Expenditure Estimates for the Ministry of Infrastructure (2018-19)
The 2018-2019 Expenditure Estimates set out details of the operating and capital spending requirements of the Ministry of Infrastructure for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2018.
Summary
The Ministry of Infrastructure is responsible for managing infrastructure planning and capital expenditure priorities that strengthen Ontario’s communities and economy. The Ministry is also responsible for developing strategic realty policy and effectively managing significant government-owned realty assets; laying the groundwork for a broader long-term transformation of provincial processes and planning for public properties; developing and managing effective asset management policies and programs for land use and accommodation; and for infrastructure financing, including alternative financing and procurement (AFP).
Key priorities of the Ministry include guiding the province’s infrastructure plan; coordinating research to support enhancing evidence-based infrastructure planning and decision-making; developing the province’s next ten-year infrastructure plan including integrating commitments in the climate change action plan; leading the province’s negotiations with the federal government on new infrastructure agreements; spearheading the government-wide implementation of the Community Hubs Strategic Framework and Action Plan; embedding community and social needs into government decision-making on disposition, acquisition and use of public properties through the Social Purpose Real Estate strategy; maintaining safe and sustainable provincial buildings; optimizing provincial real estate assets; and overseeing the Queen’s Park Reconstruction Project.
The Ministry has legislative responsibility for the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation and is also responsible for Waterfront Toronto, in partnership with the federal government and the City of Toronto.
Ministry program summary
Vote | Program | Estimates 2018-19 |
Estimates 2017-18 |
Difference between 2018-19 and 2017-18 |
Actual 2016-17 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating expense |
|||||
4001 |
$7,481,500 |
$10,935,900 |
($3,454,400) |
- |
|
4003 |
$11,565,500 |
$19,764,500 |
($8,199,000) |
$7,168,025 |
|
4004 |
$82,053,600 |
$79,354,600 |
$2,699,000 |
$68,317,197 |
|
4005 |
$5,200,000 |
- |
$5,200,000 |
- |
|
Total operating expense to be voted |
$106,300,600 |
$110,055,000 |
($3,754,400) |
$75,485,222 |
|
Statutory appropriations |
$209,014 |
$208,014 |
$1,000 |
- |
|
Ministry total operating expense |
$106,509,614 |
$110,263,014 |
($3,753,400) |
$75,485,222 |
|
Consolidation Adjustment - General Real Estate Portfolio |
$30,207,500 |
$34,706,200 |
($4,498,700) |
($44,948,902) |
|
Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation |
$61,908,200 |
$67,909,800 |
($6,001,600) |
$67,002,980 |
|
Consolidation adjustment - Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation |
$5,190,600 |
$17,406,800 |
($12,216,200) |
$10,561,227 |
|
Consolidation adjustment - Transmission Corridor Program |
($12,220,500) |
($16,217,000) |
$3,996,500 |
($16,256,543) |
|
Total including consolidation & other adjustments |
$191,595,414 |
$214,068,814 |
($22,473,400) |
$91,843,984 |
|
Operating assets |
|||||
4001 |
$1,000 |
- |
$1,000 |
- |
|
4003 |
$27,500,000 |
- |
$27,500,000 |
- |
|
Total operating assets to be voted |
$27,501,000 |
- |
$27,501,000 |
- |
|
Ministry total operating assets |
$27,501,000 |
- |
$27,501,000 |
- |
|
Capital expense |
|||||
4003 |
$643,361,100 |
$696,172,600 |
($52,811,500) |
$7,500,000 |
|
4004 |
$148,742,600 |
$103,424,100 |
$45,318,500 |
$102,391,812 |
|
4005 |
$40,000,000 |
- |
$40,000,000 |
- |
|
Total capital expense to be voted |
$832,103,700 |
$799,596,700 |
$32,507,000 |
$109,891,812 |
|
Statutory appropriations |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
- |
- |
|
Ministry total capital expense |
$832,104,700 |
$799,597,700 |
$32,507,000 |
$109,891,812 |
|
Consolidation adjustment - General Real Estate Portfolio |
($226,857,100) |
($156,943,700) |
($69,913,400) |
($33,594,474) |
|
Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation |
$1,893,100 |
$1,432,800 |
$460,300 |
$1,622,317 |
|
Consolidation adjustment - Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation |
$172,400 |
- |
$172,400 |
($853,956) |
|
Capital expense adjustment – Greenhouse Gas Reduction Account Reclassification |
$10,575,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$9,075,000 |
- |
|
