Expenditure Estimates for the Ministry of Education (2023–24)
The 2023–2024 Expenditure Estimates set out details of the operating and capital spending requirements of the Ministry of Education for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2023.
Summary
The Ministry of Education is responsible for Kindergarten to Grade 12 education in English, French and Catholic publicly-funded education systems in addition to early years and child care policies and programs. The Ministry is committed to accessible, affordable and high quality child care, ensuring children and students have the skills and knowledge they need to reach their full potential and achieve lifelong success, supporting student mental health and well-being as a foundation to learning, and ensuring safe, accessible and inclusive schools.
Ministry program summary
| Vote | Program | Estimates | Estimates | Difference | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating expense | |||||
| 1001 | Ministry Administration Program | $21,416,100 | $21,315,700 | $100,400 | $24,114,182 |
| 1002 | Elementary and Secondary Education Program | $27,807,433,400 | $27,078,599,900 | $728,833,500 | $26,521,580,022 |
| 1003 | Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster | $56,231,200 | $52,894,700 | $3,336,500 | $45,523,233 |
| 1004 | Child Care and Early Years Programs | $4,462,792,200 | $3,797,053,700 | $665,738,500 | $2,219,130,053 |
| Total operating expense to be voted | $32,347,872,900 | $30,949,864,000 | $1,398,008,900 | $28,810,347,490 | |
| Statutory appropriations | $1,711,083,187 | $1,630,067,014 | $81,016,173 | $1,610,218,188 | |
| Ministry total operating expense | $34,058,956,087 | $32,579,931,014 | $1,479,025,073 | $30,420,565,678 | |
| Consolidation adjustment - Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO) | $3,873,700 | $4,571,700 | ($698,000) | $16,076,493 | |
| Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Health | - | - | - | ($392,500) | |
| Consolidation adjustment- Education Quality and Accountability Office | ($377,500) | ($1,283,200) | $905,700 | ($342,584) | |
| Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO) | $12,004,200 | $14,293,200 | ($2,289,000) | $17,006,593 | |
| Consolidation adjustment - School Board Trust Debt Payment Reclassification | ($65,723,500) | ($65,723,500) | - | ($65,836,548) | |
| Consolidation adjustment - Schools | $455,101,000 | $423,128,500 | $31,972,500 | ($417,285,494) | |
| Consolidation adjustment - Colleges | ($24,072,200) | ($22,065,100) | ($2,007,100) | ($22,073,013) | |
| Consolidation adjustment - Hospitals | ($8,283,800) | ($7,000,000) | ($1,283,800) | ($10,071,574) | |
| Consolidation adjustment - Science North | - | - | - | ($250,000) | |
| Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Science Centre | - | - | - | ($200,000) | |
| Consolidation adjustment - General Real Estate Portfolio | ($5,111,700) | ($3,552,700) | ($1,559,000) | ($4,127,344) | |
| Total including consolidation & other adjustments | $34,426,366,287 | $32,922,299,914 | $1,504,066,373 | $29,933,069,707 | |
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 | $1,995,357,000 | $2,153,871,800 | ($158,514,800) | $1,813,886,241 |
| 1004 | Child Care and Early Years Programs | $222,545,500 | $10,002,000 | $212,543,500 | $1,684,785 |
| Total capital expense to be voted | $2,217,902,500 | $2,163,873,800 | $54,028,700 | $1,815,571,026 | |
| Statutory appropriations | $4,486,000 | $4,377,600 | $108,400 | $3,049,743 | |
| Ministry total capital expense | $2,222,388,500 | $2,168,251,400 | $54,137,100 | $1,818,620,769 | |
| Consolidation adjustment - Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO) | $1,570,700 | $1,278,500 | $292,200 | $1,078,185 | |
| Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO) | $494,600 | $1,768,000 | ($1,273,400) | $1,907,491 | |
| Consolidation adjustment - Education Quality and Accountability Office | $200,000 | $364,400 | ($164,400) | $207,764 | |
| Consolidation adjustment - Schools | ($180,622,400) | ($263,118,500) | $82,496,100 | $122,524,392 | |
| Consolidation adjustment - Federal - Flowthrough Expense Reversal | ($38,725,800) | ($155,900,000) | $117,174,200 | ($366,788,482) | |
| Consolidation adjustment - General Real Estate Portfolio | ($8,611,500) | ($8,611,500) | - | ($3,328,216) | |
| Total including consolidation & other adjustments | $1,996,694,100 | $1,744,032,300 | $252,661,800 | $1,574,221,903 | |
Capital assets | |||||
| 1002 | Elementary and Secondary Education Program | $438,500 | $2,897,200 | ($2,458,700) | $3,621,039 |
| 1004 | Child Care and Early Years Programs | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - |
| Total capital assets to be voted | $439,500 | $2,898,200 | ($2,458,700) | $3,621,039 | |
| Ministry total capital assets | $439,500 | $2,898,200 | ($2,458,700) | $3,621,039 | |
| Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets) | $36,423,060,387 | $34,666,332,214 | $1,756,728,173 | $31,507,291,610 | |
Reconciliation to previously published data
| Operating expense | Estimates | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Total operating expense previously published | $32,580,065,814 | $30,420,752,278 |
| Government reorganization | ||
Transfer of functions to other Ministries | ($134,800) | ($186,600) |
| Restated total operating expense | $32,579,931,014 | $30,420,565,678 |
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 | Estimates | Difference | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating expense | |||||
| 1 | Ministry Administration | $21,416,100 | $21,315,700 | $100,400 | $24,114,182 |
| Total operating expense to be voted | $21,416,100 | $21,315,700 | $100,400 | $24,114,182 | |
| S | Minister's salary, the Executive Council Act | $47,841 | $47,841 | - | $49,301 |
| S | Parliamentary assistants' salaries, the Executive Council Act | $32,346 | $16,173 | $16,173 | $16,667 |
| S | Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - |
| Total statutory appropriations | $81,187 | $65,014 | $16,173 | $65,968 | |
| Total operating expense | $21,497,287 | $21,380,714 | $116,573 | $24,180,150 | |
Standard account by item and sub-items
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 and collaborates with parents and partners to ensure learners, as a whole, remain the main focus.
