Summary

The Ministry of Education is committed to providing Ontario students with an excellent and accountable elementary/secondary education, so that their futures and that of the Province will be characterized by continued prosperity, stability and growth.

Ministry program summary

Operating expense

Vote Program Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
1001 Ministry Administration Program $21,927,400 $21,927,400 - $15,245,597
1002 Elementary and Secondary Education Program $24,098,739,300 $23,311,812,000 $786,927,300 $22,887,324,407
1003 Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster $59,582,300 $61,078,800 ($1,496,500) $57,613,684
1004 Child Care and Early Years Programs $1,431,195,900 $1,315,242,100 $115,953,800 $1,175,451,387
  Total operating expense to be voted $25,611,444,900 $24,710,060,300 $901,384,600 $24,135,635,075
  Statutory appropriations $67,014 $71,066,014 ($70,999,000) $564,569,290
  Ministry total operating expense $25,611,511,914 $24,781,126,314 $830,385,600 $24,700,204,365
  Consolidation adjustment - Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO) $5,974,800 $1,965,100 $4,009,700 ($2,483,000)
  Consolidation adjustment - Education Quality and Accountability Office $689,000 $1,869,600 ($1,180,600) $419,000
  Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario) $11,781,200 $11,674,700 $106,500 $5,029,100
  Consolidation adjustment - school board trust debt payment reclassification ($65,723,500) ($65,723,500) - ($65,836,548)
  Consolidation adjustment - schools ($806,966,600) ($216,854,800) ($590,111,800) ($121,340,426)
  Consolidation adjustment - colleges ($24,618,100) ($24,067,300) ($550,800) ($25,329,782)
  Consolidation adjustment - hospitals ($3,500,000) ($3,500,000) - ($3,850,812)
  Other adjustments – non-cash actuarial adjustment for Teachers' Pension Plan, the Financial Administration Act ($452,001,000) - ($452,001,000) -
  Total including consolidation & other adjustments $24,277,147,714 $24,486,490,114 ($209,342,400) $24,486,811,897

Operating assets

Vote Program Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
1002 Elementary and Secondary Education Program $2,627,100 $2,700,000 ($72,900) $2,155,949
1003 Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster $1,000 $1,000 - -
  Total operating assets to be voted $2,628,100 $2,701,000 ($72,900) $2,155,949
  Ministry total operating assets $2,628,100 $2,701,000 ($72,900) $2,155,949

Capital expense

Vote Program Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
1002 Elementary and Secondary Education Program $1,241,072,400 $1,451,291,100 ($210,218,700) $1,231,608,403
1004 Child Care and Early Years Programs $2,000 $6,662,700 ($6,660,700) $6,642,885
  Total capital expense to be voted $1,241,074,400 $1,457,953,800 ($216,879,400) $1,238,251,288
  Statutory appropriations $3,340,600 $3,145,600 $195,000 $1,653,286
  Ministry total capital expense $1,244,415,000 $1,461,099,400 ($216,684,400) $1,239,904,574
  Consolidation adjustment - Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO) $970,000 $376,100 $593,900 $1,523,000
  Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario) $2,310,700 $762,200 $1,548,500 $3,528,100
  Consolidation adjustment - Education Quality and Accountability Office $184,000 $363,600 ($179,600) ($9,000)
  Consolidation adjustment - schools ($341,270,100) ($647,403,000) $306,132,900 ($537,626,069)
  Total including consolidation & other adjustments $906,609,600 $815,198,300 $91,411,300 $707,320,605

Capital assets

Vote Program Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
1002 Elementary and Secondary Education Program $7,692,500 $3,060,400 $4,632,100 $4,566,319
1004 Child Care and Early Years Programs $1,000 $1,000 - $4,650,789
  Total capital assets to be voted $7,693,500 $3,061,400 $4,632,100 $9,217,108
  Ministry total capital assets $7,693,500 $3,061,400 $4,632,100 $9,217,108
  Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets) $25,183,757,314 $25,301,688,414 ($117,931,100) $25,194,132,502

Reconciliation to previously published data

Operating expense 2015‑16 estimates Actual 2014‑15
Total operating expense previously publishedfootnote 1 $24,781,126,314 $24,697,799,365
Government reorganization    
Transfer of functions from other ministries - $2,405,000
Restated total operating expense $24,781,126,314 $24,700,204,365

Ministry Administration Program - vote 1001

To provide the overall direction required for the Ministry of Education to meet its objectives and to provide the administrative and support services for the operational programs of the ministry.

