Expenditure Estimates for the Ministry of Education (2018-19)

The 2018-2019 Expenditure Estimates set out details of the operating and capital spending requirements of the Ministry of Education for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2018.

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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 2018-19	Estimates 2017-18	Difference between 2018-19 and 2017-18	Actual 2016-17
	Operating expense
1001	Ministry Administration Program	$22,061,700	$22,061,900	($200)	$18,926,333
1002	Elementary and Secondary Education Program	$25,180,810,900	$24,321,105,600	$859,705,300	$24,227,788,141
1003	Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster	$51,908,400	$55,467,800	($3,559,400)	$60,489,490
1004	Child Care and Early Years Programs	$1,968,948,500	$1,612,573,100	$356,375,400	$1,382,069,245
	Total operating expense to be voted	$27,223,729,500	$26,011,208,400	$1,212,521,100	$25,689,273,209
	Statutory appropriations	$90,392	$89,392	$1,000	($376,533,817)
	Ministry total operating expense	$27,223,819,892	$26,011,297,792	$1,212,522,100	$25,312,739,392
	Consolidation adjustment - Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO)	$5,084,200	$5,638,100	($553,900)	$9,045,210
	Consolidation adjustment- Education Quality and Accountability Office	($378,600)	$748,800	($1,127,400)	$3,673,245
	Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)	$12,619,600	$15,312,900	($2,693,300)	$10,184,539
	Consolidation adjustment - School Board Trust Debt Payment Reclassification	($65,723,500)	($65,723,500)	-	($65,836,548)
	Consolidation adjustment - Schools	$550,364,900	$352,864,300	$197,500,600	($169,591,101)
	Consolidation adjustment - Colleges	($28,868,100)	($28,367,000)	($501,100)	($29,501,175)
	Consolidation adjustment - Hospitals	($5,500,000)	($3,500,000)	($2,000,000)	($3,535,469)
	Other adjustments – Non-Cash Actuarial Adjustment for Teachers' Pension Plan, the Financial Administration Act	($861,001,000)	($531,001,000)	($330,000,000)	-
	Total including consolidation & other adjustments	$26,830,417,392	$25,757,270,392	$1,073,147,000	$25,067,178,093
	Operating assets
1001	Ministry Administration Program	$1,000	-	$1,000	-
1002	Elementary and Secondary Education Program	$3,060,000	$3,006,000	$54,000	$3,237,330
1003	Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster	$1,000	$1,000	-	-
	Total operating assets to be voted	$3,062,000	$3,007,000	$55,000	$3,237,330
	Ministry total operating assets	$3,062,000	$3,007,000	$55,000	$3,237,330
	Capital expense
1002	Elementary and Secondary Education Program	$1,676,959,200	$1,954,270,700	($277,311,500)	$1,090,122,893
1004	Child Care and Early Years Programs	$103,602,000	$13,302,000	$90,300,000	$466,055
	Total capital expense to be voted	$1,780,561,200	$1,967,572,700	($187,011,500)	$1,090,588,948
	Statutory appropriations	$3,133,700	$3,540,400	($406,700)	$2,824,587
	Ministry total capital expense	$1,783,694,900	$1,971,113,100	($187,418,200)	$1,093,413,535
	Consolidation adjustment - Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO)	$1,781,000	$1,884,100	($103,100)	$1,809,808
	Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)	$2,059,100	$1,332,800	$726,300	$936,849
	Consolidation adjustment - Education Quality and Accountability Office	$378,600	$434,500	($55,900)	$577,096
	Consolidation adjustment - Schools	($489,243,900)	($915,783,800)	$426,539,900	$39,589,053
	Child Care and Early Years – Non-School Board Consolidation Adjustment	($14,800,000)	($3,300,000)	($11,500,000)	-
	Capital expense adjustment – Greenhouse Gas Reduction Account Reclassification	$100,000,000	$200,000,000	($100,000,000)	-
	Total including consolidation & other adjustments	$1,383,869,700	$1,255,680,700	$128,189,000	$1,136,326,341
	Capital assets
1002	Elementary and Secondary Education Program	$6,724,500	$8,584,900	($1,860,400)	$2,624,613
1004	Child Care and Early Years Programs	$1,000	$1,000	-	-
	Total capital assets to be voted	$6,725,500	$8,585,900	($1,860,400)	$2,624,613
	Ministry total capital assets	$6,725,500	$8,585,900	($1,860,400)	$2,624,613
	Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets)	$28,214,287,092	$27,012,951,092	$1,201,336,000	$26,203,504,434

