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

Vote

Program

Estimates
2018-19

Estimates
2017-18

Difference
between
2018-19
and
2017-18

Actual
2016-17

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

1001

Ministry Administration Program

$22,061,700

$22,061,900

($200)

$18,926,333

1002

Elementary and Secondary Education Program

$25,180,810,900

$24,321,105,600

$859,705,300

$24,227,788,141

1003

Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster

$51,908,400

$55,467,800

($3,559,400)

$60,489,490

1004

Child Care and Early Years Programs

$1,968,948,500

$1,612,573,100

$356,375,400

$1,382,069,245

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$27,223,729,500

$26,011,208,400

$1,212,521,100

$25,689,273,209

 

Statutory appropriations

$90,392

$89,392

$1,000

($376,533,817)

 

Ministry total operating expense

$27,223,819,892

$26,011,297,792

$1,212,522,100

$25,312,739,392

 

Consolidation adjustment - Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO)

$5,084,200

$5,638,100

($553,900)

$9,045,210

 

Consolidation adjustment- Education Quality and Accountability Office

($378,600)

$748,800

($1,127,400)

$3,673,245

 

Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)

$12,619,600

$15,312,900

($2,693,300)

$10,184,539

 

Consolidation adjustment - School Board Trust Debt Payment Reclassification

($65,723,500)

($65,723,500)

-

($65,836,548)

 

Consolidation adjustment - Schools

$550,364,900

$352,864,300

$197,500,600

($169,591,101)

 

Consolidation adjustment - Colleges

($28,868,100)

($28,367,000)

($501,100)

($29,501,175)

 

Consolidation adjustment - Hospitals

($5,500,000)

($3,500,000)

($2,000,000)

($3,535,469)

 

Other adjustments – Non-Cash Actuarial Adjustment for Teachers' Pension Plan, the Financial Administration Act

($861,001,000)

($531,001,000)

($330,000,000)

-

 

Total including consolidation & other adjustments

$26,830,417,392

$25,757,270,392

$1,073,147,000

$25,067,178,093

 

Operating assets

 

 

 

 

1001

Ministry Administration Program

$1,000

-

$1,000

-

1002

Elementary and Secondary Education Program

$3,060,000

$3,006,000

$54,000

$3,237,330

1003

Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total operating assets to be voted

$3,062,000

$3,007,000

$55,000

$3,237,330

 

Ministry total operating assets

$3,062,000

$3,007,000

$55,000

$3,237,330

 

Capital expense

 

 

 

 

1002

Elementary and Secondary Education Program

$1,676,959,200

$1,954,270,700

($277,311,500)

$1,090,122,893

1004

Child Care and Early Years Programs

$103,602,000

$13,302,000

$90,300,000

$466,055

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$1,780,561,200

$1,967,572,700

($187,011,500)

$1,090,588,948

 

Statutory appropriations

$3,133,700

$3,540,400

($406,700)

$2,824,587

 

Ministry total capital expense

$1,783,694,900

$1,971,113,100

($187,418,200)

$1,093,413,535

 

Consolidation adjustment - Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO)

$1,781,000

$1,884,100

($103,100)

$1,809,808

 

Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)

$2,059,100

$1,332,800

$726,300

$936,849

 

Consolidation adjustment - Education Quality and Accountability Office

$378,600

$434,500

($55,900)

$577,096

 

Consolidation adjustment - Schools

($489,243,900)

($915,783,800)

$426,539,900

$39,589,053

 

Child Care and Early Years – Non-School Board Consolidation Adjustment

($14,800,000)

($3,300,000)

($11,500,000)

-

 

Capital expense adjustment – Greenhouse Gas Reduction Account Reclassification

$100,000,000

$200,000,000

($100,000,000)

-

 

Total including consolidation & other adjustments

$1,383,869,700

$1,255,680,700

$128,189,000

$1,136,326,341

 

Capital assets

 

 

 

 

1002

Elementary and Secondary Education Program

$6,724,500

$8,584,900

($1,860,400)

$2,624,613

1004

Child Care and Early Years Programs

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total capital assets to be voted