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 $21,927,400 $21,927,400 - $15,245,597
  Total operating expense to be voted $21,927,400 $21,927,400 - $15,245,597
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 - $12,824
S Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act $1,000 $1,000 - $30,651
  Total statutory appropriations $65,014 $65,014 - $92,776
  Total operating expense $21,992,414 $21,992,414 - $15,338,373

Standard account by item and sub-items

Operating expense

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount Amount
1001-1 Ministry administration    
  Salaries and wages   $17,793,800
  Employee benefits   $2,640,900
  Transportation and communication   $805,600
  Services   $11,183,700
  Supplies and equipment   $362,400
  Subtotal   $32,786,400
  Less: recoveries   $10,859,000
  Total operating expense to be voted   $21,927,400
  Sub-items:    
  Main Office    
  Salaries and wages $2,223,000  
  Employee benefits $297,300  
  Transportation and communication $153,800  
  Services $162,500  
  Supplies and equipment $61,500 $2,898,100
  Financial and Administrative Services    
  Salaries and wages $6,921,800  
  Employee benefits $1,200,800  
  Transportation and communication $477,800  
  Services $1,751,700  
  Supplies and equipment $192,800  
  Subtotal $10,544,900  
  Less: recoveries $4,157,800 $6,387,100
  Human Resources    
  Salaries and wages $1,881,300  
  Employee benefits $260,500  
  Transportation and communication $66,000  
  Services $225,000  
  Supplies and equipment $31,500  
  Subtotal $2,464,300  
  Less: recoveries $1,290,700 $1,173,600
  Communications Services    
  Salaries and wages $6,747,700  
  Employee benefits $864,900  
  Transportation and communication $108,000  
  Services $1,024,700  
  Supplies and equipment $76,600  
  Subtotal $8,821,900  
  Less: recoveries $4,187,500 $4,634,400
  Legal services    
  Salaries and wages $20,000  
  Employee benefits $17,400  
  Services $3,588,300  
  Subtotal $3,625,700  
  Less: recoveries $1,223,000 $2,402,700
  Audit services    
  Services $1,328,100 $1,328,100
  Information systems    
  Services $3,103,400 $3,103,400
  Total operating expense to be voted   $21,927,400
  Statutory appropriations    
Statutory Minister's salary, the Executive Council Act   $47,841
Statutory Parliamentary Assistant's salary, the Executive Council Act   $16,173
  Statutory appropriations    
  Other transactions    
Statutory Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act   $1,000
  Total operating expense for Ministry Administration Program   $21,992,414

Elementary and Secondary Education Program - vote 1002

The program provides policy and program direction, as well as financial support, to district school boards, schools and agencies in Ontario in order to foster and sustain a high-quality education system for all students in the province. The program aims to achieve four primary outcomes as described in Achieving Excellence, A Renewed Vision for Education in Ontario: excellence in student achievement; equitable access to rich learning experiences for all students; promotion of student well-being; and enhanced public confidence in publicly funded education. This program supports the implementation of a vision of public education that is responsive, high quality, accessible and integrated from early learning and child care to adult education. The Ontario curriculum, as the basis of student learning, recognizes that, today and in the future, students need to be critically literate in order to synthesize information, make informed decisions, communicate effectively, and thrive in an ever-changing 21st Century, global community.

Key components of the program are: supporting the implementation of a rigorous curriculum; supporting student learning and maintaining challenging standards of achievement, and supporting excellence in teaching and leading; provision of financial support to a streamlined and efficient education system with a focus on teaching and learning in the classroom; accountability for the funding of elementary and secondary education; and operation of provincial schools for deaf, blind, deaf/blind and students with severe learning disabilities.

