Expenditure Estimates for the Ministry of Children and Youth Services (2017-18)

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

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Summary

The Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) envisions an Ontario where children and youth have the best opportunities to succeed and reach their full potential. MCYS works with other ministries and community partners throughout the province to develop and implement policies, programs and a service delivery system that helps give children and youth the best possible start in life, prepare youth to become productive adults, and make it easier for families to access the services they need at all stages of a child's development.

Ministry program summary

Vote	Program	Estimates 2017-18	Estimates 2016-17	Difference between 2017-18 and 2016-17	Actual 2015-16
	Operating expense
3701	Ministry Administration Program	$15,378,900	$13,679,400	$1,699,500	$14,297,363
3702	Children and Youth Services Program	$4,463,373,900	$4,355,514,000	$107,859,900	$4,291,874,285
	Total operating expense to be voted	$4,478,752,800	$4,369,193,400	$109,559,400	$4,306,171,648
	Statutory appropriations	$65,014	$65,014	-	$65,968
	Ministry total operating expense	$4,478,817,814	$4,369,258,414	$109,559,400	$4,306,237,616
	Consolidation adjustment - school boards	($1,670,300)	($1,699,500)	$29,200	($1,624,870)
	Consolidation adjustment - hospitals	($101,853,400)	($93,415,500)	($8,437,900)	($100,986,357)
	Consolidation adjustment - colleges	-	-	-	($1,226,076)
	Total including consolidation & other adjustments	$4,375,294,114	$4,274,143,414	$101,150,700	$4,202,400,313
	Operating assets
3702	Children and Youth Services Program	$3,000	$3,000	-	$80,292
	Total operating assets to be voted	$3,000	$3,000	-	$80,292
	Ministry total operating assets	$3,000	$3,000	-	$80,292
	Capital expense
3702	Children and Youth Services Program	$1,000	$1,000	-	-
3703	Infrastructure Program	$58,142,500	$118,858,800	($60,716,300)	$159,012,761
	Total capital expense to be voted	$58,143,500	$118,859,800	($60,716,300)	$159,012,761
	Statutory appropriations	$10,381,300	$10,322,700	$58,600	$10,322,653
	Ministry total capital expense	$68,524,800	$129,182,500	($60,657,700)	$169,335,414
	Consolidation adjustment - hospitals	-	($1,570,000)	$1,570,000	($74,379,454)
	Total including consolidation & other adjustments	$68,524,800	$127,612,500	($59,087,700)	$94,955,960
	Capital assets
3702	Children and Youth Services Program	$8,840,000	$1,368,500	$7,471,500	-
3703	Infrastructure Program	$5,382,400	$4,253,800	$1,128,600	$819,357
	Total capital assets to be voted	$14,222,400	$5,622,300	$8,600,100	$819,357
	Ministry total capital assets	$14,222,400	$5,622,300	$8,600,100	$819,357
	Ministry Total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets)	$4,443,818,914	$4,401,755,914	$42,063,000	$4,297,356,273

Reconciliation to previously published data

Operating expense	2016-17 Estimates	2015-16 Actual
Total operating expense previously published ^{footnote 1[1]}	$4,313,576,414	$4,268,680,356
Government reorganization
Transfer of functions from other ministries	$55,682,000	$56,529,760
Transfer of functions to other ministries	-	($18,972,500)
Restated total operating expense	$4,369,258,414	$4,306,237,616

Ministry Administration Program - vote 3701

The Ministry Administration program supports the development and implementation of the MCYS’ priorities. It provides senior management, corporate offices and field staff with policy and program direction, strategic financial and resource management advice, and administrative and operational support services.

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	$15,378,900	$13,679,400	$1,699,500	$14,297,363
	Total operating expense to be voted	$15,378,900	$13,679,400	$1,699,500	$14,297,363
S	Parliamentary Assistant's salary, the Executive Council Act	$16,173	$16,173	-	$16,667
S	Minister's salary, the Executive Council Act	$47,841	$47,841	-	$49,301
	Total statutory appropriations	$64,014	$64,014	-	$65,968
	Total operating expense	$15,442,914	$13,743,414	$1,699,500	$14,363,331

Standard account by item and sub-items

Vote - item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount	Amount
	Operating expense
3701-1	Ministry Administration
	Salaries and wages		$9,406,000
	Employee benefits		$1,200,000
	Transportation and communication		$245,000
	Services		$4,435,200
	Supplies and equipment		$92,700
	Total operating expense to be voted		$15,378,900
	Sub-items:
	Executive offices (Minister's Office, Deputy Minister's Office)
	Salaries and wages	$2,416,600
	Employee benefits	$300,000
	Transportation and communication	$100,000
	Services	$366,400
	Supplies and equipment	$20,000	$3,203,000
	Business services
	Salaries and wages	$4,845,800
	Employee benefits	$445,000
	Transportation and communication	$85,000
	Services	$608,900
	Supplies and equipment	$35,000	$6,019,700
	Legal services
	Transportation and communication	$15,000
	Services	$2,864,100
	Supplies and equipment	$10,000	$2,889,100
	Communications and marketing
	Salaries and wages	$1,450,900
	Employee benefits	$390,000
	Transportation and communication	$35,000
	Services	$197,600
	Supplies and equipment	$15,000	$2,088,500
	Human resources
	Salaries and wages	$692,700
	Employee benefits	$65,000
	Transportation and communication	$10,000
	Services	$25,600
	Supplies and equipment	$12,700	$806,000
	Audit services
	Services	$372,600	$372,600
	Total operating expense to be voted		$15,378,900
	Statutory appropriations
Statutory	Parliamentary Assistant's salary, the Executive Council Act		$16,173
Statutory	Minister's salary, the Executive Council Act		$47,841
	Total operating expense for Ministry Administration Program		$15,442,914