Operating expense	2017-18 Estimates	2016-17 Actual
Total operating expense previously published ^{footnote 1[1]}	$26,005,245,392	$25,312,932,692
Government reorganization
Transfer of functions from other Ministries	$8,280,000	-
Transfer of functions to other Ministries	($2,227,600)	($193,300)
Restated total operating expense	$26,011,297,792	$25,312,739,392

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 2018-19	Estimates 2017-18	Difference between 2018-19 and 2017-18	Actual 2016-17
	Operating expense
1	Ministry administration	$22,061,700	$22,061,900	($200)	$18,926,333
	Total operating expense to be voted	$22,061,700	$22,061,900	($200)	$18,926,333
S	Minister's salary, the Executive Council Act	$47,841	$47,841	-	$57,903
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	-	-
	Total statutory appropriations	$87,392	$87,392	-	$74,570
	Total operating expense	$22,149,092	$22,149,292	($200)	$19,000,903
	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
1001-1	Ministry administration
	Salaries and wages		$15,711,400
	Employee benefits		$2,434,900
	Transportation and communication		$805,600
	Services		$9,418,900
	Supplies and equipment		$362,400
	Subtotal		$28,733,200
	Less: recoveries		$6,671,500
	Total operating expense to be voted		$22,061,700
	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	$3,687,700
	Employee benefits	$528,900
	Transportation and communication	$108,000
	Services	$218,200
	Supplies and equipment	$76,600	$4,619,400
	Legal services
	Salaries and wages	$20,000
	Employee benefits	$17,400
	Services	$3,577,500
	Subtotal	$3,614,900
	Less: recoveries	$1,223,000	$2,391,900
	Audit services
	Services	$1,328,100	$1,328,100
	Information systems
	Services	$2,103,400	$2,103,400
	Total operating expense to be voted		$22,061,700
	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		$22,149,092
	Operating assets
1001-10	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

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. As the Ministry continues to focus on student's strengths and needs required to reach their potential, it also collaborates with partners to ensure learners as a whole remain the main focus of achieving excellence.

Key components of the program are: supporting the implementation of a rigorous curriculum; supporting student learning and well-being; supporting excellence in teaching and learning; developing evidence-based policies to ensure that school boards are meeting the educational needs of students with special education needs; supporting indigenous students; while providing financial support to a streamlined and efficient education system that focuses 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, hard of hearing, blind, low vision and students with severe learning disabilities.

Note: recoveries under Capital Expense for Support for Elementary and Secondary Education include recoveries of $100,000,000 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	Policy and Program Delivery	$25,028,977,000	$24,169,271,700	$859,705,300	$24,081,213,028
2	Educational Operations	$151,833,900	$151,833,900	-	$146,575,113
	Total operating expense to be voted	$25,180,810,900	$24,321,105,600	$859,705,300	$24,227,788,141
S	Teachers' Pension Plan	$1,000	$1,000	-	($376,613,767)
S	Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act	$1,000	$1,000	-	$5,380
	Total statutory appropriations	$2,000	$2,000	-	($376,608,387)
	Total operating expense	$25,180,812,900	$24,321,107,600	$859,705,300	$23,851,179,754
	Operating assets
4	Policy and Program Delivery	$3,060,000	$3,006,000	$54,000	$3,237,330
	Total operating assets to be voted	$3,060,000	$3,006,000	$54,000	$3,237,330
	Total operating assets	$3,060,000	$3,006,000	$54,000	$3,237,330
	Capital expense
3	Support for Elementary and Secondary Education	$1,676,958,200	$1,954,269,700	($277,311,500)	$1,090,122,893
5	Elementary and Secondary Education – expense related to capital assets	$1,000	$1,000	-	-
	Total capital expense to be voted	$1,676,959,200	$1,954,270,700	($277,311,500)	$1,090,122,893
S	Amortization, the Financial Administration Act	$1,336,600	$1,743,300	($406,700)	$1,280,250
	Total statutory appropriations	$1,336,600	$1,743,300	($406,700)	$1,280,250
	Total capital expense	$1,678,295,800	$1,956,014,000	($277,718,200)	$1,091,403,143
	Capital assets
6	Elementary and Secondary Education	$6,724,500	$8,584,900	($1,860,400)	$2,624,613
	Total capital assets to be voted	$6,724,500	$8,584,900	($1,860,400)	$2,624,613
	Total capital assets	$6,724,500	$8,584,900	($1,860,400)	$2,624,613