Consolidation adjustment – School Boards |
($25,000,000) |
- |
($25,000,000) |
- |
|
Capital expense adjustment – Trillium Trust Reclassification |
$32,070,000 |
$2,777,000 |
$29,293,000 |
- |
|
Total including consolidation & other adjustments |
$624,958,100 |
$648,363,800 |
($23,405,700) |
$77,065,699 |
|
Capital assets |
|||||
4004 |
$70,915,400 |
$71,158,100 |
($242,700) |
$11,402,072 |
|
Total capital assets to be voted |
$70,915,400 |
$71,158,100 |
($242,700) |
$11,402,072 |
|
Ministry total capital assets |
$70,915,400 |
$71,158,100 |
($242,700) |
$11,402,072 |
|
Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets) |
$816,553,514 |
$862,432,614 |
($45,879,100) |
$168,909,683 |
Reconciliation to previously published data
Operating expense | 2017-18 Estimates |
2016-17 Actual |
---|---|---|
Total operating expense previously published |
$110,263,014 |
- |
Government reorganization | ||
Transfer of functions from other Ministries |
- |
$75,485,222 |
Restated total operating expense |
$110,263,014 |
$75,485,222 |
Capital expense | 2017-18 Estimates |
2016-17 Actual |
---|---|---|
Total capital expense previously published |
$799,597,700 |
- |
Government reorganization | ||
Transfer of functions from other Ministries |
- |
$109,891,812 |
Restated total capital expense |
$799,597,700 |
$109,891,812 |
Capital assets | 2017-18 Estimates |
2016-17 Actual |
---|---|---|
Total capital assets previously published |
$71,158,100 |
- |
Government reorganization | ||
Transfer of functions from other Ministries |
- |
$11,402,072 |
Restated total capital assets |
$71,158,100 |
$11,402,072 |
Ministry administration - vote 4001
The Ministry Administration Program provides strategic advice and support services to enable the Ministry to achieve government objectives and fiscal priorities.
The program provides financial, human resources, planning, legal, communication and other corporate services for the Ministry’s operational programs.
Vote summary
Item number | Item | Estimates 2018-19 |
Estimates 2017-18 |
Difference between 2018-19 and 2017-18 |
Actual 2016-17 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Ministry Administration |
$7,481,500 |
$10,935,900 |
($3,454,400) |
- |
Total operating expense to be voted |
$7,481,500 |
$10,935,900 |
($3,454,400) |
- |
|
S |
Minister’s salary, the Executive Council Act |
$47,841 |
$47,841 |
- |
- |
S |
Parliamentary Assistant’s salary, the Executive Council Act |
$16,173 |
$16,173 |
- |
- |
Total statutory appropriations |
$64,014 |
$64,014 |
- |
- |
|
Total operating expense |
$7,545,514 |
$10,999,914 |
($3,454,400) |
- |
|
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 |
|||
4001-1 |
Ministry Administration |
||
Salaries and wages |
$2,971,100 |
||
Employee benefits |
$371,900 |
||
Transportation and communication |
$91,700 |
||
Services |
$3,976,500 |
||
Supplies and equipment |
$70,300 |
||
Total operating expense to be voted |
$7,481,500 |
||
Sub-items: |
|||
Main office |
|||
Salaries and wages |
$1,459,500 |
||
Employee benefits |
$198,100 |
||
Transportation and communication |
$34,400 |
||
Services |
$103,600 |
||
Supplies and equipment |
$34,400 |
$1,830,000 |
|
Planning and Finance |
|||
Salaries and wages |
$643,100 |
||
Employee benefits |
$60,900 |
||
Transportation and communication |
$10,600 |
||
Services |
$1,898,400 |
||
Supplies and equipment |
$10,600 |
$2,623,600 |
|
Communications services |
|||
Salaries and wages |
$868,500 |
||
Employee benefits |
$112,900 |
||
Transportation and communication |
$19,600 |
||
Services |
$58,900 |
||
Supplies and equipment |
$19,600 |
$1,079,500 |
|
Legal services |
|||
Transportation and communication |
$27,100 |
||
Services |
$1,173,600 |
||
Supplies and equipment |
$5,700 |
$1,206,400 |
|
Audit services |
|||
Services |
$742,000 |
$742,000 |
|
Total operating expense to be voted |
$7,481,500 |
||
Statutory appropriations |
|||
Statutory |
Minister’s salary, the Executive Council Act |
$47,841 |
|
Statutory |
Parliamentary Assistant’s salary, the Executive Council Act |
$16,173 |
|
Total operating expense for Ministry Administration |
$7,545,514 |
||
Operating assets |
|||
4001-10 |
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 |
$1,000 |
Infrastructure policy and planning - vote 4003
The Infrastructure Policy and Planning area is responsible for supporting the overall policy and direction to modernize the Province’s infrastructure including highways, roads, bridges, transit, hospitals, colleges, schools, courthouses, correctional facilities, other government buildings, and broadband infrastructure.