Vote summary

Operating expense

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
1 Policy and program delivery $23,946,905,400 $23,163,308,100 $783,597,300 $22,746,892,593
2 Educational operations $151,833,900 $148,503,900 $3,330,000 $140,431,814
  Total operating expense to be voted $24,098,739,300 $23,311,812,000 $786,927,300 $22,887,324,407
S Teachers' pension plan $1,000 $71,000,000 ($70,999,000) $564,435,281
S Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act $1,000 $1,000 - $41,233
  Total statutory appropriations $2,000 $71,001,000 ($70,999,000) $564,476,514
  Total operating expense $24,098,741,300 $23,382,813,000 $715,928,300 $23,451,800,921

Operating assets

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
4 Policy and program delivery $2,627,100 $2,700,000 ($72,900) $2,155,949
  Total operating assets to be voted $2,627,100 $2,700,000 ($72,900) $2,155,949
  Total operating assets $2,627,100 $2,700,000 ($72,900) $2,155,949

Capital expense

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
3 Support for elementary and secondary education $1,241,071,400 $1,451,290,100 ($210,218,700) $1,231,608,403
5 Elementary and secondary education – expense related to capital assets $1,000 $1,000 - -
  Total capital expense to be voted $1,241,072,400 $1,451,291,100 ($210,218,700) $1,231,608,403
S Amortization, the financial administration act $1,543,500 $1,348,500 $195,000 $887,773
  Total statutory appropriations $1,543,500 $1,348,500 $195,000 $887,773
  Total capital expense $1,242,615,900 $1,452,639,600 ($210,023,700) $1,232,496,176

Capital assets

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
6 Elementary and secondary education $7,692,500 $3,060,400 $4,632,100 $4,566,319
  Total capital assets to be voted $7,692,500 $3,060,400 $4,632,100 $4,566,319
  Total capital assets $7,692,500 $3,060,400 $4,632,100 $4,566,319

Standard account by item and sub-items

Operating expense

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount Amount
1002-1 Policy and program delivery    
  Salaries and wages   $70,715,100
  Employee benefits   $10,671,400
  Transportation and communication   $11,976,800
  Services   $70,035,200
  Supplies and equipment   $8,355,100
  Transfer payments    
  School board operating grants $16,315,657,900  
  Education property tax non-cash expense $6,899,361,500  
  Education programs - other $343,991,300  
  Provincial benefits trusts $160,590,200  
  Official languages projects $34,321,200  
  Education quality and accountability office $31,282,100  
  Miscellaneous grants $2,515,500 $23,787,719,700
  Subtotal   $23,959,473,300
  Less: recoveries   $12,567,900
  Total operating expense to be voted   $23,946,905,400
1002-2 Educational operations    
  Salaries and wages   $49,556,900
  Employee benefits   $7,350,500
  Transportation and communication   $1,301,100
  Services   $19,646,600
  Supplies and equipment   $4,380,000
  Transfer payments    
  Payments in lieu of municipal taxation $63,800  
  Provincial schools student enhancement program $100,000  
  Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario $24,793,700  
  Ontario Education Communications Authority $44,866,300 $69,823,800
  Subtotal   $152,058,900
  Less: recoveries   $225,000
  Total operating expense to be voted   $151,833,900
  Statutory appropriations Teachers' pension plan    
  Transfer payments    
Statutory Government vosts, the Teachers' Pension Act   $1,000
  Statutory appropriations    
  Other transactions    
Statutory Bad debt expense, The Financial Administration Act   $1,000
  Total operating expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program   $24,098,741,300

Operating assets

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount
1002-4 Policy and program delivery  
  Deposits and prepaid expenses $2,627,100
  Total operating assets to be voted $2,627,100
  Total operating assets for Elementary and Secondary Education Program $2,627,100

Capital expense

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount Amount
1002-3 Support for elementary and secondary education    
  Transfer payments    
  School board capital grants $1,139,879,600  
  Early Learning Program $52,568,100  
  School board – capital funding for child care $37,412,200  
  Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario $1,000,000  
  Ontario education communications authority $1,600,000 $1,232,459,900
  Other transactions    
  Support for elementary and secondary education   $8,611,500
  Total capital expense to be voted   $1,241,071,400
1002-5 Elementary and secondary education – expense related to capital assets    
  Other transactions   $1,000
  Total capital expense to be voted   $1,000
  Statutory appropriations    
  Other transactions    
Statutory Amortization, the Financial Administration Act   $1,543,500
  Total capital expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program   $1,242,615,900

Capital assets

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount
1002-6 Elementary and secondary education  
  Information technology hardware $437,500
  Business application software - asset costs $7,255,000
  Total Capital assets to be voted $7,692,500
  Total Capital assets for Elementary and Secondary Education Program $7,692,500

Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster - vote 1003

The Community Services Information and Information Technology (I&IT) Cluster is responsible for the provision of information and information technology services for the Ministries of Education; Municipal Affairs and Housing; Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade; Training, Colleges and Universities; and Tourism, Culture and Sport. The Cluster organization works in partnership with the ministries to provide timely and cost-effective business solutions that support ministry objectives, promote e-business and e-government as a means of enhancing government service delivery, and ensure solid returns on I&IT investment.

