Summary

The Ministry of Education is responsible for Kindergarten to Grade 12 education for all students in English, French and Catholic publicly-funded education systems and in provincially operated schools in addition to early years and child care policies and programs. 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, through legislation, policy, funding models and in partnership with school boards and authorities, municipalities, agencies and a range of other partners involved in supporting children and students in safe, inclusive and supportive learning environments.

Ministry program summary

Vote Program Estimates
2024-25 $		 Estimates
2023-24 $		 Difference
between
2024-25
and
2023-24 $		 Actual
2022-23 $

Operating expense
1001 Ministry Administration Program 24,913,300 21,416,100 3,497,200 27,981,696
1002 Elementary and Secondary Education Program 29,394,255,700 30,858,633,400 (1,464,377,700) 27,399,924,869
1003 Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster 56,453,300 56,231,200 222,100 50,425,570
1004 Child Care and Early Years Programs 5,333,920,700 4,462,792,200 871,128,500 3,617,718,915
  Total operating expense to be voted 34,809,543,000 35,399,072,900 (589,529,900) 31,096,051,050
  Statutory appropriations 1,700,083,187 1,711,083,187 (11,000,000) 1,661,082,346
  Ministry total operating expense 36,509,626,187 37,110,156,087 (600,529,900) 32,757,133,396
  Consolidation Adjustment - Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO) 3,920,000 3,873,700 46,300 11,110,288
  Consolidation Adjustment - Ontario Health - - - (392,500)
  Consolidation Adjustment- Education Quality and Accountability Office (660,600) (377,500) (283,100) (1,540,630)
  Consolidation Adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO) 14,436,100 12,004,200 2,431,900 7,942,827
  Consolidation Adjustment - School Board Trust Debt Payment Reclassification (65,723,500) (65,723,500) - (65,836,548)
  Consolidation Adjustment - Schools 845,346,300 (810,899,000) 1,656,245,300 1,801,650,496
  Consolidation Adjustment - Colleges (25,421,200) (24,072,200) (1,349,000) (25,999,586)
  Consolidation Adjustment - Hospitals (10,481,300) (8,283,800) (2,197,500) (9,908,207)
  Consolidation Adjustment - Science North (1,200,000) - (1,200,000) (750,000)
  Consolidation Adjustment - Ontario Science Centre (1,000,000) - (1,000,000) -
  Consolidation Adjustment - General Real Estate Portfolio (5,112,500) (5,111,700) (800) (5,223,026)
  Total including consolidation and other adjustments 37,263,729,487 36,211,566,287 1,052,163,200 34,468,186,510

Operating assets
1002 Elementary and Secondary Education Program 1,000 1,000 - -
1003 Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster 1,000 1,000 - -
  Total operating assets to be voted 2,000 2,000 - -
  Ministry total operating assets 2,000 2,000 - -

Capital expense
1002 Elementary and Secondary Education Program 2,333,597,400 1,995,357,000 338,240,400 1,794,777,209
1004 Child Care and Early Years Programs 222,427,600 222,545,500 (117,900) 1,975,567
  Total capital expense to be voted 2,556,025,000 2,217,902,500 338,122,500 1,796,752,776
  Statutory appropriations 3,609,100 4,486,000 (876,900) 3,932,370
  Ministry total capital expense 2,559,634,100 2,222,388,500 337,245,600 1,800,685,146
  Consolidation Adjustment - Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO) 961,900 1,570,700 (608,800) 1,279,271
  Consolidation Adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO) 794,200 494,600 299,600 1,413,188
  Consolidation Adjustment - Education Quality and Accountability Office 225,000 200,000 25,000 153,854
  Consolidation Adjustment - Schools (506,053,300) (180,622,400) (325,430,900) 34,890,287
  Consolidation Adjustment - Federal - Flowthrough expense Reversal (5,041,900) (38,725,800) 33,683,900 (100,229,235)
  Consolidation Adjustment - General Real Estate Portfolio (8,611,500) (8,611,500) - (4,642,545)
  Total including consolidation and other adjustments 2,041,908,500 1,996,694,100 45,214,400 1,733,549,966

