Summary

The Ministry of Community and Social Services promotes resilient and inclusive communities through delivering and funding programs that help people achieve their potential, build independence and improve their quality of life.

Ministry program summary

Vote

Program

Estimates
2018-19

Estimates
2017-18

Difference
between
2018-19
and
2017-18

Actual
2016-17

 

Operating expense

    
701

Ministry Administration Program

$36,870,100

$38,464,900

($1,594,800)

$36,563,594

702

Adults' Services Program

$13,119,669,800

$12,204,028,400

$915,641,400

$11,498,120,315

703

Poverty Reduction Strategy Program

$66,658,800

$66,426,300

$232,500

$10,233,346

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$13,223,198,700

$12,308,919,600

$914,279,100

$11,544,917,255

 

Statutory appropriations

$32,083,314

$28,095,914

$3,987,400

$25,062,575

 

Ministry total operating expense

$13,255,282,014

$12,337,015,514

$918,266,500

$11,569,979,830

 

Consolidation adjustment - Hospitals

($22,399,500)

($18,934,800)

($3,464,700)

($20,404,621)

 

Consolidation adjustment - Restructuring Provisions for the Transition Exit Initiative

-

-

-

($427,728)

 

Operating expense adjustment - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Account Reclassification

$2,000,000

-

$2,000,000

-

 

Total including consolidation & other adjustments

$13,234,882,514

$12,318,080,714

$916,801,800

$11,549,147,481

 

Operating assets

    
701

Ministry Administration Program

$1,000

-

$1,000

-

702

Adults' Services Program

$37,159,900

$32,636,000

$4,523,900

$38,339,059

703

Poverty Reduction Strategy Program

$1,000

-

$1,000

-

 

Total operating assets to be voted

$37,161,900

$32,636,000

$4,525,900

$38,339,059

 

Ministry total operating assets

$37,161,900

$32,636,000

$4,525,900

$38,339,059

 

Capital expense

    
702

Adults' Services Program

$51,401,200

$46,124,900

$5,276,300

$61,433,907

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$51,401,200

$46,124,900

$5,276,300

$61,433,907

 

Statutory appropriations

$26,560,400

$26,446,000

$114,400

$26,102,610

 

Ministry total capital expense

$77,961,600

$72,570,900

$5,390,700

$87,536,517

 

Capital assets

    
702

Adults' Services Program

$4,783,900

$3,310,000

$1,473,900

$1,098,370

 

Total capital assets to be voted

$4,783,900

$3,310,000

$1,473,900

$1,098,370

 

Ministry total capital assets

$4,783,900

$3,310,000

$1,473,900

$1,098,370

 

Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets)

$13,312,844,114

$12,390,651,614

$922,192,500

$11,636,683,998

Operating expense

2017-18
Estimates

2016-17
Actual

Total operating expense previously published footnote 1

$12,365,289,614

$11,560,576,384

Government reorganization

  

Transfer of functions from other Ministries

-

$10,233,346

Transfer of functions to other Ministries

($28,274,100)

($829,900)

Restated total operating expense

$12,337,015,514

$11,569,979,830

Ministry Administration Program - vote 701

The Ministry Administration Program supports the development and implementation of the ministry’s priorities by providing senior management, corporate offices and field staff with policy and program direction, strategic financial and resource management advice, as well as administrative and operational support services.