Vote summary
| Item number | Item | Estimates | Estimates | Difference | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating expense | |||||
| 1 | Policy and Program Delivery | $27,656,105,100 | $26,938,422,600 | $717,682,500 | $26,393,499,437 |
| 2 | Educational Operations | $151,328,300 | $140,177,300 | $11,151,000 | $128,080,585 |
| Total operating expense to be voted | $27,807,433,400 | $27,078,599,900 | $728,833,500 | $26,521,580,022 | |
| S | Teachers' Pension Plan | $1,711,000,000 | $1,630,000,000 | $81,000,000 | $1,610,152,220 |
| S | Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - |
| Total statutory appropriations | $1,711,001,000 | $1,630,001,000 | $81,000,000 | $1,610,152,220 | |
| Total operating expense | $29,518,434,400 | $28,708,600,900 | $809,833,500 | $28,131,732,242 | |
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 | $1,995,356,000 | $2,153,870,800 | ($158,514,800) | $1,813,886,241 |
| 5 | Elementary and Secondary Education – Expense related to Capital Assets | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - |
| Total capital expense to be voted | $1,995,357,000 | $2,153,871,800 | ($158,514,800) | $1,813,886,241 | |
| S | Amortization, the Financial Administration Act | $2,688,900 | $2,580,500 | $108,400 | $1,505,406 |
| Total statutory appropriations | $2,688,900 | $2,580,500 | $108,400 | $1,505,406 | |
| Total capital expense | $1,998,045,900 | $2,156,452,300 | ($158,406,400) | $1,815,391,647 | |
Capital assets | |||||
| 6 | Elementary and Secondary Education | $438,500 | $2,897,200 | ($2,458,700) | $3,621,039 |
| Total capital assets to be voted | $438,500 | $2,897,200 | ($2,458,700) | $3,621,039 | |
| Total capital assets | $438,500 | $2,897,200 | ($2,458,700) | $3,621,039 | |
Standard account by item and sub-items
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 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 | Estimates | Difference | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating expense | |||||
| 1 | Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster | $56,231,200 | $52,894,700 | $3,336,500 | $45,523,233 |
| Total operating expense to be voted | $56,231,200 | $52,894,700 | $3,336,500 | $45,523,233 | |
| Total operating expense | $56,231,200 | $52,894,700 | $3,336,500 | $45,523,233 | |
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
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 | Estimates | Difference | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating expense | |||||
| 1 | Policy Development and Program Delivery | $4,462,792,200 | $3,797,053,700 | $665,738,500 | $2,219,130,053 |
| Total operating expense to be voted | $4,462,792,200 | $3,797,053,700 | $665,738,500 | $2,219,130,053 | |
| S | Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - |
| Total statutory appropriations | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - | |
| Total operating expense | $4,462,793,200 | $3,797,054,700 | $665,738,500 | $2,219,130,053 | |
Capital expense | |||||
| 2 | Child Care Capital | $222,544,500 | $10,001,000 | $212,543,500 | $1,684,785 |
| 5 | Child Care – Expense related to Capital Assets | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - |
| Total capital expense to be voted | $222,545,500 | $10,002,000 | $212,543,500 | $1,684,785 | |
| 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 | $224,342,600 | $11,799,100 | $212,543,500 | $3,229,122 | |
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
Footnotes
- footnote[1] Back to paragraph Total operating expense includes statutory appropriations, special warrants and total operating expense to be voted.