Capital assets
1002 Elementary and Secondary Education Program 438,500 438,500 - 2,128,550
1004 Child Care and Early Years Programs 4,709,200 1,000 4,708,200 -
  Total capital assets to be voted 5,147,700 439,500 4,708,200 2,128,550
  Ministry total capital assets 5,147,700 439,500 4,708,200 2,128,550
  Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets) 39,305,637,987 38,208,260,387 1,097,377,600 36,201,736,476

Reconciliation to previously published data

Operating expense Estimates
2023-24 $		 Actual
2022-23 $
Total operating expense previously publishedfootnote 1 34,058,956,087 32,757,279,674
Government reorganization    

Transfer of functions to other ministries

 - (146,278)
Supplementary Estimates    

2023-24 Supplementary Estimates

 3,051,200,000 -
Restated total operating expense 37,110,156,087 32,757,133,396

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
2024-25 $		 Estimates
2023-24 $		 Difference
between
2024-25
and
2023-24 $		 Actual
2022-23 $

Operating expense
1 Ministry Administration 24,913,300 21,416,100 3,497,200 27,981,696
  Total operating expense to be voted 24,913,300 21,416,100 3,497,200 27,981,696
S Minister's Salary, the Executive Council Act 47,841 47,841 - 49,301
S Parliamentary Assistants’ Salaries, the Executive Council Act 32,346 32,346 - 28,274
S Bad Debt expense, the Financial Administration Act 1,000 1,000 - -
  Total statutory appropriations 81,187 81,187 - 77,575
  Total operating expense 24,994,487 21,497,287 3,497,200 28,059,271

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

   18,341,700
 

Employee benefits

   2,619,200
 

Transportation and communication

   404,500
 

Services

   11,773,100
 

Supplies and equipment

   314,500
  Subtotal   33,453,000
  Less: Recoveries   8,539,700
  Total operating expense to be voted   24,913,300
  Sub-Items:    
  Main Office    
 

Salaries and wages

 3,390,800  
 

Employee benefits

 404,700  
 

Transportation and communication

 153,800  
 

Services

 127,600  
 

Supplies and equipment

 61,500 4,138,400
  Financial and Administrative Services    
 

Salaries and wages

 8,130,900  
 

Employee benefits

 1,238,500  
 

Transportation and communication

 93,700  
 

Services

 1,215,700  
 

Supplies and equipment

 54,900  
 

Subtotal

 10,733,700  
 

Less: Recoveries

 1,031,000 9,702,700
  Human Resources    
 

Salaries and wages

 2,528,800  
 

Employee benefits

 360,500  
 

Transportation and communication

 46,000  
 

Services

 103,700  
 

Supplies and equipment

 31,500  
 

Subtotal

 3,070,500  
 

Less: Recoveries

 148,700 2,921,800
  Communications Services    
 

Salaries and wages

 4,271,200  
 

Employee benefits

 598,100  
 

Transportation and communication

 111,000  
 

Services

 6,299,400  
 

Supplies and equipment

 166,600  
 

Subtotal

 11,446,300  
 

Less: Recoveries

 6,143,400 5,302,900
  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   24,913,300
  Statutory appropriations    
Statutory

Minister's Salary, the Executive Council Act

   47,841
Statutory

Parliamentary Assistants’ Salaries, the Executive Council Act

   32,346
  Statutory appropriations    
 

Other transactions

    
Statutory

Bad Debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

   1,000
  Total operating expense for Ministry Administration Program   24,994,487

Elementary and Secondary Education Program - Vote 1002

To provide policy and program direction, and financial support to publicly funded school boards, provincial and demonstration schools, school authorities, agencies and Indigenous partners and organizations in Ontario, while fostering and sustaining a high-quality education system for every student in the province which includes student mental health and well-being as a foundation in order to prepare students 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 focuses on mental health, well-being, inclusion, identifying and removing systemic barriers including for students with special education needs and disabilities, and collaborates with parents and partners to ensure learners, as a whole, remain the main focus.