Vote summary

Item number

Item

Estimates
2018-19

Estimates
2017-18

Difference
between
2018-19
and
2017-18

Actual
2016-17

 

Operating expense

    

1

Ministry administration

$36,870,100

$38,464,900

($1,594,800)

$36,563,594

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$36,870,100

$38,464,900

($1,594,800)

$36,563,594

S

Minister’s salary, the Executive Council Act

$47,841

$47,841

-

$49,301

S

Parliamentary Assistant’s salary, the Executive Council Act

$16,173

$16,173

-

$13,102

S

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total statutory appropriations

$65,014

$65,014

-

$62,403

 

Total operating expense

$36,935,114

$38,529,914

($1,594,800)

$36,625,997

 

Operating assets

    

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

  
701-1

Ministry administration

  
 

Salaries and wages

 

$19,944,200

 

Employee benefits

 

$2,609,200

 

Transportation and communication

 

$1,492,900

 

Services

 

$12,424,600

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$399,200

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$36,870,100

 

Sub-items:

  
 

Executive Offices

  
 

Salaries and wages

$1,801,900

 
 

Employee benefits

$189,700

 
 

Transportation and communication

$85,400

 
 

Services

$14,000

 
 

Supplies and equipment

$34,800

$2,125,800

 

Business Services

  
 

Salaries and wages

$6,695,800

 
 

Employee benefits

$904,100

 
 

Transportation and communication

$284,500

 
 

Services

$1,047,400

 
 

Supplies and equipment

$71,100

$9,002,900

 

Human resources

  
 

Salaries and wages

$1,980,400

 
 

Employee benefits

$182,700

 
 

Transportation and communication

$26,500

 
 

Services

$165,900

 
 

Supplies and equipment

$6,600

$2,362,100

 

Communications services

  
 

Salaries and wages

$1,512,500

 
 

Employee benefits

$96,300

 
 

Transportation and communication

$73,700

 
 

Services

$497,000

 
 

Supplies and equipment

$18,400

$2,197,900

 

Legal services

  
 

Salaries and wages

$40,000

 
 

Employee benefits

$5,100

 
 

Transportation and communication

$34,300

 
 

Services

$4,709,100

 
 

Supplies and equipment

$21,200

$4,809,700

 

Audit services

  
 

Services

$861,400

$861,400

 

Information Services

  
 

Salaries and wages

$7,913,600

 
 

Employee benefits

$1,231,300

 
 

Transportation and communication

$988,500

 
 

Services

$5,129,800

 
 

Supplies and equipment

$247,100

$15,510,300

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$36,870,100

 

Statutory appropriations

  
Statutory

Minister’s salary, the Executive Council Act

 

$47,841

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

 

$36,935,114

 

Operating assets

  
701-10

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

Adults' Services Program - vote 702

Through the Adults’ Services Program effective and accountable community-based services are directed to those most in need. Ontario’s Social Assistance programs provide financial and employment supports to eligible individuals who are in need, including people with disabilities, and their families.

The Community and Developmental Services include Community Services, Developmental Services, and the Indigenous Healing and Wellness Strategy. The Community Services programs provide funding for community-based services and supports for women experiencing violence and their children, human trafficking victims and survivors, and individuals who are deaf, deafened, hard of hearing or deafblind. The Developmental Services programs provide services and supports for adults with a developmental disability and children with developmental and/or physical disabilities through community-based service providers, and direct funding through Passport and Special Services at Home. These programs promote greater social inclusion, independence and choice for adults with a developmental disability and their families by helping them live and participate in their communities. The Indigenous Healing and Wellness Strategy programs are culturally appropriate programs designed and delivered by and for indigenous peoples to improve healing, health and wellness outcomes.

The Custodian of Adoption Information provides adoption information disclosure services to adopted adults, adoptive parents, and birth families. The Family Responsibility Office works to improve the financial security of families by collecting and distributing child and spousal support payments pursuant to court orders and domestic contracts filed with the courts.

