Summary

The Ministry of Education is responsible for early years, child care and the Kindergarten to Grade 12 education system. The Ministry is committed to ensuring children and students have the skills and knowledge they need to reach their full potential and achieve lifelong success.

Ministry program summary

Vote Program

Estimates
2021-22

Estimates
2020-21

Difference
between
2021-22
and
2020-21

Actual
2019-20
  Operating expense        
1001 Ministry Administration Program $16,896,900 $17,397,600 ($500,700) $23,680,855
1002 Elementary and Secondary Education Program $26,325,639,800 $26,508,113,800 ($182,474,000) $25,683,619,969
1003 Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster $49,558,700 $49,190,500 $368,200 $46,903,977
1004 Child Care and Early Years Programs $2,277,896,400 $2,268,502,500 $9,393,900 $2,422,917,672
  Total operating expense to be voted $28,669,991,800 $28,843,204,400 ($173,212,600) $28,177,122,473
  Statutory appropriations $1,630,944,314 $1,620,802,014 $10,142,300 $1,570,253,466
  Ministry total operating expense $30,300,936,114 $30,464,006,414 ($163,070,300) $29,747,375,939
  Consolidation adjustment - Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO) $2,217,600 $2,868,600 ($651,000) $3,936,227
  Consolidation Adjustment- Education Quality and Accountability Office $1,011,300 $4,536,900 ($3,525,600) ($1,662,251)
  Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO) $11,644,500 $14,780,500 ($3,136,000) $4,888,472
  Consolidation adjustment - School Board Trust Debt Payment Reclassification ($65,723,500) ($65,723,500) - ($65,836,548)
  Consolidation adjustment - Schools $1,129,433,100 $505,018,500 $624,414,600 $745,554,163
  Consolidation adjustment - Colleges ($25,570,200) ($26,475,000) $904,800 ($29,894,810)
  Consolidation adjustment - Hospitals ($7,639,900) ($7,722,400) $82,500 ($7,795,798)
  Consolidation adjustment - General Real Estate Portfolio ($4,827,700) $1,336,400 ($6,164,100) ($14,862,389)
  Total including consolidation & other adjustments $31,341,481,314 $30,892,626,414 $448,854,900 $30,381,703,005
  Operating assets        
1001 Ministry Administration Program $1,000 $1,000 - -
1002 Elementary and Secondary Education Program $1,000 $1,485,800 ($1,484,800) $1,680,319
1003 Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster $1,000 $1,000 - -
  Total operating assets to be voted $3,000 $1,487,800 ($1,484,800) $1,680,319
  Ministry total operating assets $3,000 $1,487,800 ($1,484,800) $1,680,319
  Capital expense        
1002 Elementary and Secondary Education Program $2,532,441,000 $1,551,997,900 $980,443,100 $1,456,100,127
1004 Child Care and Early Years Programs $10,002,000 $10,002,000 - $6,015,899
  Total capital expense to be voted $2,542,443,000 $1,561,999,900 $980,443,100 $1,462,116,026
  Statutory appropriations $3,555,600 $2,968,900 $586,700 $2,655,720
  Ministry total capital expense $2,545,998,600 $1,564,968,800 $981,029,800 $1,464,771,746
  Consolidation adjustment - Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO) $1,072,600 $1,049,000 $23,600 $1,014,313
  Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO) $1,995,000 $2,351,400 ($356,400) $2,517,046
  Consolidation adjustment - Education Quality and Accountability Office $323,400 $302,300 $21,100 $255,135
  Consolidation adjustment - Schools ($389,537,400) ($89,963,700) ($299,573,700) ($102,153,207)
  Consolidation adjustment - Federal - Flowthrough Expense Reversal ($539,504,200) - ($539,504,200) -
  Consolidation adjustment - General Real Estate Portfolio ($8,611,500) ($8,611,500) - ($594,706)
  Total including consolidation & other adjustments $1,611,736,500 $1,470,096,300 $141,640,200 $1,365,810,327
  Capital assets        
1002 Elementary and Secondary Education Program $5,458,700 $2,429,500 $3,029,200 $1,797,284
1004 Child Care and Early Years Programs $1,000 $1,000 - -
  Total capital assets to be voted $5,459,700 $2,430,500 $3,029,200 $1,797,284
  Ministry total capital assets $5,459,700 $2,430,500 $3,029,200 $1,797,284
  Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets) $32,953,217,814 $32,362,722,714 $590,495,100 $31,747,513,332

Reconciliation to previously published data

Operating expense

2020-21
Estimates

2019-20
Actual
Total operating expense previously published footnote 1 $29,792,645,714 $29,756,808,939
Government reorganization    