$6,725,500

$8,585,900

($1,860,400)

$2,624,613

 

Ministry total capital assets

$6,725,500

$8,585,900

($1,860,400)

$2,624,613

 

Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets)

$28,214,287,092

$27,012,951,092

$1,201,336,000

$26,203,504,434

Operating expense

2017-18
Estimates

2016-17
Actual

Total operating expense previously published footnote 1

$26,005,245,392

$25,312,932,692

Government reorganization

 

 

Transfer of functions from other Ministries

$8,280,000

-

Transfer of functions to other Ministries

($2,227,600)

($193,300)

Restated total operating expense

$26,011,297,792

$25,312,739,392

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

Item number

Item

Estimates
2018-19

Estimates
2017-18

Difference
between
2018-19
and
2017-18

Actual
2016-17

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

1

Ministry administration

$22,061,700

$22,061,900

($200)

$18,926,333

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$22,061,700

$22,061,900

($200)

$18,926,333

S

Minister's salary, the Executive Council Act

$47,841

$47,841

-

$57,903

S

Minister without portfolio’s salary, the Executive Council Act

$22,378

$22,378

-

-

S

Parliamentary Assistant's salary, the Executive Council Act

$16,173

$16,173

-

$16,667

S

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total statutory appropriations

$87,392

$87,392

-

$74,570

 

Total operating expense

$22,149,092

$22,149,292

($200)

$19,000,903

 

Operating assets

 

 

 

 

10

Accounts receivable

$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

Vote-item
number

Standard account by item and sub-items

Amount

Amount

 

Operating expense

 

 

1001-1

Ministry administration

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

 

$15,711,400

 

Employee benefits

 

$2,434,900

 

Transportation and communication

 

$805,600

 

Services

 

$9,418,900

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$362,400

 

Subtotal

 

$28,733,200

 

Less: recoveries

 

$6,671,500

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$22,061,700

 

Sub-items:

 

 

 

Main office

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

$3,200,600

 

 

Employee benefits

$427,300

 

 

Transportation and communication

$153,800

 

 

Services

$215,000

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$61,500

$4,058,200

 

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

$3,687,700

 

 

Employee benefits

$528,900

 

 

Transportation and communication

$108,000

 

 

Services

$218,200

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$76,600

$4,619,400

 

Legal services

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

$20,000

 

 

Employee benefits

$17,400

 

 

Services

$3,577,500

 

 

Subtotal

$3,614,900

 

 

Less: recoveries

$1,223,000

$2,391,900

 

Audit services

 

 

 

Services

$1,328,100

$1,328,100

 

Information systems

 

 

 

Services

$2,103,400

$2,103,400

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$22,061,700

 

Statutory appropriations

 

 

Statutory

Minister's salary, the Executive Council Act

 

$47,841

Statutory

Minister without portfolio’s salary, the Executive Council Act

 

$22,378

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

 

$22,149,092

 

Operating assets

 

 

1001-10

Accounts receivable

 

 

 

Advances and recoverable amounts

 

 

 

Advances and recoverable - in-year recoveries

 

$1,000

 

Total operating assets to be voted

 

$1,000

 

Total operating assets for Ministry Administration Program

 

$1,000

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. As the Ministry continues to focus on student's strengths and needs required to reach their potential, it also collaborates with partners to ensure learners as a whole remain the main focus of achieving excellence.

Key components of the program are: supporting the implementation of a rigorous curriculum; supporting student learning and well-being; supporting excellence in teaching and learning; developing evidence-based policies to ensure that school boards are meeting the educational needs of students with special education needs; supporting indigenous students; while providing financial support to a streamlined and efficient education system that focuses on teaching and learning in the classroom; accountability for the funding of elementary and secondary education; and operation of provincial schools for students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, low vision and students with severe learning disabilities.

Note: recoveries under Capital Expense for Support for Elementary and Secondary Education include recoveries of $100,000,000 from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Account, which are based on forecasts of anticipated revenues and contingent upon a sufficient balance standing to the credit of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Account.

