,909,100
  Supplies and equipment     $129,100
  Transfer payments      
  Children's treatment and rehabilitation services   $118,184,300  
  Autism   $212,234,100  
  Complex special needs   $96,458,300  
  Coordinated service planning   $3,740,000 $430,616,700
  Total operating expense to be voted     $436,717,400
3702-8 Ontario child benefit      
  Transfer payments      
  Ontario child benefit   $1,110,000,000  
  Ontario child benefit Equivalent   $15,415,200  
  Ontario child care supplement for working families   $1,000 $1,125,416,200
  Total operating expense to be voted     $1,125,416,200
  Statutory appropriations      
Statutory Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act      
  Other transactions     $1,000
  Total operating expense for children and youth services program     $4,299,833,000

Operating assets

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount Amount Amount
3702-6 Children and youth services      
  Advances and recoverable amounts      
  Healthy babies healthy children   $1,000  
  Early years community support   $1,000  
  Child protection services   $1,000 $3,000
  Total operating assets to be voted     $3,000
  Sub-items:      
  Healthy child development      
  Advances and recoverable amounts      
  Healthy babies healthy children $1,000    
  Early years community support $1,000 $2,000 $2,000
  Children and youth at risk      
  Advances and recoverable amounts      
  Child protection services   $1,000 $1,000
  Total operating assets to be voted     $3,000
  Total operating assets for children and youth services Program     $3,000

Capital expense

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount
3702-9 Children and youth services  
  Other transactions $1,000
  Total capital expense to be voted $1,000
  Statutory appropriations  
  Other transactions  
Statutory Amortization, the Financial Administration Act $10,322,700
  Total capital expense for children and youth services program $10,323,700

Capital assets

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount
3702-10 Children and youth services  
  Business application software - asset costs $1,368,500
  Total capital assets to be voted $1,368,500
  Total capital assets for children and youth services program $1,368,500

Infrastructure Program - vote 3703

Infrastructure funding is provided to community transfer payment agencies and for the benefit of ministry directly-operated facilities to acquire, construct, renew and renovate Capital assets to support the effective delivery of ministry programs and management of the ministry’s core businesses.

Vote summary

Capital expense

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
1 Children and youth services capital $118,858,800 $173,903,000 ($55,044,200) $52,629,463
  Total capital expense to be voted $118,858,800 $173,903,000 ($55,044,200) $52,629,463
  Total capital expense $118,858,800 $173,903,000 ($55,044,200) $52,629,463

Capital assets

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
2 Children and youth services capital $4,253,800 $15,317,800 ($11,064,000) -
  Total capital assets to be voted $4,253,800 $15,317,800 ($11,064,000) -
  Total capital assets $4,253,800 $15,317,800 ($11,064,000) -

Standard account by item and sub-items

Capital expense

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount Amount
3703-1 Children and youth services capital    
  Transfer payments    
  Partner facility renewal $21,000,000  
  Capital grants $82,587,300 $103,587,300
  Other transactions    
  Capital investments   $15,271,500
  Total capital expense to be voted   $118,858,800
  Total capital expense for infrastructure program   $118,858,800

Capital assets

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount
3703-2 Children and youth services capital  
  Buildings - asset costs $4,253,800
  Total capital assets to be voted $4,253,800
  Total capital assets for infrastructure program $4,253,800