Vote summary

Item number

Item

Estimates
2018-19

Estimates
2017-18

Difference
between
2018-19
and
2017-18

Actual
2016-17

 

Operating expense

    

3

Financial and Employment Supports

$10,076,838,300

$9,564,125,100

$512,713,200

$9,080,565,297

6

Community and Developmental Services

$2,986,809,200

$2,586,271,100

$400,538,100

$2,361,172,581

7

Family Responsibility Office

$56,022,300

$53,632,200

$2,390,100

$56,382,437

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$13,119,669,800

$12,204,028,400

$915,641,400

$11,498,120,315

S

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

$32,018,300

$28,030,900

$3,987,400

$25,000,172

 

Total statutory appropriations

$32,018,300

$28,030,900

$3,987,400

$25,000,172

 

Total operating expense

$13,151,688,100

$12,232,059,300

$919,628,800

$11,523,120,487

 

Operating assets

    

9

Adults' Services

$37,159,900

$32,636,000

$4,523,900

$38,339,059

 

Total operating assets to be voted

$37,159,900

$32,636,000

$4,523,900

$38,339,059

 

Total operating assets

$37,159,900

$32,636,000

$4,523,900

$38,339,059

 

Capital expense

    

8

Adults' Services

$51,401,200

$46,124,900

$5,276,300

$61,433,907

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$51,401,200

$46,124,900

$5,276,300

$61,433,907

S

Amortization, the Financial Administration Act

$26,560,400

$26,446,000

$114,400

$26,102,610

 

Total statutory appropriations

$26,560,400

$26,446,000

$114,400

$26,102,610

 

Total capital expense

$77,961,600

$72,570,900

$5,390,700

$87,536,517

 

Capital assets

    

11

Adults' Services

$4,783,900

$3,310,000

$1,473,900

$1,098,370

 

Total capital assets to be voted

$4,783,900

$3,310,000

$1,473,900

$1,098,370

 

Total capital assets

$4,783,900

$3,310,000

$1,473,900

$1,098,370

Standard account by item and sub-items

Vote-item
number

Standard account by item and sub-items

Amount

Amount

Amount

 

Operating expense

   
702-3

Financial and Employment Supports

   
 

Salaries and wages

  

$176,083,700

 

Employee benefits

  

$27,587,400

 

Transportation and communication

  

$9,315,600

 

Services

  

$79,871,500

 

Supplies and equipment

  

$2,360,600

 

Transfer payments

   
 

Ontario Disability Support Program - Financial Assistance

 

$5,556,474,300

 
 

Ontario Disability Support Program - Employment Assistance

 

$48,857,100

 
 

Ontario Works - Financial Assistance

 

$2,822,185,900

 
 

Ontario Works - Employment Assistance

 

$209,607,900

 
 

Ontario Drug Benefit Plan

 

$1,144,494,300

$9,781,619,500

 

Total operating expense to be voted

  

$10,076,838,300

 

Statutory appropriations

   
 

Other transactions

   
Statutory

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

  

$32,018,300

702-6

Community and Developmental Services

   
 

Salaries and wages

  

$26,801,800

 

Employee benefits

  

$9,111,900

 

Transportation and communication

  

$796,200

 

Services

  

$14,479,300

 

Supplies and equipment

  

$199,000

 

Transfer payments

   
 

Residential services

 

$1,715,334,200

 
 

Supportive services

 

$943,567,100

 
 

Violence Against Women

 

$172,123,400

 
 

Supports to Community Living

 

$68,974,600

 
 

Indigenous Healing and Wellness Strategy

 

$35,421,700

$2,935,421,000

 

Total operating expense to be voted

  

$2,986,809,200

702-7

Family Responsibility Office

   
 

Salaries and wages

  

$32,622,300

 

Employee benefits

  

$4,534,500

 

Transportation and communication

  

$2,298,600

 

Services

  

$15,992,300

 

Supplies and equipment

  

$574,600

 

Total operating expense to be voted

  

$56,022,300

 

Total operating expense for Adults' Services Program

  

$13,151,688,100

 

Operating assets

   
702-9

Adults' Services

   
 

Advances and recoverable amounts

   
 

Ontario Works Financial Assistance

 

$1,000

 
 

Ontario Disability Support Program - Financial Assistance

 

$37,154,900

 
 

Residential Services

 

$1,000

 
 

Supportive Services

 

$1,000

 
 

