Expenditure Estimates for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (2019-20)
The 2019-2020 Expenditure Estimates set out details of the operating and capital spending requirements of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2019.
Summary
The goals of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing are to help ensure that all Ontarians have access to housing that meets their needs and that they can afford in communities served by strong, efficient local governments. To achieve this, the ministry: coordinates and implements Ontario government policies and programs that impact municipalities; manages the provincial-municipal relationship with municipal stakeholders including the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the City of Toronto as well as provincial-business relationships with key partners; and supports Ontario’s federal-provincial-municipal relationships.
The ministry also develops and administers policies and programs in support of: economic development, municipal administration, governance and finance; municipal, land use planning; growth management; building regulation; community and market housing, which includes residential tenancy regulation and homelessness prevention and housing programs; and administers disaster/emergency financial assistance to eligible communities and individuals.
Ministry program summary
Vote | Program | Estimates | Estimates | Difference | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating expense | |||||
1901 | $23,920,200 | $24,794,400 | ($874,200) | $24,628,927 | |
1902 | $32,202,200 | $30,858,100 | $1,344,100 | $37,623,587 | |
1903 | $16,638,600 | $20,853,200 | ($4,214,600) | $19,565,719 | |
1904 | $865,535,800 | $943,965,800 | ($78,430,000) | $869,430,870 | |
Total operating expense to be voted | $938,296,800 | $1,020,471,500 | ($82,174,700) | $951,249,103 | |
Statutory appropriations | $84,187 | $129,028 | ($44,841) | $579,240 | |
Ministry total operating expense | $938,380,987 | $1,020,600,528 | ($82,219,541) | $951,828,343 | |
Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation | ($60,197,600) | ($65,698,800) | $5,501,200 | ($64,026,471) | |
Operating expense adjustment – Cap and Trade Wind Down Account Reclassification | - | $800,000 | ($800,000) | $493,450 | |
Total including consolidation & other adjustments | $878,183,387 | $955,701,728 | ($77,518,341) | $888,295,322 | |
Operating assets | |||||
1901 | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - | |
Total operating assets to be voted | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - | |
Ministry total operating assets | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - | |
Capital expense | |||||
1901 | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - | |
1902 | $26,406,100 | $8,589,000 | $17,817,100 | $3,584,393 | |
1904 | $218,729,400 | $301,653,900 | ($82,924,500) | $260,389,522 | |
Total capital expense to be voted | $245,136,500 | $310,243,900 | ($65,107,400) | $263,973,915 | |
Statutory appropriations | $437,000 | $236,500 | $200,500 | $30,939 | |
Ministry total capital expense | $245,573,500 | $310,480,400 | ($64,906,900) | $264,004,854 | |
Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation | ($6,204,200) | ($10,249,500) | $4,045,300 | ($2,499,899) | |
Capital expense adjustment – Cap and Trade Wind Down Account Reclassification | - | $92,169,400 | ($92,169,400) | $225,000,000 | |
Total including consolidation & other adjustments | $239,369,300 | $392,400,300 | ($153,031,000) | $486,504,955 | |
Capital assets | |||||
1902 | - | $1,000 | ($1,000) | - | |
1904 | $1,396,500 | $2,008,900 | ($612,400) | $1,739,597 | |
Total capital assets to be voted | $1,396,500 | $2,009,900 | ($613,400) | $1,739,597 | |
Ministry total capital assets | $1,396,500 | $2,009,900 | ($613,400) | $1,739,597 | |
Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets) | $1,117,552,687 | $1,348,102,028 | ($230,549,341) | $1,374,800,277 |
Operating expense | 2018-19 | 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|
| Total operating expense previously published | $1,020,250,528 | $951,828,343 |
| Government reorganization | ||
Transfer of functions from other Ministries | $350,000 | - |
| Restated total operating expense | $1,020,600,528 | $951,828,343 |
Ministry Administration Program - vote 1901
The objectives of this program are: to provide leadership, direction, coordination and controllership for all central agency requirements (including statutory and regulatory compliance), corporate programs and activities of the ministry; provide effective communications and issues management support; provide efficient and effective strategic advice, legal advice and services, business and resources planning, corporate emergency and security management, risk management and service delivery management support to the ministry; establish controls and controllership mechanisms, reporting and management standards, service standards and performance measures; and provide oversight of the ministry’s human, financial, information management and information technology resources, and physical assets. This program also provides management and operational support services to the ministry and its agencies.
