Expenditure Estimates for the Ministry of Education (2017-18)

The 2017-2018 Expenditure Estimates set out details of the operating and capital spending requirements of the Ministry of Education for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2017.

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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 2017-18	Estimates 2016-17	Difference between 2017-18 and 2016-17	Actual 2015-16
	Operating expense
1001	Ministry Administration Program	$22,061,900	$21,927,400	$134,500	$15,515,231
1002	Elementary and Secondary Education Program	$24,314,011,300	$24,163,939,300	$150,072,000	$23,333,273,406
1003	Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster	$56,509,700	$59,195,600	($2,685,900)	$59,595,414
1004	Child Care and Early Years programs	$1,612,573,100	$1,431,195,900	$181,377,200	$1,279,986,840
	Total operating expense to be voted	$26,005,156,000	$25,676,258,200	$328,897,800	$24,688,370,891
	Statutory appropriations	$89,392	$67,014	$22,378	$110,043,129
	Ministry total operating expense	$26,005,245,392	$25,676,325,214	$328,920,178	$24,798,414,020
	Consolidation adjustment - Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO)	$5,638,100	$5,974,800	($336,700)	$6,362,003
	Consolidation adjustment - Education Quality and Accountability Office	$1,288,800	$689,000	$599,800	($281,797)
	Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)	$13,712,900	$11,781,200	$1,931,700	$8,217,866
	Consolidation adjustment - School Board Trust debt payment reclassification	($65,723,500)	($65,723,500)	-	($65,836,548)
	Consolidation adjustment - Schools	($352,564,900)	($806,966,600)	$454,401,700	($344,821,879)
	Consolidation adjustment - Colleges	($28,367,000)	($24,618,100)	($3,748,900)	($27,219,952)
	Consolidation adjustment - Hospitals	($3,500,000)	($3,500,000)	-	($3,514,504)
	Other adjustments – Non-Cash Actuarial Adjustment for Teachers' Pension Plan, the Financial Administration Act	($531,001,000)	($452,001,000)	($79,000,000)	-
	Total including consolidation & other adjustments	$25,044,728,792	$24,341,961,014	$702,767,778	$24,371,319,209
	Operating assets
1002	Elementary and Secondary Education Program	$3,006,000	$2,627,100	$378,900	$1,813,833
1003	Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster	$1,000	$1,000	-	-
	Total operating assets to be voted	$3,007,000	$2,628,100	$378,900	$1,813,833
	Ministry total operating assets	$3,007,000	$2,628,100	$378,900	$1,813,833
	Capital expense
1002	Elementary and Secondary Education Program	$1,954,270,700	$1,691,472,400	$262,798,300	$843,367,792
1004	Child Care and Early Years programs	$13,302,000	$2,000	$13,300,000	$8,274,822
	Total capital expense to be voted	$1,967,572,700	$1,691,474,400	$276,098,300	$851,642,614
	Statutory appropriations	$3,540,400	$3,340,600	$199,800	$2,889,985
	Ministry total capital expense	$1,971,113,100	$1,694,815,000	$276,298,100	$854,532,599
	Consolidation adjustment - Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO)	$1,884,100	$970,000	$914,100	$932,000
	Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)	$2,932,800	$2,310,700	$622,100	$1,497,184
	Consolidation adjustment - Education Quality and Accountability Office	($105,500)	$184,000	($289,500)	$606,845
	Consolidation adjustment - Schools	($1,230,123,200)	($821,166,600)	($408,956,600)	($121,024,871)
	Child Care and Early Years – Non-School Board Consolidation adjustment	($3,300,000)	-	($3,300,000)	-
	Capital expense adjustment – Greenhouse Gas Reduction Account reclassification	$200,000,000	-	$200,000,000	-
	Total including consolidation & other adjustments	$942,401,300	$877,113,100	$65,288,200	$736,543,757
	Capital assets
1002	Elementary and Secondary Education Program	$8,584,900	$7,692,500	$892,400	$1,243,264
1004	Child Care and Early Years programs	$1,000	$1,000	-	-
	Total capital assets to be voted	$8,585,900	$7,693,500	$892,400	$1,243,264
	Ministry total capital assets	$8,585,900	$7,693,500	$892,400	$1,243,264
	Ministry total operating and capital Including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets)	$25,987,130,092	$25,219,074,114	$768,055,978	$25,107,862,966

Reconciliation to previously published data

Operating expense	2016-17 Estimates	2015-16 Actual
Total operating expense previously published ^{footnote 1[1]}	$25,611,511,914	$26,278,714,763
Government reorganization
Transfer of functions to other Ministries	($386,700)	($386,700)
Change in Accounting
Change in accounting	-	($1,479,914,043)
Supplementary estimates
2016-17 Supplementary estimates	$65,200,000	-
Restated total operating expense	$25,676,325,214	$24,798,414,020