Violence Against Women

 

$1,000

 
 

Supports to Community Living

 

$1,000

$37,159,900

 

Total operating assets to be voted

  

$37,159,900

 

Sub-items:

   
 

Financial and Employment Supports

   
 

Advances and recoverable amounts

   
 

Ontario Works Financial Assistance

$1,000

  
 

Ontario Disability Support Program - Financial Assistance

$37,154,900

$37,155,900

$37,155,900

 

Community and Developmental Services

   
 

Advances and recoverable amounts

   
 

Residential Services

$1,000

  
 

Supportive Services

$1,000

  
 

Violence Against Women

$1,000

  
 

Supports to Community Living

$1,000

$4,000

$4,000

 

Total operating assets to be voted

  

$37,159,900

 

Total operating assets for Adults' Services Program

  

$37,159,900

 

Capital expense

   
702-8

Adults' Services

   
 

Transfer payments

   
 

Capital Grants

 

$1,000

 
 

Partner Facility Renewal

 

$49,645,900

$49,646,900

 

Other transactions

   
 

Capital Investments

  

$1,754,300

 

Total capital expense to be voted

  

$51,401,200

 

Statutory appropriations

   
 

Other transactions

   
Statutory

Amortization, the Financial Administration Act

  

$26,560,400

 

Total capital expense for Adults' Services Program

  

$77,961,600

 

Capital assets

   
702-11

Adults' Services

   
 

Business application software - asset costs

  

$4,783,900

 

Total capital assets to be voted

  

$4,783,900

 

Total capital assets for Adults' Services Program

  

$4,783,900

Poverty Reduction Strategy Program - vote 703

The Poverty Reduction Strategy overseen by the Minister Responsible for the Poverty Reduction Strategy has been established to support Ontario’s multi-year priority outcome of reducing poverty, inequality and exclusion. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Office (PRSO) oversees the cross-enterprise implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy and addresses responsibilities under the Poverty Reduction Act, 2009 including the preparation and tabling of an Annual Report. The PRSO leads initiatives to continue lifting people out of poverty including developing a food security strategy and managing the Local Poverty Reduction Fund to support, showcase and evaluate grassroots community action projects that target local solutions to poverty. The program is also responsible for the design and implementation of a Basic Income Pilot that is jointly overseen with the Minister of Community and Social Services.

Note: recoveries under Operating Expense for Poverty Reduction Strategy Office include recoveries of $2,000,000 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.

Vote summary

Item number

Item

Estimates
2018-19

Estimates
2017-18

Difference
between
2018-19
and
2017-18

Actual
2016-17

 

Operating expense

    

1

Poverty Reduction Strategy Office

$66,658,800

$66,426,300

$232,500

$10,233,346

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$66,658,800

$66,426,300

$232,500

$10,233,346

 

Total operating expense

$66,658,800

$66,426,300

$232,500

$10,233,346

 

Operating assets

    

2

Poverty Reduction Strategy

$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

  
703-1

Poverty Reduction Strategy Office

  
 

Salaries and wages

 

$4,824,400

 

Employee benefits

 

$643,700

 

Transportation and communication

 

$20,300

 

Services

 

$2,489,200

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$13,500

 

Transfer payments

  
 

Basic Income Pilot

$44,192,300

 
 

Food Security and Climate Change Impact Fund

$1,675,400

 
 

Local Poverty Reduction Fund

$14,800,000

$60,667,700

 

Subtotal

 

$68,658,800

 

Less: recoveries

 

$2,000,000

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$66,658,800

 

Total operating expense for Poverty Reduction Strategy Program

 

$66,658,800

 

Operating assets

  
703-2

Poverty Reduction Strategy

  
 

Advances and recoverable amounts

  
 

Basic Income Pilot

 

$1,000

 

Total operating assets to be voted

 

$1,000

 

Total operating assets for Poverty Reduction Strategy Program

 

$1,000