Transfer of functions to other Ministries

 ($3,439,300) ($9,433,000)
Supplementary Estimates    

2020-21 Supplementary Estimates

 $674,800,000 -
Restated total operating expense $30,464,006,414 $29,747,375,939

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
2021-22

Estimates
2020-21

Difference
between
2021-22
and
2020-21

Actual
2019-20
  Operating expense        
1 Ministry Administration $16,896,900 $17,397,600 ($500,700) $23,680,855
  Total operating expense to be voted $16,896,900 $17,397,600 ($500,700) $23,680,855
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
S Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act $1,000 $1,000 - -
  Total statutory appropriations $65,014 $65,014 - $65,968
  Total Operating expense $16,961,914 $17,462,614 ($500,700) $23,746,823
  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

   $13,322,900
 

Employee benefits

   $2,125,900
 

Transportation and communication

   $805,600
 

Services

   $4,683,500
 

Supplies and equipment

   $362,400
  Subtotal   $21,300,300
  Less: recoveries   $4,403,400
  Total operating expense to be voted   $16,896,900
  Sub-items:    
  Main office    
 

Salaries and wages

 $3,200,600  
 

Employee benefits

 $427,300  
 

Transportation and communication

 $153,800  
 

Services

 $158,800  
 

Supplies and equipment

 $61,500 $4,002,000
  Financial and Administrative Services    
 

Salaries and wages

 $5,019,800  
 

Employee benefits

 $953,600  
 

Transportation and communication

 $477,800  
 

Services

 $298,300  
 

Supplies and equipment

 $192,800  
 

Subtotal

 $6,942,300  
 

Less: recoveries

 $1,896,100 $5,046,200
  Human Resources    
 

Salaries and wages

 $1,881,300  
 

Employee benefits

 $260,500  
 

Transportation and communication

 $66,000  
 

Services

 $133,700  
 

Supplies and equipment

 $31,500  
 

Subtotal

 $2,373,000  
 

Less: recoveries

 $1,290,700 $1,082,300
  Communications Services    
 

Salaries and wages

 $3,201,200  
 

Employee benefits

 $467,100  
 

Transportation and communication

 $108,000  
 

Services

 $66,000  
 

Supplies and equipment

 $76,600 $3,918,900
  Legal Services    
 

Salaries and wages

 $20,000  
 

Employee benefits

 $17,400  
 

Services

 $4,026,700  
 

Subtotal

 $4,064,100  
 

Less: recoveries

 $1,216,600 $2,847,500
  Total operating expense to be voted   $16,896,900
  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   $16,961,914
  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, and financial support to district school boards, schools and agencies in Ontario, while fostering and sustaining 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. As the Ministry continues to focus on students' 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
2021-22

Estimates
2020-21

Difference
between
2021-22
and
2020-21

Actual
2019-20
  Operating expense        
1 Policy and Program Delivery $26,184,805,500 $26,367,279,500 ($182,474,000) $25,542,538,070
2 Educational Operations $140,834,300 $140,834,300 - $141,081,899
  Total operating expense to be voted $26,325,639,800 $26,508,113,800 ($182,474,000) $25,683,619,969
S Teachers' Pension Plan $1,630,877,300 $1,620,735,000 $10,142,300 $1,570,072,635
S Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act $1,000 $1,000 - $114,863
  Total statutory appropriations $1,630,878,300 $1,620,736,000 $10,142,300 $1,570,187,498
  Total operating expense $27,956,518,100 $28,128,849,800 ($172,331,700) $27,253,807,467
  Operating assets        
4 Policy and Program Delivery $1,000 $1,485,800 ($1,484,800) $1,680,319
  Total operating assets to be voted $1,000 $1,485,800 ($1,484,800) $1,680,319
  Total operating assets $1,000 $1,485,800 ($1,484,800) $1,680,319
  Capital expense        
3 Support for Elementary and Secondary Education $2,532,440,000 $1,551,996,900 $980,443,100 $1,456,100,127
5 Elementary and Secondary Education – Expense related to Capital assets $1,000 $1,000 - -
  Total capital expense to be voted $2,532,441,000 $1,551,997,900 $980,443,100 $1,456,100,127
S Amortization, the Financial Administration Act $1,758,500 $1,171,800 $586,700 $1,111,382
  Total statutory appropriations $1,758,500 $1,171,800 $586,700 $1,111,382
  Total capital expense $2,534,199,500 $1,553,169,700 $981,029,800 $1,457,211,509
  Capital assets        
6 Elementary and Secondary Education $5,458,700 $2,429,500 $3,029,200 $1,797,284
  Total capital assets to be voted $5,458,700 $2,429,500 $3,029,200 $1,797,284
  Total capital assets $5,458,700 $2,429,500 $3,029,200 $1,797,284

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

   $72,825,800
 

Employee benefits

   $10,924,500
 

Transportation and communication

   $11,976,800
 

Services

   $24,252,800
 

Supplies and equipment

   $8,355,100
 

Transfer payments

    
 

Priorities and Partnerships Funding - School Boards

 $178,499,400  
 

Priorities and Partnerships Funding - Third Parties

 $111,102,200  
 

School Board Operating Grants

 $18,198,894,500  
 

Education Property Tax Non-Cash Expense

 $7,496,953,400  
 

Provincial Benefits Trusts

 $1,000  
 

Official Languages Projects

 $42,485,800  
 

Education Quality and Accountability Office

 $28,262,100  
 

Partner Sustainability Grants

 $2,515,500 $26,058,713,900
  Subtotal   $26,187,048,900
  Less: recoveries   $2,243,400
  Total operating expense to be voted   $26,184,805,500
1002-2 Educational Operations    
 