Vote summary

Item number

Item

Estimates
2018-19

Estimates
2017-18

Difference
between
2018-19
and
2017-18

Actual
2016-17

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

1

Policy and Program Delivery

$25,028,977,000

$24,169,271,700

$859,705,300

$24,081,213,028

2

Educational Operations

$151,833,900

$151,833,900

-

$146,575,113

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$25,180,810,900

$24,321,105,600

$859,705,300

$24,227,788,141

S

Teachers' Pension Plan

$1,000

$1,000

-

($376,613,767)

S

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

$1,000

$1,000

-

$5,380

 

Total statutory appropriations

$2,000

$2,000

-

($376,608,387)

 

Total operating expense

$25,180,812,900

$24,321,107,600

$859,705,300

$23,851,179,754

 

Operating assets

 

 

 

 

4

Policy and Program Delivery

$3,060,000

$3,006,000

$54,000

$3,237,330

 

Total operating assets to be voted

$3,060,000

$3,006,000

$54,000

$3,237,330

 

Total operating assets

$3,060,000

$3,006,000

$54,000

$3,237,330

 

Capital expense

 

 

 

 

3

Support for Elementary and Secondary Education

$1,676,958,200

$1,954,269,700

($277,311,500)

$1,090,122,893

5

Elementary and Secondary Education – expense related to capital assets

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$1,676,959,200

$1,954,270,700

($277,311,500)

$1,090,122,893

S

Amortization, the Financial Administration Act

$1,336,600

$1,743,300

($406,700)

$1,280,250

 

Total statutory appropriations

$1,336,600

$1,743,300

($406,700)

$1,280,250

 

Total capital expense

$1,678,295,800

$1,956,014,000

($277,718,200)

$1,091,403,143

 

Capital assets

 

 

 

 

6

Elementary and Secondary Education

$6,724,500

$8,584,900

($1,860,400)

$2,624,613

 

Total capital assets to be voted

$6,724,500

$8,584,900

($1,860,400)

$2,624,613

 

Total capital assets

$6,724,500

$8,584,900

($1,860,400)

$2,624,613

Standard account by item and sub-items

Vote-item
number

Standard account by item and sub-items

Amount

Amount

 

Operating expense

 

 

1002-1

Policy and Program Delivery

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

 

$70,571,600

 

Employee benefits

 

$10,641,000

 

Transportation and communication

 

$11,976,800

 

Services

 

$97,021,700

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$8,355,100

 

Transfer payments

 

 

 

School Board Operating Grants

$17,162,814,000

 

 

Education Property Tax Non-Cash Expense

$7,179,897,200

 

 

Education Programs - Other

$422,749,700

 

 

Provincial Benefits Trusts

$8,801,000

 

 

Official Languages Projects

$34,321,200

 

 

Education Quality and Accountability Office

$31,282,100

 

 

Miscellaneous Grants

$2,515,500

$24,842,380,700

 

Subtotal

 

$25,040,946,900

 

Less: recoveries

 

$11,969,900

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$25,028,977,000

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 Costs, 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

 

$25,180,812,900

 

Operating assets

 

 

1002-4

Policy and Program Delivery

 

 

 

Deposits and prepaid expenses

 

$3,060,000

 

Total operating assets to be voted

 

$3,060,000

 

Total operating assets for Elementary and Secondary Education Program

 

$3,060,000

 

Capital expense

 

 

1002-3

Support for Elementary and Secondary Education

 

 

 

Transfer payments

 

 

 

School Board Capital Grants

$1,441,767,700

 

 

Early Learning Program

$41,705,000

 

 

School Board – Capital Funding for Child Care

$182,274,000

 

 

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Account - Schools

$100,000,000

 

 

Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario

$1,000,000

 

 

Ontario Education Communications Authority

$1,600,000

$1,768,346,700

 

Other transactions

 

 

 

Support for Elementary and Secondary Education

 

$8,611,500

 

Subtotal

 

$1,776,958,200

 

Less: recoveries

 

$100,000,000

 

Total capital expense to be voted

 

$1,676,958,200

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

 

$1,336,600

 

Total capital expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program

 

$1,678,295,800

 