Infrastructure Policy and Planning is the area responsible for developing a strategic approach to infrastructure planning based on strong evidence. This includes managing the implementation of the Infrastructure for Jobs & Prosperity Act, which requires the development of the government’s long-term infrastructure plan, the development of an asset inventory, the identification of infrastructure needs and a strategy to prioritize infrastructure needs.
The area is the steward of provincial asset management planning, including developing tools and analyses to consistently track both current infrastructure assets and planned investments across government. As well, under the terms of the Act, the area is also responsible for the development of regulations for asset management plans for municipalities and certain broader public sector entities.
This area leads infrastructure research initiatives, including coordinating, commissioning or undertaking studies to understand and develop best practices in infrastructure planning, and supporting the enhancement of government-wide practices in related fields, such as asset management and infrastructure productivity. The area also promotes and supports the integration of climate change considerations, such as lifecycle assessment, into the infrastructure planning and decision-making process.
The area manages the government’s relationship with the federal government by working with federal and municipal governments to negotiate and implement federal infrastructure funding programs. The area also develops and designs municipal infrastructure policy and programs, overseeing their delivery to ensure they are consistent with broader provincial infrastructure policy.
The area also develops policy and oversees programs for infrastructure financing, including alternative financing and procurement (AFP), and supports enhanced transparency through public reporting of data and profiles of infrastructure investments.
Note: recoveries under Capital Expense for Infrastructure Programs Capital include recoveries of $32,070,000 from the Trillium Trust, which are contingent upon a sufficient balance standing to the credit of the Trillium Trust.
Vote summary
Item number | Item | Estimates 2018-19 |
Estimates 2017-18 |
Difference between 2018-19 and 2017-18 |
Actual 2016-17 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Infrastructure Policy and Planning |
$11,565,500 |
$11,564,500 |
$1,000 |
$5,542,506 |
- |
Community Hubs |
- |
$8,200,000 |
($8,200,000) |
$1,625,519 |
Total operating expense to be voted |
$11,565,500 |
$19,764,500 |
($8,199,000) |
$7,168,025 |
|
S |
Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act |
$1,000 |
- |
$1,000 |
- |
Total statutory appropriations |
$1,000 |
- |
$1,000 |
- |
|
Total operating expense |
$11,566,500 |
$19,764,500 |
($8,198,000) |
$7,168,025 |
|
7 |
Community Infrastructure |
$27,500,000 |
- |
$27,500,000 |
- |
Total operating assets to be voted |
$27,500,000 |
- |
$27,500,000 |
- |
|
Total operating Assets |
$27,500,000 |
- |
$27,500,000 |
- |
|
2 |
Infrastructure Programs |
$643,361,100 |
$696,171,600 |
($52,810,500) |
$7,500,000 |
- |
Community Hubs |
- |
$1,000 |
($1,000) |
- |
Total capital expense to be voted |
$643,361,100 |
$696,172,600 |
($52,811,500) |
$7,500,000 |
|
Total capital expense |
$643,361,100 |
$696,172,600 |
($52,811,500) |
$7,500,000 |
Standard account by item and sub-items
Vote-item number |
Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount | Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Operating expense |
|||
4003-1 |
Infrastructure Policy and Planning |
||
Salaries and wages |
$7,353,200 |
||
Employee benefits |
$920,200 |
||
Transportation and communication |
$162,300 |
||
Services |
$2,961,500 |
||
Supplies and equipment |
$166,300 |
||
Transfer payments |
|||
Community Infrastructure Interest Incentives |
$1,000 |
||
Asset Management |
$1,000 |
$2,000 |
|
Total operating expense to be voted |
$11,565,500 |
||
Sub-items: |
|||
Infrastructure Policy |
|||
Salaries and wages |
$3,930,300 |
||
Employee benefits |
$490,000 |
||
Transportation and communication |
$87,500 |
||
Services |
$388,100 |
||
Supplies and equipment |
$91,500 |
||
Transfer payments |
|||
Community Infrastructure Interest Incentives |
$1,000 |
$4,988,400 |
|
Infrastructure Research and Planning |
|||
Salaries and wages |
$3,422,900 |
||
Employee benefits |
$430,200 |
||
Transportation and communication |
$74,800 |
||
Services |
$2,573,400 |
||
Supplies and equipment |
$74,800 |
||
Transfer payments |
|||
Asset Management |
$1,000 |
$6,577,100 |
|
Total operating expense to be voted |
$11,565,500 |
||
Statutory appropriations |
|||
Statutory |
Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act |
||
Other transactions |
$1,000 |
||
Total operating expense for Infrastructure Policy and Planning |
$11,566,500 |
||
Operating assets |
|||
4003-7 |
Community Infrastructure |
||
Loans and Investments |
$27,500,000 |
||
Total operating assets to be voted |
$27,500,000 |
||
Total Operating Assets for Infrastructure Policy and Planning |
$27,500,000 |
||
Capital expense |
|||
4003-2 |
Infrastructure Programs |
||
Transfer payments |
|||
Clean Water and Wastewater Fund – Federal Contributions |
$241,100,000 |
||
Clean Water and Wastewater Fund – Provincial Contributions |
$65,935,200 |
||
Federal – Provincial Infrastructure Programs – Federal Contributions |
$248,100,000 |
||
Federal – Provincial Infrastructure Programs – Provincial Contributions |
$56,155,900 |
||
Natural Gas Access |
$64,140,000 |
$675,431,100 |
|
Less: recoveries |
$32,070,000 |
||
Total capital expense to be voted |
$643,361,100 |
||
Total capital expense for Infrastructure Policy and Planning |
$643,361,100 |
Government Infrastructure Projects - vote 4004
The Realty program is responsible for managing a large portion of Ontario’s public real estate portfolio, which is one of the largest public sector real estate portfolios in Canada. The program is responsible for developing policy, legislation and programs related to public and forfeited real estate, and contributing to the delivery of world-class public services. The program oversees the continued success of Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Waterfront Toronto, who represent two of Ontario’s largest infrastructure delivery partners. The program designs and implements real estate strategies, portfolio planning, acquisition and disposal of properties, space management, leasehold improvements and forfeited corporate properties.
The reconstruction of the Macdonald Block Complex (Macdonald Block Podium, Hearst, Hepburn, Mowat and Ferguson towers) is part of the Queen’s Park Reconstruction Project that is being delivered by IO over an eight year period. The program is responsible for overall oversight and governance for the Queen’s Park Reconstruction Project for the following six streams of activities: stakeholder engagement, change management, communications, financial oversight, enterprise risk management, and project management.
Note: recoveries under Capital Expense for Greenhouse Gas Emission Target include recoveries of $8,000,000 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.
Note: recoveries under Capital Expense for Electric Charging Infrastructure include recoveries of $2,575,000 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Government Infrastructure Projects |
$82,053,600 |
$79,354,600 |
$2,699,000 |
$68,317,197 |
Total operating expense to be voted |
$82,053,600 |
$79,354,600 |
$2,699,000 |
$68,317,197 |
|
S |
Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act |
$144,000 |
$144,000 |
- |
- |
Total statutory appropriations |
$144,000 |
$144,000 |
- |
- |
|
Total operating expense |
$82,197,600 |
$79,498,600 |
$2,699,000 |
$68,317,197 |
|
2 |
Government Infrastructure Projects |
$148,741,600 |
$103,422,100 |
$45,319,500 |
$102,391,812 |
3 |
Government Infrastructure Projects, expenses related to capital assets |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
- |
- |
- |
Electric Charging Infrastructure |
- |
$1,000 |
($1,000) |
- |
Total capital expense to be voted |
$148,742,600 |
$103,424,100 |
$45,318,500 |
$102,391,812 |
|
S |
Amortization, the Financial Administration Act |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
- |
- |
Total statutory appropriations |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
- |
- |
|
Total capital expense |
$148,743,600 |
$103,425,100 |
$45,318,500 |
$102,391,812 |
|
4 |
Government Infrastructure Projects |
$70,915,400 |
$71,158,100 |
($242,700) |
$11,402,072 |
Total capital assets to be voted |
$70,915,400 |
$71,158,100 |
($242,700) |
$11,402,072 |
|
Total capital assets |
$70,915,400 |
$71,158,100 |
($242,700) |
$11,402,072 |
Standard account by item and sub-items
Vote-item number |
Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount | Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Operating expense |
|||
4004-1 |
Government Infrastructure Projects |
||
Salaries and wages |
$5,958,700 |
||
Employee benefits |
$620,000 |
||
Transportation and communication |
$123,800 |
||
Services |
$72,154,800 |
||
Supplies and equipment |
$132,800 |
||
Transfer payments |
|||
Federal Rouge Park |
$1,000 |
||
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation |
$1,820,000 |
$1,821,000 |
|
Other transactions |
$3,062,500 |
||
Subtotal |
$83,873,600 |
||
