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
2023-24

Estimates
2022-23

Difference
between
2023-24
and
2022-23

Actual
2021-22

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
2022-23

Actual
2021-22
Total operating expense previously published footnote 1 $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
2023-24

Estimates
2022-23

Difference
between
2023-24
and
2022-23

Actual
2021-22

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

Vote-
item
number		 Standard account by item and sub-items Amount Amount

Operating expense
1001-1 Ministry Administration    
 

Salaries and wages

   $16,991,300
 

Employee benefits

   $2,641,800
 

Transportation and communication

   $424,500
 

Services

   $10,948,500
 

Supplies and equipment

   $234,500
  Subtotal   $31,240,600
  Less: recoveries   $9,824,500
  Total operating expense to be voted   $21,416,100
  Sub-items:    
  Main office    
 

Salaries and wages

 $3,200,600  
 

Employee benefits

 $427,300  
 

Transportation and communication

 $153,800  
 

Services

 $131,500  
 

Supplies and equipment

 $61,500 $3,974,700
  Financial and Administrative Services    
 

Salaries and wages

 $7,768,200  
 

Employee benefits

 $1,338,500  
 

Transportation and communication

 $93,700  
 

Services

 $307,200  
 

Supplies and equipment

 $54,900  
 

Subtotal

 $9,562,500  
 

Less: recoveries

 $1,173,800 $8,388,700
  Human resources    
 

Salaries and wages

 $1,881,300  
 

Employee benefits

 $260,500  
 

Transportation and communication

 $66,000  
 

Services

 $133,700  
 

Supplies and equipment

 $31,500  
 

Subtotal

 $2,373,000  
 

Less: recoveries

 $1,290,700 $1,082,300
  Communications services    
 

Salaries and wages

 $4,121,200  
 

Employee benefits

 $598,100  
 

Transportation and communication

 $111,000  
 

Services

 $6,349,400  
 

Supplies and equipment

 $86,600  
 

Subtotal

 $11,266,300  
 

Less: recoveries

 $6,143,400 $5,122,900
  Legal services    
 

Salaries and wages

 $20,000  
 

Employee benefits

 $17,400  
 

Services

 $4,026,700  
 

Subtotal

 $4,064,100  
 

Less: recoveries

 $1,216,600 $2,847,500
  Total operating expense to be voted   $21,416,100
  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   $21,497,287

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
2023-24

Estimates
2022-23

Difference
between
2023-24
and
2022-23

Actual
2021-22

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

Vote-
item
number		 Standard account by item and sub-items Amount Amount

Operating expense
1002-1 Policy and Program Delivery    
 

Salaries and wages

   $69,217,800
 

Employee benefits

   $10,427,800
 

Transportation and communication

   $3,590,000
 

Services

   $45,728,000
 

Supplies and equipment

   $327,800
 

Transfer payments

    
 

Priorities and Partnerships Funding - Third Parties

 $116,836,200  
 

Priorities and Partnerships Funding - School Boards

 $356,752,800  
 

School Board Operating Grants

 $19,941,843,400  
 

Education Property Tax Non-Cash Expense

 $7,036,284,700  
 

Provincial Benefits Trusts

 $1,000  
 

Official Languages Projects

 $44,250,500  
 

Education Quality and Accountability Office

 $28,330,600  
 

Partner Sustainability Grants

 $2,515,500 $27,526,814,700
  Subtotal   $27,656,106,100
  Less: recoveries   $1,000
  Total operating expense to be voted   $27,656,105,100
1002-2 Educational Operations    
 

Salaries and wages

   $45,570,000
 

Employee benefits

   $6,851,600
 

Transportation and communication

   $1,059,100
 

Services

   $14,974,200
 

Supplies and equipment

   $3,988,100
 

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 (TFO)

 $29,839,700  
 

Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO)

 $49,106,800 $79,110,300
  Subtotal   $151,553,300
  Less: recoveries   $225,000
  Total operating expense to be voted   $151,328,300
  Statutory appropriations
Teachers' Pension Plan		    
 

Transfer payments

    
Statutory

Government Costs, the Teachers' Pension Act

   $1,711,000,000
  Statutory appropriations    
 

Other transactions

    
Statutory

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

   $1,000
  Total operating expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program   $29,518,434,400

Operating assets
1002-4 Policy and Program Delivery    
 

Deposits and prepaid expenses

   $1,000
  Total operating assets to be voted   $1,000
  Total operating assets for Elementary and Secondary Education Program   $1,000

Capital expense
1002-3 Support for Elementary and Secondary Education    
 

Transfer payments

    
 

Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP)

 $51,769,700  
 

School Board Capital Grants

 $1,763,162,300  
 

Early Learning Program

 $11,269,400  
 

School Board – Capital Funding for Child Care

 $158,007,100  
 

Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO)

 $1,000,000  
 

Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO)

 $1,536,000 $1,986,744,500
 

Other transactions

    
 

Support for Elementary and Secondary Education

   $8,611,500
  Total capital expense to be voted   $1,995,356,000
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

   $2,688,900
  Total capital expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program   $1,998,045,900

Capital assets
1002-6 Elementary and Secondary Education    
 

Information technology hardware

   $437,500
 

Business application software - asset costs

   $1,000
  Total capital assets to be voted   $438,500
  Total capital assets for Elementary and Secondary Education Program   $438,500

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 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
2023-24

Estimates
2022-23

Difference
between
2023-24
and
2022-23

Actual
2021-22

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

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

 $37,783,800
 

Employee benefits

 $4,409,400
 

Transportation and communication

 $647,500
 

Services

 $51,053,500
 

Supplies and equipment

 $285,000
  Subtotal $94,179,200
  Less: recoveries $37,948,000
  Total operating expense to be voted $56,231,200
  Total operating expense for Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster $56,231,200

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 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
2023-24

Estimates
2022-23

Difference
between
2023-24
and
2022-23

Actual
2021-22

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

Vote-
item
number		 Standard account by item and sub-items Amount Amount

Operating expense
1004-1 Policy Development and Program Delivery    
 

Salaries and wages

   $16,408,800
 

Employee benefits

   $2,255,600
 

Transportation and communication

   $100,000
 

Services

   $16,245,600
 

Supplies and equipment

   $50,000
 

Transfer payments

    
 

Ontario Child Care Tax Credit

 $253,126,300  
 

Child Care and Early Years

 $4,174,605,900 $4,427,732,200
  Total operating expense to be voted   $4,462,792,200
  Statutory appropriations    
 

Other transactions

    
Statutory

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

   $1,000
  Total operating expense for Child Care and Early Years Programs   $4,462,793,200

Capital expense
1004-2 Child Care Capital    
 

Transfer payments

    
 

Child Care and Early Years Capital

   $222,544,500
  Total capital expense to be voted   $222,544,500
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   $224,342,600

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