Capital expense	2016-17 Estimates	2015-16 Actual
Total capital expense previously published ^{footnote 2[2]}	$1,244,415,000	$854,532,599
Supplementary estimates
2016-17 Supplementary estimates	$450,400,000	-
Restated total capital expense	$1,694,815,000	$854,532,599

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 2017-18	Estimates 2016-17	Difference between 2017-18 and 2016-17	Actual 2015-16
	Operating expense
1	Ministry Administration	$22,061,900	$21,927,400	$134,500	$15,515,231
	Total operating expense to be voted	$22,061,900	$21,927,400	$134,500	$15,515,231
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	-	$19,931
	Total statutory appropriations	$87,392	$65,014	$22,378	$85,899
	Total operating expense	$22,149,292	$21,992,414	$156,878	$15,601,130

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		$18,771,400
	Employee benefits		$2,770,900
	Transportation and communication		$805,600
	Services		$10,210,600
	Supplies and equipment		$362,400
	Subtotal		$32,920,900
	Less: recoveries		$10,859,000
	Total operating expense to be voted		$22,061,900
	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	$6,747,700
	Employee benefits	$864,900
	Transportation and communication	$108,000
	Services	$1,009,700
	Supplies and equipment	$76,600
	Subtotal	$8,806,900
	Less: recoveries	$4,187,500	$4,619,400
	Legal services
	Salaries and wages	$20,000
	Employee benefits	$17,400
	Services	$3,577,700
	Subtotal	$3,615,100
	Less: recoveries	$1,223,000	$2,392,100
	Audit services
	Services	$1,328,100	$1,328,100
	Information systems
	Services	$2,103,400	$2,103,400
	Total operating expense to be voted		$22,061,900
	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		$22,149,292

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. The Ministry is working toward excellence for all students by supporting higher level of student achievement, through a focus on mathematics, and acquisition of higher order skills, such as critical thinking and problem solving.

Key components of the program are: supporting the implementation of a rigorous curriculum; supporting student learning and maintaining challenging standards of achievement, and supporting excellence in teaching and leading; provision of financial support to a streamlined and efficient education system with a focus 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, blind, deaf/blind and/or severely learning disabled.

Note: recoveries under Capital Expense for Support for Elementary and Secondary Education include recoveries of $200,000,000 from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Account 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 2017-18	Estimates 2016-17	Difference between 2017-18 and 2016-17	Actual 2015-16
	Operating expense
1	Policy and program delivery	$24,162,177,400	$24,012,105,400	$150,072,000	$23,192,046,250
2	Educational operations	$151,833,900	$151,833,900	-	$141,227,156
	Total operating expense to be voted	$24,314,011,300	$24,163,939,300	$150,072,000	$23,333,273,406
S	Teachers' Pension Plan	$1,000	$1,000	-	$109,919,750
S	Bad debt expense, The Financial Administration Act	$1,000	$1,000	-	$37,480
	Total statutory appropriations	$2,000	$2,000	-	$109,957,230
	Total operating expense	$24,314,013,300	$24,163,941,300	$150,072,000	$23,443,230,636
	Operating assets
4	Policy and program delivery	$3,006,000	$2,627,100	$378,900	$1,813,833
	Total operating assets to be voted	$3,006,000	$2,627,100	$378,900	$1,813,833
	Total operating assets	$3,006,000	$2,627,100	$378,900	$1,813,833
	Capital expense
3	Support for elementary and secondary education	$1,954,269,700	$1,691,471,400	$262,798,300	$843,367,792
5	Elementary and Secondary Education – expense related to capital assets	$1,000	$1,000	-	-
	Total capital expense to be voted	$1,954,270,700	$1,691,472,400	$262,798,300	$843,367,792
S	Amortization, the Financial Administration Act	$1,743,300	$1,543,500	$199,800	$1,345,648
	Total statutory appropriations	$1,743,300	$1,543,500	$199,800	$1,345,648
	Total capital expense	$1,956,014,000	$1,693,015,900	$262,998,100	$844,713,440
	Capital assets
6	Elementary and Secondary Education	$8,584,900	$7,692,500	$892,400	$1,243,264
	Total capital assets to be voted	$8,584,900	$7,692,500	$892,400	$1,243,264
	Total capital assets	$8,584,900	$7,692,500	$892,400	$1,243,264