Vote summary
Item number | Item | Estimates | Estimates | Difference | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ministry administration | $23,920,200 | $24,794,400 | ($874,200) | $24,628,927 |
Total operating expense to be voted | $23,920,200 | $24,794,400 | ($874,200) | $24,628,927 | |
| S | Minister’s salary, the Executive Council Act | $47,841 | $95,682 | ($47,841) | $98,602 |
| S | Parliamentary assistants' salaries, the Executive Council Act | $32,346 | $32,346 | - | $25,762 |
| S | Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act | $1,000 | - | $1,000 | - |
Total statutory appropriations | $81,187 | $128,028 | ($46,841) | $124,364 | |
Total operating expense | $24,001,387 | $24,922,428 | ($921,041) | $24,753,291 | |
| 10 | Accounts receivable | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - |
Total operating assets to be voted | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - | |
Total operating assets | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - | |
| 2 | Ministry Administration Capital | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - |
Total capital expense to be voted | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - | |
Total capital expense | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - |
Standard account by item and sub-items
Vote- | Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
Operating expense | |||
1901-1 | Ministry administration | ||
Salaries and wages | $10,416,900 | ||
Employee benefits | $1,216,300 | ||
Transportation and communication | $383,900 | ||
Services | $11,202,100 | ||
Supplies and equipment | $701,000 | ||
Total operating expense to be voted | $23,920,200 | ||
Sub-Items: | |||
Main Office | |||
Salaries and wages | $2,923,800 | ||
Employee benefits | $303,300 | ||
Transportation and communication | $223,300 | ||
Services | $219,100 | ||
Supplies and equipment | $83,000 | $3,752,500 | |
Communications Services | |||
Salaries and wages | $2,466,200 | ||
Employee benefits | $274,800 | ||
Transportation and communication | $5,800 | ||
Services | $184,400 | ||
Supplies and equipment | $2,200 | $2,933,400 | |
Financial and Administrative Services | |||
Salaries and wages | $3,782,100 | ||
Employee benefits | $447,400 | ||
Transportation and communication | $4,500 | ||
Services | $2,569,900 | ||
Supplies and equipment | $2,900 | $6,806,800 | |
Human Resources | |||
Salaries and wages | $1,204,800 | ||
Employee benefits | $190,800 | ||
Transportation and communication | $5,100 | ||
Services | $300 | ||
Supplies and equipment | $2,500 | $1,403,500 | |
Legal Services | |||
Salaries and wages | $40,000 | ||
Transportation and communication | $31,900 | ||
Services | $5,105,000 | ||
Supplies and equipment | $72,200 | $5,249,100 | |
Audit Services | |||
Transportation and communication | $7,900 | ||
Services | $953,900 | ||
Supplies and equipment | $4,900 | $966,700 | |
Information Systems | |||
Transportation and communication | $105,400 | ||
Services | $2,169,500 | ||
Supplies and equipment | $533,300 | $2,808,200 | |
Total operating expense to be voted | $23,920,200 | ||
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 | $24,001,387 | ||
Operating assets | |||
1901-10 | 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 | ||
Capital expense | |||
1901-2 | Ministry Administration Capital | ||
Other transactions | $1,000 | ||
Total capital expense to be voted | $1,000 | ||
Total capital expense for Ministry Administration Program | $1,000 |
Municipal Services and Building Regulation - vote 1902
The objective of this program is to build strong local governments, encourage well planned, safe and thriving communities and to increase the supply of housing through the direct engagement with municipal clients responsible for providing services and implementing programs within Municipal Services and Building Regulation’s core businesses. It is also the province’s key point of contact with the building sector on matters related to Ontario’s Building Code. Its main priorities are to: oversee the implementation of the Municipal Act, the Planning Act, the Housing Services Act, the Building Code Act and related legislation, regulations, policies and programs; strengthen municipal capacity to achieve financial sustainability, prosperity and resiliency; lead the province’s one-window land-use planning and assist municipalities in delivering their full land-use planning authority; and protect public safety in buildings. This program includes provincial disaster assistance programs, and manages the ministry’s Order-in-Council Emergency Management Program.