Vote summary

Item number Item Estimates
2024-25 $		 Estimates
2023-24 $		 Difference
between
2024-25
and
2023-24 $		 Actual
2022-23 $

Operating expense
1 Policy and Program Delivery 29,240,543,200 30,707,305,100 (1,466,761,900) 27,267,685,968
2 Educational Operations 153,712,500 151,328,300 2,384,200 132,238,901
  Total operating expense to be voted 29,394,255,700 30,858,633,400 (1,464,377,700) 27,399,924,869
S Teachers' Pension Plan 1,700,000,000 1,711,000,000 (11,000,000) 1,661,004,769
S Bad Debt expense, the Financial Administration Act 1,000 1,000 - -
  Total statutory appropriations 1,700,001,000 1,711,001,000 (11,000,000) 1,661,004,769
  Total operating expense 31,094,256,700 32,569,634,400 (1,475,377,700) 29,060,929,638

Operating assets
4 Policy and Program Delivery 1,000 1,000 - -
  Total operating assets to be voted 1,000 1,000 - -
  Total operating assets 1,000 1,000 - -

Capital expense
3 Support for Elementary and Secondary Education 2,333,596,400 1,995,356,000 338,240,400 1,794,777,209
5 Elementary and Secondary Education – expense related to capital assets 1,000 1,000 - -
  Total capital expense to be voted 2,333,597,400 1,995,357,000 338,240,400 1,794,777,209
S Amortization, the Financial Administration Act 1,812,000 2,688,900 (876,900) 2,388,033
  Total statutory appropriations 1,812,000 2,688,900 (876,900) 2,388,033
  Total capital expense 2,335,409,400 1,998,045,900 337,363,500 1,797,165,242

Capital assets
6 Elementary and Secondary Education 438,500 438,500 - 2,128,550
  Total capital assets to be voted 438,500 438,500 - 2,128,550
  Total capital assets 438,500 438,500 - 2,128,550

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

   69,356,200
 

Employee benefits

   10,371,100
 

Transportation and communication

   3,590,000
 

Services

   44,078,200
 

Supplies and equipment

   327,800
 

Transfer payments

    
 

School Board operating Grants

 21,255,047,400  
 

Education Property Tax Non-Cash expense

 7,093,457,600  
 

School Board Debt Service Costs

 297,555,200  
 

Responsive Education Programs

 297,750,200  
 

Funding to External Partners

 105,104,200  
 

Official Languages Projects

 32,718,600  
 

Education Quality and Accountability Office

 28,686,200  
 

Partner Sustainability Grants

 2,500,500  
 

Provincial Benefits Trusts

 1,000 29,112,820,900
  Subtotal   29,240,544,200
  Less: Recoveries   1,000
  Total operating expense to be voted   29,240,543,200
1002-2 Educational Operations    
 

Salaries and wages

   46,225,100
 

Employee benefits

   6,848,300
 

Transportation and communication

   1,059,100
 

Services

   14,974,200
 

Supplies and equipment

   3,988,100
 

Transfer payments

    
 

Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO)

 50,462,900  
 

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

 30,216,000  
 

Provincial Schools Student Enhancement Program

 100,000  
 

Payments in lieu of municipal taxation

 63,800 80,842,700
  Subtotal   153,937,500
  Less: Recoveries   225,000
  Total operating expense to be voted   153,712,500
  Statutory appropriations
Teachers' Pension Plan		    
 

Transfer payments

    
Statutory

Government Costs, the Teachers' Pension Act

   1,700,000,000
  Statutory appropriations    
 

Other transactions

    
Statutory

Bad Debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

   1,000
  Total operating expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program   31,094,256,700

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

    
 

School Board capital Grants

 2,138,780,800  
 

School Board – capital Funding for Child Care

 167,992,500  
 

Early Learning Program

 8,412,600  
 

Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP)

 7,263,000  
 

Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO)

 1,536,000  
 

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

 1,000,000 2,324,984,900
 

Other transactions

    
 