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		$71,065,100
	Employee benefits		$10,715,500
	Transportation and communication		$11,976,800
	Services		$69,822,400
	Supplies and equipment		$8,355,100
	Transfer payments
	School Board operating grants	$16,504,972,400
	Education property tax non-cash expense	$7,058,833,600
	Education Programs - other	$368,740,200
	Provincial Benefits Trusts	$2,145,400
	Official languages projects	$34,321,200
	Education Quality and Accountability Office	$31,282,100
	Miscellaneous grants	$2,515,500	$24,002,810,400
	Subtotal		$24,174,745,300
	Less: recoveries		$12,567,900
	Total operating expense to be voted		$24,162,177,400
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		$24,314,013,300
	Operating assets
1002-4	Policy and program delivery
	Deposits and prepaid expenses		$3,006,000
	Total operating assets to be voted		$3,006,000
	Total operating assets for Elementary and Secondary Education Program		$3,006,000
	Capital expense
1002-3	Support for elementary and secondary education
	Transfer payments
	School Board capital grants	$1,744,507,600
	Early Learning Program	$86,417,000
	School Board – capital funding for Child Care	$112,133,600
	Greenhouse Gas Reduction Account - schools	$200,000,000
	Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario	$1,000,000
	Ontario Education Communications Authority	$1,600,000	$2,145,658,200
	Other transactions
	Support for elementary and secondary education		$8,611,500
	Subtotal		$2,154,269,700
	Less: recoveries		$200,000,000
	Total capital expense to be voted		$1,954,269,700
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		$1,743,300
	Total capital expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program		$1,956,014,000
	Capital assets
1002-6	Elementary and Secondary Education
	Information technology hardware		$437,500
	Business application software - asset costs		$8,147,400
	Total capital assets to be voted		$8,584,900
	Total capital assets for Elementary and Secondary Education Program		$8,584,900

Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster - vote 1003

The Community Services Information and Information Technology (I&IT) Cluster is responsible for the provision of information and information technology services for the Ministries of Education; Advanced Education and Skills Development; Citizenship and Immigration; Housing; Municipal Affairs; and Tourism, Culture and Sport. The Cluster organization works in partnership with the ministries to provide timely and cost-effective business solutions that support ministry objectives, promote e-business and e-government as a means of enhancing government service delivery, and ensure solid returns on I&IT investments.

Vote summary

Item number	Item	Estimates 2017-18	Estimates 2016-17	Difference between 2017-18 and 2016-17	Actual 2015-16
	Operating expense
1	Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster	$56,509,700	$59,195,600	($2,685,900)	$59,595,414
	Total operating expense to be voted	$56,509,700	$59,195,600	($2,685,900)	$59,595,414
	Total operating expense	$56,509,700	$59,195,600	($2,685,900)	$59,595,414
	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	$31,603,000
	Employee benefits	$3,927,700
	Transportation and communication	$647,500
	Services	$87,853,100
	Supplies and equipment	$285,000
	Subtotal	$124,316,300
	Less: recoveries	$67,806,600
	Total operating expense to be voted	$56,509,700
	Total operating expense for Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster	$56,509,700
	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

High quality early years and child care programs are an essential part of a seamless, integrated system that supports early learning and care for children.

The integration of child care and early years programs enhances education results by providing a continuum of care and education for children aged 0 to 12, creating a focus on healthy child development and positive outcomes for children and families through coordinated local service system management.

Vote summary

Item number	Item	Estimates 2017-18	Estimates 2016-17	Difference between 2017-18 and 2016-17	Actual 2015-16
	Operating expense
1	Policy development and program delivery	$1,612,573,100	$1,431,195,900	$181,377,200	$1,279,986,840
	Total operating expense to be voted	$1,612,573,100	$1,431,195,900	$181,377,200	$1,279,986,840
	Total operating expense	$1,612,573,100	$1,431,195,900	$181,377,200	$1,279,986,840
	Capital expense
2	Child Care capital	$13,301,000	$1,000	$13,300,000	$8,274,822
5	Child Care – expense related to capital assets	$1,000	$1,000	-	-
	Total capital expense to be voted	$13,302,000	$2,000	$13,300,000	$8,274,822
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	$15,099,100	$1,799,100	$13,300,000	$9,819,159
	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	$7,598,500
	Supplies and equipment	$50,000
	Transfer payments
	Child Care and Early Years	$1,588,033,600
	Total operating expense to be voted	$1,612,573,100
	Total operating expense for Child Care and Early Years programs	$1,612,573,100
	Capital expense
1004-2	Child Care capital
	Transfer payments
	Child Care and Early Years capital	$13,301,000
	Total capital expense to be voted	$13,301,000
1004-5	Child Care – expense related to capital assets
	Other transactions	$1,000
	Total capital expense to be voted	$1,000
	Statutory appropriations
Statutory	Amortization, the Financial Administration Act
	Other transactions	$1,797,100
	Total capital expense for Child Care and Early Years programs	$15,099,100
	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

Updated: January 15, 2026

Published: May 18, 2017

Footnotes

footnote[1] Back to paragraph Total operating expenseincludes statutory appropriations, special warrants and total operating expense to be voted.
footnote[2] Back to paragraph Total capital expenseincludes statutory appropriations, special warrants and total capital expense to be voted.