Vote summary
Item number | Item | Estimates | Estimates | Difference | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Municipal Services and Building Regulation | $32,202,200 | $30,857,100 | $1,345,100 | $37,623,587 |
- | Building Sector Climate Change | - | $1,000 | ($1,000) | - |
Total operating expense to be voted | $32,202,200 | $30,858,100 | $1,344,100 | $37,623,587 | |
| S | Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act | $1,000 | - | $1,000 | - |
Total statutory appropriations | $1,000 | - | $1,000 | - | |
Total operating expense | $32,203,200 | $30,858,100 | $1,345,100 | $37,623,587 | |
| 3 | Municipal Services and Building Regulation | $26,406,100 | $8,588,000 | $17,818,100 | $3,584,393 |
- | Municipal Services and Building Regulation, expense related to capital assets | - | $1,000 | ($1,000) | - |
Total capital expense to be voted | $26,406,100 | $8,589,000 | $17,817,100 | $3,584,393 | |
| S | Amortization, the Financial Administration Act | - | $1,000 | ($1,000) | - |
Total statutory appropriations | - | $1,000 | ($1,000) | - | |
Total capital expense | $26,406,100 | $8,590,000 | $17,816,100 | $3,584,393 | |
- | Municipal Services and Building Regulation | - | $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- | Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
Operating expense | |||
1902-4 | Municipal Services and Building Regulation | ||
Salaries and wages | $13,233,800 | ||
Employee benefits | $1,520,900 | ||
Transportation and communication | $633,100 | ||
Services | $4,805,500 | ||
Supplies and equipment | $143,000 | ||
Transfer payments | |||
National Disaster Mitigation Program | $9,987,500 | ||
Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians | $1,000 | ||
Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance | $1,000 | ||
Payments under the Municipal Tax Assistance Act | $85,179,000 | ||
Taxes on Tenanted Provincial Properties under the Municipal Tax Assistance Act | $9,181,000 | ||
Assistance to Moosonee | $1,525,400 | ||
Priority Projects for Municipalities and Municipal Organizations | $1,000 | ||
Assistance to Planning Boards | $350,000 | $106,225,900 | |
Subtotal | $126,562,200 | ||
Less: recoveries | $94,360,000 | ||
Total operating expense to be voted | $32,202,200 | ||
Statutory appropriations | |||
Other transactions | |||
| Statutory | Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act | $1,000 | |
Total operating expense for Municipal Services and Building Regulation | $32,203,200 | ||
Capital expense | |||
1902-3 | Municipal Services and Building Regulation | ||
Transfer payments | |||
National Disaster Mitigation Program | $26,404,100 | ||
Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance | $1,000 | ||
Priority Projects for Municipalities and Municipal Organizations | $1,000 | $26,406,100 | |
Total capital expense to be voted | $26,406,100 | ||
Total capital expense for Municipal Services and Building Regulation | $26,406,100 |
Local Government and Planning Policy - vote 1903
The objectives of this program are to ensure Ontario’s urban and rural municipalities are safe, strong, communities with dynamic local economies that are well-planned, sustainable, healthy, and enhance the quality of life and are providing services quickly and efficiently to their residents and businesses. The Local Government and Planning Policy Program contributes to a long-term policy, program, administrative, and legislative framework that enhances the accountability, transparency and effectiveness of local government and democratic processes. This program includes overseeing the Planning Act, Provincial Policy Statement, the Municipal Act to name a few as well as geographic-specific regulatory policy such as the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the Greenbelt Plan and the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan. The program provides the legislative framework and tools for municipal elections and accountable and effective municipal governments. The program supports infrastructure investment and economic development as well as improves environmental protection, preservation of agricultural land, and conservation of greenspace. It also provides a framework, through legislation and land use policies, for planning, and development approvals that support the dynamic resiliency of infrastructure, housing and jobs. The program provides tools to improve local service delivery, reduce costs, achieve financial sustainability, and enhance accountability to taxpayers. Through the program, effective partnerships with municipalities, businesses, environmental, non-governmental organizations, Indigenous peoples, other ministries and other governments are built and maintained. All of this policy and program based work is guided by a partnership approach and meaningful engagement, education and consultation.
Vote summary
Item number | Item | Estimates | Estimates | Difference | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Local Government and Planning Policy | $10,430,800 | $14,386,700 | ($3,955,900) | $15,003,113 |
| 10 | Ontario Growth Secretariat | $6,207,800 | $6,466,500 | ($258,700) | $4,562,606 |
Total operating expense to be voted | $16,638,600 | $20,853,200 | ($4,214,600) | $19,565,719 | |
| S | Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act | $1,000 | - | $1,000 | - |
Total statutory appropriations | $1,000 | - | $1,000 | - | |
Total operating expense | $16,639,600 | $20,853,200 | ($4,213,600) | $19,565,719 |
Standard account by item and sub-items
Vote- | Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Operating expense | ||
1903-7 | Local Government and Planning Policy | |
Salaries and wages | $7,049,900 | |
Employee benefits | $791,300 | |
Transportation and communication | $394,700 | |
Services | $1,888,300 | |
Supplies and equipment | $106,600 | |
Transfer payments | ||
Municipal Research and Analysis Grant | $200,000 | |
Total operating expense to be voted | $10,430,800 | |
1903-10 | Ontario Growth Secretariat | |
Salaries and wages | $3,318,300 | |
Employee benefits | $439,700 | |
Transportation and communication | $188,000 | |
Services | $2,135,400 | |
Supplies and equipment | $126,400 | |
Total operating expense to be voted | $6,207,800 | |
Statutory appropriations | ||
Other transactions | ||
| Statutory | Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act | $1,000 |
Total operating expense for Local Government and Planning Policy | $16,639,600 |
Housing Program - vote 1904
The objectives of this program are to: deliver on the government’s commitments on community housing, homelessness and market housing; create a regulatory framework that protects tenants and landlords and encourages maintenance and investment in new rental housing; and, support municipalities, housing providers and other external stakeholders, to help them meet their housing responsibilities. To meet its objectives, the program provides a full range of services: policy development, program design and delivery, complaints resolution and enforcement, and funding housing programs.