Salaries and wages

   $45,483,300
 

Employee benefits

   $6,836,300
 

Transportation and communication

   $1,059,100
 

Services

   $15,828,200
 

Supplies and equipment

   $3,988,100
 

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 (TFO)

 $24,793,700  
 

Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO)

 $42,906,800 $67,864,300
  Subtotal   $141,059,300
  Less: recoveries   $225,000
  Total operating expense to be voted   $140,834,300
  Statutory appropriations
Teachers' Pension Plan		    
 

Transfer payments

    
Statutory

Government Costs, the Teachers' Pension Act

   $1,630,877,300
  Statutory appropriations    
 

Other transactions

    
Statutory

Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act

   $1,000
  Total operating expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program   $27,956,518,100
  Operating assets    
1002-4 Policy and Program Delivery    
 

Deposits and prepaid expenses

   $1,000
  Total operating assets to be voted   $1,000
  Total operating assets for Elementary and Secondary Education Program   $1,000
  Capital expense    
1002-3 Support for Elementary and Secondary Education    
 

Transfer payments

    
 

Climate Action Incentive Fund (CAIF)

 $14,304,200  
 

Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP)

 $656,500,000  
 

Priorities and Partnerships Funding – School Boards

 $20,000,000  
 

School Board Capital Grants

 $1,692,003,300  
 

Early Learning Program

 $21,805,600  
 

School Board – Capital Funding for Child Care

 $116,679,400  
 

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

 $1,000,000  
 

Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO)

 $1,536,000 $2,523,828,500
 

Other transactions

    
 

Support for Elementary and Secondary Education

   $8,611,500
  Total capital expense to be voted   $2,532,440,000
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

   $1,758,500
  Total capital expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program   $2,534,199,500
  Capital assets    
1002-6 Elementary and Secondary Education    
 

Information technology hardware

   $437,500
 

Business application software - asset costs

   $5,021,200
  Total capital assets to be voted   $5,458,700
  Total capital assets for Elementary and Secondary Education Program   $5,458,700

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, Colleges and Universities, Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries. 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
2021-22

Estimates
2020-21

Difference
between
2021-22
and
2020-21

Actual
2019-20
  Operating expense        
1 Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster $49,558,700 $49,190,500 $368,200 $46,903,977
  Total operating expense to be voted $49,558,700 $49,190,500 $368,200 $46,903,977
  Total operating expense $49,558,700 $49,190,500 $368,200 $46,903,977
  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

 $31,065,900
 

Employee benefits

 $3,427,700
 

Transportation and communication

 $647,500
 

Services

 $66,881,800
 

Supplies and equipment

 $285,000
  Subtotal $102,307,900
  Less: recoveries $52,749,200
  Total operating expense to be voted $49,558,700
  Total operating expense for Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster $49,558,700
  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 knows that a strong child care and early years system plays a key role in helping families raise their children. The government is committed to ensuring children and families have access to a range of healthy, affordable, inclusive, safe, and high-quality early years and child care programs where parents have the flexibility to choose options that work best for their families.

Vote summary

Item number Item

Estimates
2021-22

Estimates
2020-21

Difference
between
2021-22
and
2020-21

Actual
2019-20
  Operating expense        
1 Policy Development and Program Delivery $2,277,896,400 $2,268,502,500 $9,393,900 $2,422,917,672
  Total operating expense to be voted $2,277,896,400 $2,268,502,500 $9,393,900 $2,422,917,672
S Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act $1,000 $1,000 - -
  Total statutory appropriations $1,000 $1,000 - -
  Total operating expense $2,277,897,400 $2,268,503,500 $9,393,900 $2,422,917,672
  Capital expense        
2 Child Care Capital $10,001,000 $10,001,000 - $6,015,899
5 Child Care – Expense related to Capital Assets $1,000 $1,000 - -
  Total capital expense to be voted $10,002,000 $10,002,000 - $6,015,899
S Amortization, the Financial Administration Act $1,797,100 $1,797,100 - $1,544,338
  Total statutory appropriations $1,797,100 $1,797,100 - $1,544,338
  Total capital expense $11,799,100 $11,799,100 - $7,560,237
  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

   $12,908,800
 

Employee benefits

   $1,730,600
 

Transportation and communication

   $100,000
 

Services

   $5,635,800
 

Supplies and equipment

   $50,000
 

Transfer payments

    
 

Ontario Child Care Tax Credit

 $430,319,600  
 

Child Care and Early Years

 $1,827,151,600 $2,257,471,200
  Total operating expense to be voted   $2,277,896,400
  Statutory appropriations    
 

Other transactions

    
Statutory

Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act

   $1,000
  Total operating expense for Child Care and Early Years Programs   $2,277,897,400
  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