Vote summary

Operating expense

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
1 Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster $59,582,300 $61,078,800 ($1,496,500) $57,613,684
  Total operating expense to be voted $59,582,300 $61,078,800 ($1,496,500) $57,613,684
  Total operating expense $59,582,300 $61,078,800 ($1,496,500) $57,613,684

Operating assets

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
2 Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster $1,000 $1,000 - -
  Total operating assets to be voted $1,000 $1,000 - -
  Total operating assets $1,000 $1,000 - -

Standard account by item and sub-items

Operating expense

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount
1003-1 Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster  
  Salaries and wages $26,457,500
  Employee benefits $3,228,900
  Transportation and communication $647,500
  Services $79,786,800
  Supplies and equipment $285,000
  Subtotal $110,405,700
  Less: recoveries $50,823,400
  Total operating expense to be voted $59,582,300
  Total operating expense for Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster $59,582,300

Operating assets

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount
1003-2 Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster  
  Deposits and prepaid expenses $1,000
  Total operating assets to be voted $1,000
  Total operating assets for Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster $1,000

Child Care and Early Years Programs - vote 1004

High quality early years and child care programs are an essential part of a seamless, integrated system that supports early learning and care for children.

The integration of child care and early years programs enhances education results by providing a continuum of care and education for children aged 0 to 12, creating a focus on healthy child development and positive outcomes for children and families through coordinated local service system management.

Vote summary

Operating expense

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
1 Policy development and program delivery $1,431,195,900 $1,315,242,100 $115,953,800 $1,175,451,387
  Total operating expense to be voted $1,431,195,900 $1,315,242,100 $115,953,800 $1,175,451,387
  Total operating expense $1,431,195,900 $1,315,242,100 $115,953,800 $1,175,451,387

Capital expense

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
2 Child care capital $1,000 $6,661,700 ($6,660,700) $6,642,885
5 Child care – expense related to capital assets $1,000 $1,000 - -
  Total capital expense to be voted $2,000 $6,662,700 ($6,660,700) $6,642,885
S Amortization, the Financial Administration Act $1,797,100 $1,797,100 - $765,513
  Total statutory appropriations $1,797,100 $1,797,100 - $765,513
  Total capital expense $1,799,100 $8,459,800 ($6,660,700) $7,408,398

Capital assets

Item number Item Estimates 2016‑17 Estimates 2015‑16 Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 Actual 2014‑15
  Capital assets        
4 Child care IT modernization $1,000 $1,000 - $4,650,789
  Total capital assets to be voted $1,000 $1,000 - $4,650,789
  Total capital assets $1,000 $1,000 - $4,650,789

Standard account by item and sub-items

Operating expense

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount
1004-1 Policy development and program delivery  
  Salaries and wages $14,798,300
  Employee benefits $1,967,800
  Transportation and communication $100,000
  Services $13,147,000
  Supplies and equipment $50,000
  Transfer payments  
  Child care and early years $1,401,132,800
  Total operating expense to be voted $1,431,195,900
  Total operating expense for child Care and Early Years Programs $1,431,195,900

Capital expense

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount
1004-2 Child care capital  
  Transfer payments  
  Child care stabilization $1,000
  Total capital expense to be voted $1,000
1004-5 Child care – expense related to capital assets  
  Other transactions $1,000
  Total capital expense to be voted $1,000
  Statutory appropriations  
Statutory Amortization, the Financial Administration Act  
  Other transactions $1,797,100
  Total capital expense for Child Care and Early Years Programs $1,799,100

Capital assets

Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount
1004-4 Child care IT modernization  
  Business application software - asset costs $1,000
  Total capital assets to be voted $1,000
  Total capital assets for Child Care and Early Years Programs $1,000