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		$70,571,600
	Employee benefits		$10,641,000
	Transportation and communication		$11,976,800
	Services		$97,021,700
	Supplies and equipment		$8,355,100
	Transfer payments
	School Board Operating Grants	$17,162,814,000
	Education Property Tax Non-Cash Expense	$7,179,897,200
	Education Programs - Other	$422,749,700
	Provincial Benefits Trusts	$8,801,000
	Official Languages Projects	$34,321,200
	Education Quality and Accountability Office	$31,282,100
	Miscellaneous Grants	$2,515,500	$24,842,380,700
	Subtotal		$25,040,946,900
	Less: recoveries		$11,969,900
	Total operating expense to be voted		$25,028,977,000
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		$25,180,812,900
	Operating assets
1002-4	Policy and Program Delivery
	Deposits and prepaid expenses		$3,060,000
	Total operating assets to be voted		$3,060,000
	Total operating assets for Elementary and Secondary Education Program		$3,060,000
	Capital expense
1002-3	Support for Elementary and Secondary Education
	Transfer payments
	School Board Capital Grants	$1,441,767,700
	Early Learning Program	$41,705,000
	School Board – Capital Funding for Child Care	$182,274,000
	Greenhouse Gas Reduction Account - Schools	$100,000,000
	Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario	$1,000,000
	Ontario Education Communications Authority	$1,600,000	$1,768,346,700
	Other transactions
	Support for Elementary and Secondary Education		$8,611,500
	Subtotal		$1,776,958,200
	Less: recoveries		$100,000,000
	Total capital expense to be voted		$1,676,958,200
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		$1,336,600
	Total capital expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program		$1,678,295,800
	Capital assets
1002-6	Elementary and Secondary Education
	Information technology hardware		$437,500
	Business application software - asset costs		$6,287,000
	Total capital assets to be voted		$6,724,500
	Total capital assets for Elementary and Secondary Education Program		$6,724,500

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 6+ ministries including the Ministries of Education; Advanced Education and Skills Development; Citizenship and Immigration; Housing; Municipal Affairs; 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 2018-19	Estimates 2017-18	Difference between 2018-19 and 2017-18	Actual 2016-17
	Operating expense
1	Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster	$51,908,400	$55,467,800	($3,559,400)	$60,489,490
	Total operating expense to be voted	$51,908,400	$55,467,800	($3,559,400)	$60,489,490
	Total operating expense	$51,908,400	$55,467,800	($3,559,400)	$60,489,490
	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	$30,668,500
	Employee benefits	$3,860,500
	Transportation and communication	$647,500
	Services	$109,061,900
	Supplies and equipment	$285,000
	Subtotal	$144,523,400
	Less: recoveries	$92,615,000
	Total operating expense to be voted	$51,908,400
	Total operating expense for Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster	$51,908,400
	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

The government’s vision to ensure that all children and families have access to a range of high-quality, inclusive and affordable early years and child care programs and services that are child- and family-centred and contribute to children’s learning, development and well-being.

Vote summary

Item number	Item	Estimates 2018-19	Estimates 2017-18	Difference between 2018-19 and 2017-18	Actual 2016-17
	Operating expense
1	Policy Development and Program Delivery	$1,968,948,500	$1,612,573,100	$356,375,400	$1,382,069,245
	Total operating expense to be voted	$1,968,948,500	$1,612,573,100	$356,375,400	$1,382,069,245
S	Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act	$1,000	-	$1,000	-
	Total statutory appropriations	$1,000	-	$1,000	-
	Total operating expense	$1,968,949,500	$1,612,573,100	$356,376,400	$1,382,069,245
	Capital expense
2	Child Care Capital	$103,601,000	$13,301,000	$90,300,000	$466,055
5	Child Care – expense related to capital assets	$1,000	$1,000	-	-
	Total capital expense to be voted	$103,602,000	$13,302,000	$90,300,000	$466,055
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	$105,399,100	$15,099,100	$90,300,000	$2,010,392
	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	$13,380,600
	Supplies and equipment	$50,000
	Transfer payments
	Child Care and Early Years	$1,938,626,900
	Total operating expense to be voted	$1,968,948,500
	Statutory appropriations
Statutory	Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act
	Other transactions	$1,000
	Total operating expense for Child Care and Early Years Programs	$1,968,949,500
	Capital expense
1004-2	Child Care Capital
	Transfer payments
	Child Care and Early Years Capital	$103,601,000
	Total capital expense to be voted	$103,601,000
1004-5	Child Care – 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	$1,797,100
	Total capital expense for Child Care and Early Years Programs	$105,399,100
	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: April 23, 2018

Footnotes

footnote[1] Back to paragraph Total operating expense includes Statutory Appropriations, Special Warrants and total operating expense to be voted.