Children and Youth Services Program - vote 3702

Children and Youth Services programs include Healthy Child Development, Children and Youth at Risk, Specialized Services and the Ontario Child Benefit.

Healthy Child Development provides supports to infants and young children with or at risk of a developmental delay. Programs provide screening, assessment and intervention services, and respond to risks to healthy development through programs including: Healthy Babies Healthy Children, Infant Hearing Program, Preschool Speech and Language services and the Student Nutrition Program. Programs are provided by Transfer Payment Agencies which include Children’s Treatment Centres, hospitals, public health units and other community agencies.

Children and Youth at Risk includes Child Protection, Child and Youth Mental Health and Youth Justice Services. Child Protection services are provided by children’s aid societies (societies) and Indigenous child well-being societies. funding in Child and Youth Mental Health supports community-based programs and services as well as youth life promotion/suicide prevention. In addition, child and youth mental health programs include the Moving on Mental Health plan for system transformation. Youth Justice Services include services for youth-in, or at-risk for, conflict with the law.

Specialized services support children and youth with a range of special needs and include autism services, rehabilitation services (speech and language, occupational and physical therapy), respite programs, Coordinated Service Planning and other supports for children and youth with multiple and/or complex special needs.

The Ontario Child Benefit provides direct non-taxable financial support for low to moderate income families. The Ontario Child Benefit Equivalent provides children and youth in the care of societies and in customary care with increased access to social, educational and recreational opportunities and a savings program for older youth in care.

MCYS also provides community-driven, integrated, and culturally appropriate services that are specifically focused on the needs of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and urban Indigenous children and youth. These programs are spread across the Children and Youth Services Program.

Vote summary

Item number	Item	Estimates 2017-18	Estimates 2016-17	Difference between 2017-18 and 2016-17	Actual 2015-16
	Operating expense
3	Healthy child development	$334,794,200	$350,799,800	($16,005,600)	$341,003,287
7	Children and youth at risk	$2,464,085,100	$2,442,580,600	$21,504,500	$2,422,668,099
5	Specialized services	$524,078,400	$436,717,400	$87,361,000	$420,586,423
8	Ontario child benefit	$1,140,416,200	$1,125,416,200	$15,000,000	$1,107,616,476
	Total operating expense to be voted	$4,463,373,900	$4,355,514,000	$107,859,900	$4,291,874,285
S	Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act	$1,000	$1,000	-	-
	Total statutory appropriations	$1,000	$1,000	-	-
	Total operating expense	$4,463,374,900	$4,355,515,000	$107,859,900	$4,291,874,285
	Operating assets
6	Children and youth services	$3,000	$3,000	-	$80,292
	Total operating assets to be voted	$3,000	$3,000	-	$80,292
	Total operating assets	$3,000	$3,000	-	$80,292
	Capital expense
9	Children and youth services	$1,000	$1,000	-	-
	Total capital expense to be voted	$1,000	$1,000	-	-
S	Amortization, the Financial Administration Act	$10,381,300	$10,322,700	$58,600	$10,322,653
	Total statutory appropriations	$10,381,300	$10,322,700	$58,600	$10,322,653
	Total capital expense	$10,382,300	$10,323,700	$58,600	$10,322,653
	Capital assets
10	Children and youth services	$8,840,000	$1,368,500	$7,471,500	-
	Total capital assets to be voted	$8,840,000	$1,368,500	$7,471,500	-
	Total capital assets	$8,840,000	$1,368,500	$7,471,500	-

