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
2019-20

Estimates
2018-19

Difference
between
2019-20
and
2018-19

Actual
2017-18

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

1001

Ministry Administration Program

$20,015,000

$22,061,700

($2,046,700)

$25,744,403

1002

Elementary and Secondary Education Program

$25,247,558,200

$25,181,310,900

$66,247,300

$24,274,389,236

1003

Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster

$56,013,600

$51,908,400

$4,105,200

$58,555,023

1004

Child Care and Early Years Programs

$2,196,568,700

$1,969,448,500

$227,120,200

$1,711,563,842

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$27,520,155,500

$27,224,729,500

$295,426,000

$26,070,252,504

 

Statutory appropriations

$1,732,089,392

$1,725,089,392

$7,000,000

$1,659,700,673

 

Ministry total operating expense

$29,252,244,892

$28,949,818,892

$302,426,000

$27,729,953,177

 

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

$5,294,300

$5,084,200

$210,100

$7,357,101

 

Consolidation adjustment- Education Quality and Accountability Office

($330,000)

($378,600)

$48,600

($1,109,360)

 

Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)

$11,700,800

$12,619,600

($918,800)

$8,776,560

 

Consolidation adjustment - School Board Trust Debt Payment Reclassification

($65,723,500)

($65,723,500)

-

($65,836,548)

 

Consolidation adjustment - Schools

$1,025,415,500

$550,364,900

$475,050,600

$46,062,230

 

Consolidation adjustment - Colleges

($26,796,600)

($28,868,100)

$2,071,500

($29,911,258)

 

Consolidation adjustment - Hospitals

($5,500,000)

($5,500,000)

-

($6,123,874)

 

Total including consolidation & other adjustments

$30,196,305,392

$29,417,417,392

$778,888,000

$27,689,168,028

 

Operating assets

 

 

 

 

1001

Ministry Administration Program

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

1002

Elementary and Secondary Education Program

$3,060,000

$3,060,000

-

$5,513,881

1003

Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total operating assets to be voted

$3,062,000

$3,062,000

-

$5,513,881

 

Ministry total operating assets

$3,062,000

$3,062,000

-

$5,513,881

 

Capital expense

 

 

 

 

1002

Elementary and Secondary Education Program

$1,749,909,500

$1,676,959,200

$72,950,300

$1,426,539,114

1004

Child Care and Early Years Programs

$10,002,000

$103,602,000

($93,600,000)

$38,223,494

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$1,759,911,500

$1,780,561,200

($20,649,700)

$1,464,762,608

 

Statutory appropriations

$2,996,700

$3,133,700

($137,000)

$2,695,938

 

Ministry total capital expense

$1,762,908,200

$1,783,694,900

($20,786,700)

$1,467,458,546

 

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

$1,088,300

$1,781,000

($692,700)

$1,981,764

 

Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)

$1,908,600

$2,059,100

($150,500)

$1,081,623

 

Consolidation adjustment - Education Quality and Accountability Office

$330,000

$378,600

($48,600)

$318,375

 

Consolidation adjustment - Schools

($412,261,100)

($489,243,900)

$76,982,800

($402,394,483)

 

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

-

($14,800,000)

$14,800,000

-

 

Capital expense adjustment – Cap and Trade Wind Down Account Reclassification

-

$100,000,000

($100,000,000)

$199,929,294

 

Total including consolidation & other adjustments

$1,353,974,000

$1,383,869,700

($29,895,700)

$1,268,375,119

 

Capital assets

 

 

 

 

1002

Elementary and Secondary Education Program

$2,637,500

$6,724,500

($4,087,000)

$2,928,563

1004

Child Care and Early Years Programs

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total capital assets to be voted

$2,638,500

$6,725,500

($4,087,000)

$2,928,563

 

Ministry total capital assets

$2,638,500

$6,725,500

($4,087,000)

$2,928,563

 

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

$31,550,279,392

$30,801,287,092

$748,992,300

$28,957,543,147

Reconciliation to previously published data

Operating expense

2018-19
Estimates

2017-18
Actual

Total operating expense previously published footnote 1

$27,223,819,892

$27,730,877,477

Government reorganization

 

 

Transfer of functions from other Ministries

$1,000,000

-

Transfer of functions to other Ministries

-

($924,300)

Change in Accounting

 

 