Vote summary
Item number | Item | Estimates | Estimates | Difference | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Community and Market Housing | $864,117,200 | $942,543,100 | ($78,425,900) | $867,589,646 |
| 3 | Residential Tenancy | $1,418,600 | $1,422,700 | ($4,100) | $1,841,224 |
Total operating expense to be voted | $865,535,800 | $943,965,800 | ($78,430,000) | $869,430,870 | |
| S | Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | $454,876 |
Total statutory appropriations | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | $454,876 | |
Total operating expense | $865,536,800 | $943,966,800 | ($78,430,000) | $869,885,746 | |
| 4 | Community and Market Housing Capital | $218,728,400 | $301,652,900 | ($82,924,500) | $260,389,522 |
| 5 | Community and Market Housing Capital, Expense related to capital assets | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - |
Total capital expense to be voted | $218,729,400 | $301,653,900 | ($82,924,500) | $260,389,522 | |
| S | Amortization, the Financial Administration Act | $437,000 | $235,500 | $201,500 | $30,939 |
Total statutory appropriations | $437,000 | $235,500 | $201,500 | $30,939 | |
Total capital expense | $219,166,400 | $301,889,400 | ($82,723,000) | $260,420,461 | |
| 6 | Community and Market Housing Capital | $1,396,500 | $2,008,900 | ($612,400) | $1,739,597 |
Total capital assets to be voted | $1,396,500 | $2,008,900 | ($612,400) | $1,739,597 | |
Total capital assets | $1,396,500 | $2,008,900 | ($612,400) | $1,739,597 |
Standard account by item and sub-items
Vote- | Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
Operating expense | |||
1904-2 | Community and Market Housing | ||
Salaries and wages | $11,805,100 | ||
Employee benefits | $1,524,000 | ||
Transportation and communication | $529,400 | ||
Services | $3,772,000 | ||
Supplies and equipment | $118,200 | ||
Transfer payments | |||
Payments to Service Managers Including Non-Profit Operations in Unorganized Territories | $342,627,400 | ||
Payments to Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation | $60,202,600 | ||
Rural and Native Housing Program | $8,373,300 | ||
Ending Homelessness | $63,000,000 | ||
Homelessness Prevention Program | $323,707,200 | ||
Investment in Affordable Housing - Rent Supports - Provincial | $21,990,000 | ||
Investment in Affordable Housing - Rent Supports - Federal | $1,000 | ||
Ontario Priority Housing Initiative - Provincial | $1,000 | ||
Ontario Priority Housing Initiative - Federal | $1,000 | ||
Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit - Provincial | $1,000 | ||
Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit - Federal | $1,000 | ||
Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative - Federal | $33,159,200 | $853,064,700 | |
Subtotal | $870,813,400 | ||
Less: recoveries | $6,696,200 | ||
Total operating expense to be voted | $864,117,200 | ||
1904-3 | Residential Tenancy | ||
Salaries and wages | $1,173,800 | ||
Employee benefits | $133,500 | ||
Transportation and communication | $85,200 | ||
Services | $7,300 | ||
Supplies and equipment | $18,800 | ||
Total operating expense to be voted | $1,418,600 | ||
Statutory appropriations | |||
Other transactions | |||
| Statutory | Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act | $1,000 | |
Total operating expense for Housing Program | $865,536,800 | ||
Capital expense | |||
1904-4 | Community and Market Housing Capital | ||
Transfer payments | |||
Investment in Affordable Housing - Provincial | $58,140,000 | ||
Ending Homelessness | $2,827,400 | ||
Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation Capital Expenses | $6,204,300 | ||
Affordable Housing Program - Provincial Contribution | $18,300,000 | ||
Housing Lands - Sale | $1,000 | ||
Housing Lands - Lease | $1,000 | ||
Ontario Priority Housing Initiative - Provincial | $48,869,400 | ||
Ontario Priority Housing Initiative - Federal | $84,384,300 | ||
Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative - Federal | $1,000 | $218,728,400 | |
Total capital expense to be voted | $218,728,400 | ||
1904-5 | Community and Market Housing Capital, 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 | $437,000 | |
Total capital expense for Housing Program | $219,166,400 | ||
Capital assets | |||
1904-6 | Community and Market Housing Capital | ||
Business application software - asset costs | $1,396,500 | ||
Total capital assets to be voted | $1,396,500 | ||
Total capital assets for Housing Program | $1,396,500 |
Footnotes
- footnote[1] Back to paragraph *Total operating expense includes statutory appropriations, special warrants and total operating expense to be voted.