Support for Elementary and Secondary Education

   8,611,500
  Total capital expense to be voted   2,333,596,400
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

   1,812,000
  Total capital expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program   2,335,409,400

Capital assets
1002-6 Elementary and Secondary Education    
 

Information technology hardware

   437,500
 

Business application software - asset costs

   1,000
  Total capital assets to be voted   438,500
  Total capital assets for Elementary and Secondary Education Program   438,500

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 five ministries including the ministries of Education, Colleges and Universities, Municipal Affairs and Housing, Citizenship and Multiculturalism, and Tourism, Culture and Sport. CSC provides strategic advice and leadership on the effective use of IT and Digital, ensuring that security, integrity and the protection of privacy, balanced with transparency, are key. To achieve this, CSC partners with ministries to deliver digital services that are:

  • citizen - and user-centric – making government services accessible, simple to use, and convenient, while ensuring the security/protection of information and helping OPS employees do their jobs better
  • more efficient – from reusing and leveraging new technology, to fueling transformation across the entire service delivery chain
  • transforming the business of government – collaborating with ministries is critical, as IT investments are based on business outcomes

Vote summary

Item number Item Estimates
2024-25 $		 Estimates
2023-24 $		 Difference
between
2024-25
and
2023-24 $		 Actual
2022-23 $

Operating expense
1 Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster 56,453,300 56,231,200 222,100 50,425,570
  Total operating expense to be voted 56,453,300 56,231,200 222,100 50,425,570
  Total operating expense 56,453,300 56,231,200 222,100 50,425,570

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

 37,992,000
 

Employee benefits

 4,418,300
 

Transportation and communication

 647,500
 

Services

 54,950,100
 

Supplies and equipment

 285,000
  Subtotal 98,292,900
  Less: Recoveries 41,839,600
  Total operating expense to be voted 56,453,300
  Total operating expense for Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster 56,453,300

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
2024-25 $		 Estimates
2023-24 $		 Difference
between
2024-25
and
2023-24 $		 Actual
2022-23 $

Operating expense
1 Policy Development and Program Delivery 5,333,920,700 4,462,792,200 871,128,500 3,617,718,915
  Total operating expense to be voted 5,333,920,700 4,462,792,200 871,128,500 3,617,718,915
S Bad Debt expense, the Financial Administration Act 1,000 1,000 - 2
  Total statutory appropriations 1,000 1,000 - 2
  Total operating expense 5,333,921,700 4,462,793,200 871,128,500 3,617,718,917

Capital expense
2 Child Care capital 222,426,600 222,544,500 (117,900) 1,975,567
5 Child Care – expense related to capital assets 1,000 1,000 - -
  Total capital expense to be voted 222,427,600 222,545,500 (117,900) 1,975,567
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 224,224,700 224,342,600 (117,900) 3,519,904

Capital assets
4 Child Care IT Modernization 4,709,200 1,000 4,708,200 -
  Total capital assets to be voted 4,709,200 1,000 4,708,200 -
  Total capital assets 4,709,200 1,000 4,708,200 -

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

   18,408,000
 

Employee benefits

   2,255,600
 

Transportation and communication

   100,000
 

Services

   11,537,400
 

Supplies and equipment

   50,000
 

Transfer payments

    
 

Child Care and Early Years

 5,013,598,000  
 

Ontario Child Care Tax Credit

 287,971,700 5,301,569,700
  Total operating expense to be voted   5,333,920,700
  Statutory appropriations    
 

Other transactions

    
Statutory

Bad Debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

   1,000
  Total operating expense for Child Care and Early Years Programs   5,333,921,700

Capital expense
1004-2 Child Care capital    
 

Transfer payments

    
 

Child Care and Early Years capital

   222,426,600
  Total capital expense to be voted   222,426,600
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   224,224,700

Capital assets
1004-4 Child Care IT Modernization    
 

Business application software - asset costs

   4,709,200
  Total capital assets to be voted   4,709,200
  Total capital assets for Child Care and Early Years Programs   4,709,200