Change in Accounting

$1,724,999,000

-

Restated total operating expense

$28,949,818,892

$27,729,953,177

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
2019-20

Estimates
2018-19

Difference
between
2019-20
and
2018-19

Actual
2017-18

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

1

Ministry Administration

$20,015,000

$22,061,700

($2,046,700)

$25,744,403

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$20,015,000

$22,061,700

($2,046,700)

$25,744,403

S

Minister's Salary, the Executive Council Act

$47,841

$47,841

-

$49,301

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

-

$65,968

 

Total operating expense

$20,102,392

$22,149,092

($2,046,700)

$25,810,371

 

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

 

$7,372,200

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$362,400

 

Subtotal

 

$26,686,500

 

Less: recoveries

 

$6,671,500

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$20,015,000

 

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

$1,362,200

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$192,800

 

 

Subtotal

$10,155,400

 

 

Less: recoveries

$4,157,800

$5,997,600

 

Human Resources

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

$1,881,300

 

 

Employee benefits

$260,500

 

 

Transportation and communication

$66,000

 

 

Services

$175,000

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$31,500

 

 

Subtotal

$2,414,300

 

 

Less: recoveries

$1,290,700

$1,123,600

 

Communications Services

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

$3,687,700

 

 

Employee benefits

$528,900

 

 

Transportation and communication

$108,000

 

 

Services

$169,700

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$76,600

$4,570,900

 

Legal Services

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

$20,000

 

 

Employee benefits

$17,400

 

 

Services

$2,781,800

 

 

Subtotal

$2,819,200

 

 

Less: recoveries

$1,223,000

$1,596,200

 

Audit Services

 

 

 

Services

$1,032,800

$1,032,800

 

Information Systems

 

 

 

Services

$1,635,700

$1,635,700

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$20,015,000

 

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

 

$20,102,392

 

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

To provide policy and program direction, as well as financial support, to district school boards, schools and agencies in Ontario to foster and sustain a high-quality education system for all students in the province that prepares them to graduate with the skills and knowledge they need to be successful in school, work and life, particularly in a changing labour market. As the Ministry continues to focus on student's strengths and needs required to reach their potential, it also collaborates with parents and partners to ensure learners as a whole remain the main focus.

Vote summary

Item number

Item

Estimates
2019-20

Estimates
2018-19

Difference
between
2019-20
and
2018-19

Actual
2017-18

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

1

Policy and Program Delivery

$25,098,837,300

$25,029,477,000

$69,360,300

$24,129,528,397

2

Educational Operations

$148,720,900

$151,833,900

($3,113,000)

$144,860,839

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$25,247,558,200

$25,181,310,900

$66,247,300

$24,274,389,236

S

Teachers' Pension Plan

$1,732,000,000

$1,725,000,000

$7,000,000

$1,659,561,747

S

Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act

$1,000

$1,000

-

$72,958

 

Total statutory appropriations

$1,732,001,000

$1,725,001,000

$7,000,000

$1,659,634,705

 

Total operating expense

$26,979,559,200

$26,906,311,900

$73,247,300

$25,934,023,941

 

Operating assets

 

 

 

 

4

Policy and Program Delivery

$3,060,000

$3,060,000

-

$5,513,881

 

Total operating assets to be voted

$3,060,000

$3,060,000

-

$5,513,881

 

Total operating assets

$3,060,000

$3,060,000

-

$5,513,881

 

Capital expense

 

 

 

 

3

Support for Elementary and Secondary Education

$1,749,908,500

$1,676,958,200

$72,950,300

$1,426,539,114

5

Elementary and Secondary Education – Expense related to capital assets

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$1,749,909,500

$1,676,959,200

$72,950,300

$1,426,539,114

S

Amortization, the Financial Administration Act

$1,199,600

$1,336,600

($137,000)

$1,151,601

 

Total statutory appropriations

$1,199,600

$1,336,600

($137,000)

$1,151,601

 

Total capital expense

$1,751,109,100

$1,678,295,800

$72,813,300

$1,427,690,715

 

Capital assets

 

 

 

 

6

Elementary and Secondary Education

$2,637,500

$6,724,500

($4,087,000)

$2,928,563

 

Total capital assets to be voted

$2,637,500

$6,724,500

($4,087,000)

$2,928,563

 

Total capital assets

$2,637,500

$6,724,500

($4,087,000)

$2,928,563

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

 

$57,046,200

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$8,355,100

 

Transfer payments

 

 

 

Priority and Partnerships Funding - School Boards

$143,549,100

 