Capital assets

 

 

1002-6

Elementary and Secondary Education

 

 

 

Information technology hardware

 

$437,500

 

Business application software - asset costs

 

$6,287,000

 

Total capital assets to be voted

 

$6,724,500

 

Total capital assets for Elementary and Secondary Education Program

 

$6,724,500

Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster - vote 1003

The Community Services I&IT Cluster (CSC) is the strategic information and information technology (I&IT) partner for 6+ ministries including the Ministries of Education; Advanced Education and Skills Development; Citizenship and Immigration; Housing; Municipal Affairs; and Tourism, Culture and Sport. CSC works in partnership with the ministries to design user-centric business models, and to ensure that digital assets are cost-effective, agile and continually optimized for direct contribution to public policy outcomes.

Vote summary

Item number

Item

Estimates
2018-19

Estimates
2017-18

Difference
between
2018-19
and
2017-18

Actual
2016-17

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

1

Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster

$51,908,400

$55,467,800

($3,559,400)

$60,489,490

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$51,908,400

$55,467,800

($3,559,400)

$60,489,490

 

Total operating expense

$51,908,400

$55,467,800

($3,559,400)

$60,489,490

 

Operating assets

 

 

 

 

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

Vote-item
number

Standard account by item and sub-items

Amount

 

Operating expense

 

1003-1

Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster

 

 

Salaries and wages

$30,668,500

 

Employee benefits

$3,860,500

 

Transportation and communication

$647,500

 

Services

$109,061,900

 

Supplies and equipment

$285,000

 

Subtotal

$144,523,400

 

Less: recoveries

$92,615,000

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$51,908,400

 

Total operating expense for Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster

$51,908,400

 

Operating assets

 

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

The government’s vision to ensure that all children and families have access to a range of high-quality, inclusive and affordable early years and child care programs and services that are child- and family-centred and contribute to children’s learning, development and well-being.

Vote summary

Item number

Item

Estimates
2018-19

Estimates
2017-18

Difference
between
2018-19
and
2017-18

Actual
2016-17

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

1

Policy Development and Program Delivery

$1,968,948,500

$1,612,573,100

$356,375,400

$1,382,069,245

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$1,968,948,500

$1,612,573,100

$356,375,400

$1,382,069,245

S

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

$1,000

-

$1,000

-

 

Total statutory appropriations

$1,000

-

$1,000

-

 

Total operating expense

$1,968,949,500

$1,612,573,100

$356,376,400

$1,382,069,245

 

Capital expense

 

 

 

 

2

Child Care Capital

$103,601,000

$13,301,000

$90,300,000

$466,055

5

Child Care – expense related to capital assets

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$103,602,000

$13,302,000

$90,300,000

$466,055

S

Amortization, the Financial Administration Act

$1,797,100

$1,797,100

-

$1,544,337

 

Total statutory appropriations

$1,797,100

$1,797,100

-

$1,544,337

 

Total capital expense

$105,399,100

$15,099,100

$90,300,000

$2,010,392

 

Capital assets

 

 

 

 

4

Child Care IT Modernization

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total capital assets to be voted

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total capital assets

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

Standard account by item and sub-items

Vote-item
number

Standard account by item and sub-items

Amount

 

Operating expense

 

1004-1

Policy Development and Program Delivery

 

 

Salaries and wages

$14,819,600

 

Employee benefits

$1,971,400

 

Transportation and communication

$100,000

 

Services

$13,380,600

 

Supplies and equipment

$50,000

 

Transfer payments

 

 

Child Care and Early Years

$1,938,626,900

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$1,968,948,500

 

Statutory appropriations

 

Statutory

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

 

 

Other transactions

$1,000

 

Total operating expense for Child Care and Early Years Programs

$1,968,949,500

 

Capital expense

 

1004-2

Child Care Capital

 

 

Transfer payments

 

 

Child Care and Early Years Capital

$103,601,000

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$103,601,000

1004-5

Child Care – 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

$1,797,100

 

Total capital expense for Child Care and Early Years Programs

$105,399,100

 

Capital assets

 

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