Less: recoveries |
$1,820,000 |
||
Total operating expense to be voted |
$82,053,600 |
||
Statutory appropriations |
|||
Statutory |
Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act |
||
Other transactions |
$144,000 |
||
Total operating expense for Government Infrastructure Projects |
$82,197,600 |
||
Capital expense |
|||
4004-2 |
Government Infrastructure Projects |
||
Services |
$146,740,600 |
||
Transfer payments |
|||
Realty Transactions |
$2,001,000 |
||
Total capital expense to be voted |
$148,741,600 |
||
4004-3 |
Government Infrastructure Projects, expenses related to capital assets |
||
Other transactions |
$1,000 |
||
Total capital expense to be voted |
$1,000 |
||
4004-5 |
Electric Charging Infrastructure |
||
Services |
$2,575,000 |
||
Less: recoveries |
$2,575,000 |
||
Total capital expense to be voted |
- |
||
4004-7 |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Target |
||
Services |
$8,000,000 |
||
Less: recoveries |
$8,000,000 |
||
Total capital expense to be voted |
- |
||
Statutory appropriations |
|||
Other transactions |
|||
Statutory |
Amortization, the Financial Administration Act |
$1,000 |
|
Total capital expense for Government Infrastructure Projects |
$148,743,600 |
||
Capital assets |
|||
4004-4 |
Government Infrastructure Projects |
||
Land |
$56,240,000 |
||
Buildings – alternative financing and procurement |
$14,675,400 |
||
Total capital assets to be voted |
$70,915,400 |
||
Total capital assets for Government Infrastructure Projects |
$70,915,400 |
Community Hubs - vote 4005
The Community Hubs initiative serves as a one-window for community hubs strategies, and develops and drives horizontal policy and implementation work across government. The area provides strategic oversight, project management, and progress tracking on the implementation of the Community Hubs Strategic Framework and Action Plan.
The area is responsible for the creation and maintenance of the Community Hubs Resource Network, which connects individuals throughout the province who are working in, or planning for, a community hub – to share best practices; access resources, training and skills development, and geographic information system (GIS) tools; and strengthen the partnerships and coordinating efforts among organizations in Ontario’s communities.
The area develops and implements programs and policies such as the Social Purpose Real Estate strategy, which embeds community and social needs into government decision-making on disposition, acquisition and use of public properties and infrastructure planning. The area also launched the Surplus Property Transition Initiative that will support and maintain a number of publicly owned surplus properties for potential redevelopment to meet community needs and to inform provincial policies and future decision-making.
Vote summary
Item number | Item | Estimates 2018-19 |
Estimates 2017-18 |
Difference between 2018-19 and 2017-18 |
Actual 2016-17 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Community Hubs |
$5,200,000 |
- |
$5,200,000 |
- |
Total operating expense to be voted |
$5,200,000 |
- |
$5,200,000 |
- |
|
Total operating expense |
$5,200,000 |
- |
$5,200,000 |
- |
|
2 | Community Hubs |
$40,000,000 |
- |
$40,000,000 |
- |
Total capital expense to be voted |
$40,000,000 |
- |
$40,000,000 |
- |
|
Total capital expense |
$40,000,000 |
- |
$40,000,000 |
- |
Standard account by item and sub-items
Vote-item number |
Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount | Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Operating expense |
|||
4005-1 |
Community Hubs |
||
Salaries and wages |
$1,679,900 |
||
Employee benefits |
$136,500 |
||
Transportation and communication |
$150,000 |
||
Services |
$3,132,600 |
||
Supplies and equipment |
$100,000 |
||
Transfer payments |
|||
Resource Network |
$1,000 |
||
Total operating expense to be voted |
$5,200,000 |
||
Total operating expense for Community Hubs |
$5,200,000 |
||
Capital expense |
|||
4005-2 |
Community Hubs |
||
Transfer payments |
|||
Community Hubs Capital Program |
$25,000,000 |
||
Community Hubs Appropriation Fund |
$15,000,000 |
$40,000,000 |
|
Total capital expense to be voted |
$40,000,000 |
||
Total capital expense for Community Hubs |
$40,000,000 |
Footnotes
- footnote[1] Back to paragraph Total Operating Expense includes Statutory Appropriations, Special Warrants and total operating expense to be voted.
- footnote[2] Back to paragraph Total Capital Expense includes Statutory Appropriations, Special Warrants and total capital expense to be voted.
- footnote[3] Back to paragraph Total Capital Assets includes Statutory Appropriations, Special Warrants and total capital assets to be voted.