 

Priority and Partnerships Funding - Third Parties

$127,285,900

 

 

School Board Operating Grants

$17,361,678,300

 

 

Education Property Tax Non-Cash Expense

$7,249,881,200

 

 

Provincial Benefits Trusts

$1,000

 

 

Official Languages Projects

$34,321,200

 

 

Education Quality and Accountability Office

$31,562,100

 

 

Miscellaneous Grants

$2,515,500

$24,950,794,300

 

Subtotal

 

$25,109,385,000

 

Less: recoveries

 

$10,547,700

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$25,098,837,300

1002-2

Educational Operations

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

 

$49,556,900

 

Employee benefits

 

$7,350,500

 

Transportation and communication

 

$1,301,100

 

Services

 

$18,493,100

 

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

$42,906,800

$67,864,300

 

Subtotal

 

$148,945,900

 

Less: recoveries

 

$225,000

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$148,720,900

 

Statutory appropriations
Teachers' Pension Plan

 

 

 

Transfer payments

 

 

Statutory

Government Costs, the Teachers' Pension Act

 

$1,732,000,000

 

Statutory appropriations

 

 

 

Other transactions

 

 

Statutory

Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act

 

$1,000

 

Total operating expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program

 

$26,979,559,200

 

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

$1,582,555,800

 

 

Early Learning Program

$32,590,900

 

 

School Board – Capital Funding for Child Care

$123,614,300

 

 

Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario

$1,000,000

 

 

Ontario Education Communications Authority

$1,536,000

$1,741,297,000

 

Other transactions

 

 

 

Support for Elementary and Secondary Education

 

$8,611,500

 

Total capital expense to be voted

 

$1,749,908,500

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

 

$1,199,600

 

Total capital expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program

 

$1,751,109,100

 

Capital assets

 

 

1002-6

Elementary and Secondary Education

 

 

 

Information technology hardware

 

$437,500

 

Business application software - asset costs

 

$2,200,000

 

Total capital assets to be voted

 

$2,637,500

 

Total capital assets for Elementary and Secondary Education Program

 

$2,637,500

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 four ministries including the Ministries of Education; Training, Colleges and Universities, Municipal Affairs and Housing; 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
2019-20

Estimates
2018-19

Difference
between
2019-20
and
2018-19

Actual
2017-18

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

1

Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster

$56,013,600

$51,908,400

$4,105,200

$58,555,023

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$56,013,600

$51,908,400

$4,105,200

$58,555,023

 

Total operating expense

$56,013,600

$51,908,400

$4,105,200

$58,555,023

 

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

$34,168,500

 

Employee benefits

$3,860,500

 

Transportation and communication

$647,500

 

Services

$82,549,000

 

Supplies and equipment

$285,000

 

Subtotal

$121,510,500

 

Less: recoveries

$65,496,900

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$56,013,600

 

Total operating expense for Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster

$56,013,600

 

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
2019-20

Estimates
2018-19

Difference
between
2019-20
and
2018-19

Actual
2017-18

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

1

Policy Development and Program Delivery

$2,196,568,700

$1,969,448,500

$227,120,200

$1,711,563,842

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$2,196,568,700

$1,969,448,500

$227,120,200

$1,711,563,842

S

Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total statutory appropriations

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total operating expense

$2,196,569,700

$1,969,449,500

$227,120,200

$1,711,563,842

 

Capital expense

 

 

 

 

2

Child Care Capital

$10,001,000

$103,601,000

($93,600,000)

$38,223,494

5

Child Care – Expense related to capital assets

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$10,002,000

$103,602,000

($93,600,000)

$38,223,494

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

$11,799,100

$105,399,100

($93,600,000)

$39,767,831

 

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

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

 

$7,446,100

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$50,000

 

Transfer payments

 

 

 

Childcare Access and Relief from Expenses Tax Credit

$390,000,000

 

 

Child Care and Early Years

$1,782,181,600

$2,172,181,600

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$2,196,568,700

 

Statutory appropriations

 

 

 

Other transactions

 

 

Statutory

Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act

 

$1,000

 

Total operating expense for Child Care and Early Years Programs

 

$2,196,569,700

 

Capital expense

 

 

1004-2

Child Care Capital

 

 

 

Transfer payments

 

 

 

Child Care and Early Years Capital

 

$10,001,000

 

Total capital expense to be voted

 

$10,001,000

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

 

$11,799,100

 

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