Standard account by item and sub-items

Vote - item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount	Amount	Amount
	Operating expense
3702-3	Healthy child development
	Salaries and wages			$13,653,100
	Employee benefits			$1,900,000
	Transportation and communication			$680,000
	Services			$4,625,500
	Supplies and equipment			$290,000
	Transfer payments
	Healthy babies healthy children		$92,954,500
	Early years community support		$220,691,100	$313,645,600
	Total operating expense to be voted			$334,794,200
3702-7	Children and youth at risk
	Salaries and wages			$164,537,000
	Employee benefits			$24,664,700
	Transportation and communication			$5,600,000
	Services			$72,667,900
	Supplies and equipment			$6,047,200
	Transfer payments
	Child protection services		$1,509,347,500
	Financial assistance grants		$1,000
	Child protection transformation fund		$31,207,100
	Child and youth mental health		$456,902,100
	Child and youth mental health payments in lieu of municipal taxes		$15,500
	Youth justice services		$193,026,300
	Youth justice payments in lieu of municipal taxes		$68,800	$2,190,568,300
	Total operating expense to be voted			$2,464,085,100
	Sub-items:
	Child protection services
	Salaries and wages		$18,350,100
	Employee benefits		$2,612,700
	Transportation and communication		$1,200,000
	Services		$23,346,100
	Supplies and equipment		$1,147,200
	Transfer payments
	Child protection services	$1,509,347,500
	Financial assistance grants	$1,000
	Child protection transformation fund	$31,207,100	$1,540,555,600	$1,587,211,700
	Child and youth mental health
	Salaries and wages		$39,286,900
	Employee benefits		$7,100,000
	Transportation and communication		$900,000
	Services		$16,968,500
	Supplies and equipment		$1,400,000
	Transfer payments
	Child and youth mental health	$456,902,100
	Child and youth mental health payments in lieu of municipal taxes	$15,500	$456,917,600	$522,573,000
	Youth justice services
	Salaries and wages		$106,900,000
	Employee benefits		$14,952,000
	Transportation and communication		$3,500,000
	Services		$32,353,300
	Supplies and equipment		$3,500,000
	Transfer payments
	Youth justice services	$193,026,300
	Youth justice payments in lieu of municipal taxes	$68,800	$193,095,100	$354,300,400
	Total operating expense to be voted			$2,464,085,100
3702-5	Specialized services
	Salaries and wages			$3,700,000
	Employee benefits			$575,000
	Transportation and communication			$35,000
	Services			$2,402,800
	Supplies and equipment			$5,000
	Transfer payments
	Children's treatment and rehabilitation services		$119,009,700
	Autism		$290,718,300
	Complex special needs		$100,192,600
	Coordinated service planning		$7,440,000	$517,360,600
	Total operating expense to be voted			$524,078,400
3702-8	Ontario child benefit
	Transfer payments
	Ontario child benefit		$1,125,000,000
	Ontario child benefit equivalent		$15,415,200
	Ontario child care supplement for working families		$1,000	$1,140,416,200
	Total operating expense to be voted			$1,140,416,200
	Statutory appropriations
Statutory	Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act
	Other transactions			$1,000
	Total operating expense for Children and Youth Services Program			$4,463,374,900
	Operating assets
3702-6	Children and youth services
	Advances and recoverable amounts
	Healthy babies healthy children		$1,000
	Early years community support		$1,000
	Child protection services		$1,000	$3,000
	Total operating assets to be voted			$3,000
	Sub-items:
	Healthy child development
	Advances and recoverable amounts
	Healthy babies healthy children	$1,000
	Early years community support	$1,000	$2,000	$2,000
	Children and youth at risk
	Advances and recoverable amounts
	Child protection services		$1,000	$1,000
	Total operating assets to be voted			$3,000
	Total operating assets for Children and Youth Services Program			$3,000
	Capital expense
3702-9	Children and youth services
	Other transactions			$1,000
	Total capital expense to be voted			$1,000
	Statutory appropriations
	Other transactions
Statutory	Amortization, the Financial Administration Act			$10,381,300
	Total capital expense for Children and Youth Services Program			$10,382,300
	Capital assets
3702-10	Children and youth services
	Business application software - salaries and wages			$38,800
	Business application software - employee benefits			$5,800
	Business application software - asset costs			$8,795,400
	Total capital assets to be voted			$8,840,000
	Total capital assets for Children and Youth Services Program			$8,840,000

Infrastructure Program - vote 3703

Infrastructure funding is provided to community transfer payment agencies and for the benefit of MCYS directly-operated facilities to acquire, construct, renew and renovate capital assets to support the effective delivery of MCYS programs and management of the MCYS’ core businesses.

Vote summary

Item number	Item	Estimates 2017-18	Estimates 2016-17	Difference between 2017-18 and 2016-17	Actual 2015-16
	Capital expense
1	Children and youth services capital	$58,142,500	$118,858,800	($60,716,300)	$159,012,761
	Total capital expense to be voted	$58,142,500	$118,858,800	($60,716,300)	$159,012,761
	Total capital expense	$58,142,500	$118,858,800	($60,716,300)	$159,012,761
	Capital assets
2	Children and youth services capital	$5,382,400	$4,253,800	$1,128,600	$819,357
	Total capital assets to be voted	$5,382,400	$4,253,800	$1,128,600	$819,357
	Total capital assets	$5,382,400	$4,253,800	$1,128,600	$819,357

Standard account by item and sub-items

Vote - item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount	Amount
	Capital expense
3703-1	Children and youth services capital
	Transfer payments
	Partner facility renewal	$22,250,000
	Capital grants	$27,517,500	$49,767,500
	Other transactions
	Capital investments		$8,375,000
	Total capital expense to be voted		$58,142,500
	Total capital expense for infrastructure Program		$58,142,500
	Capital assets
3703-2	Children and youth services capital
	Buildings – alternative financing and procurement		$5,382,400
	Total capital assets to be voted		$5,382,400
	Total capital assets for Infrastructure Program		$5,382,400

Updated: January 15, 2026

Published: May 18, 2017

Footnotes

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