Expenditure Estimates for the Ministry of Health (2026–2027)

The 2026–2027 Expenditure Estimates set out details of the operating and capital spending requirements of the Ministry of Health for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2026.

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Summary

The Ministry of Health is connecting Ontarians to the health care they need, when and where they need it — in their community, closer to home.

Ministry program summary

Operating expense
Vote	Program	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
1401	Ministry Administration Program	99,673,100	98,573,700	1,099,400	87,534,752
1402	Health Policy and Research Program	1,658,335,600	1,577,535,900	80,799,700	1,351,168,460
1403	Digital, Data and Analytics Program	111,110,000	126,667,600	(15,557,600)	42,468,254
1405	Ontario Health Insurance Program	33,669,133,300	28,348,673,100	5,320,460,200	29,441,342,165
1406	Population and Public Health Program	1,680,921,100	1,695,769,200	(14,848,100)	1,783,337,502
1412	Provincial Programs and Stewardship	3,543,838,800	3,026,311,400	517,527,400	3,290,388,976
1416	Health Services and Programs	43,067,688,900	40,584,267,400	2,483,421,500	39,721,304,754
	Total operating expense to be voted	83,830,700,800	75,457,798,300	8,372,902,500	75,717,544,863
	Statutory appropriations	144,772	105,565	39,207	13,172,957
	Ministry total operating expense	83,830,845,572	75,457,903,865	8,372,941,707	75,730,717,820
	Consolidation adjustment - Hospitals	6,140,269,100	4,596,994,100	1,543,275,000	5,638,484,676
	Consolidation adjustment - ORNGE	(92,451,800)	(50,138,900)	(42,312,900)	(71,971,491)
	Consolidation adjustment - Funding to Colleges	(8,031,300)	(2,369,600)	(5,661,700)	(13,021,432)
	Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion	(15,931,200)	(13,847,600)	(2,083,600)	(26,551,811)
	Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Health	7,213,191,400	7,495,778,800	(282,587,400)	6,768,113,670
	Consolidation adjustment - School Boards	-	-	-	(27,818,200)
	Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Health at Home (OHaH)	(1,979,100)	(5,074,500)	3,095,400	(14,555,570)
	Consolidation adjustment - Supply Ontario	-	-	-	(108,013,718)
	Consolidation adjustment - Children’s Aid Societies	(23,309,300)	(22,998,000)	(311,300)	(23,325,475)
	Consolidation adjustment - General Real Estate Portfolio	(22,852,500)	(13,081,700)	(9,770,800)	(10,162,951)
	Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation	(4,000,000)	(5,300,000)	1,300,000	(4,191,017)
	Total including consolidation and other adjustments	97,015,750,872	87,437,866,465	9,577,884,407	87,837,704,501

Operating assets
Vote	Program	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
1401	Ministry Administration Program	1,000	1,000	-	-
1405	Ontario Health Insurance Program	13,000,000	13,000,000	-	13,000,000
1406	Population and Public Health Program	750,000	750,000	-	750,000
1412	Provincial Programs and Stewardship	4,614,700	4,614,700	-	3,914,700
1416	Health Services and Programs	38,107,600	38,107,600	-	38,106,600
	Total operating assets to be voted	56,473,300	56,473,300	-	55,771,300
	Ministry total operating assets	56,473,300	56,473,300	-	55,771,300

Capital expense
Vote	Program	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
1412	Provincial Programs and Stewardship	90,697,700	14,137,000	76,560,700	-
1416	Health Services and Programs	1,000	1,000	-	-
1407	Health Capital Program	5,805,735,200	5,004,354,400	801,380,800	1,903,497,025
	Total capital expense to be voted	5,896,433,900	5,018,492,400	877,941,500	1,903,497,025
	Ministry total capital expense	5,896,433,900	5,018,492,400	877,941,500	1,903,497,025
	Consolidation adjustment - Hospitals	(3,074,108,300)	(2,557,572,000)	(516,536,300)	440,899,197
	Consolidation adjustment - ORNGE	(62,552,200)	3,008,600	(65,560,800)	14,388,500
	Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion	9,417,800	11,997,500	(2,579,700)	13,842,000
	Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Health	2,033,800	4,484,300	(2,450,500)	13,991,000
	Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Health at Home (OHaH)	849,400	781,200	68,200	1,017,201
	Consolidation adjustment - General Real Estate Portfolio	(1,000,000)	(1,000,000)	-	-
	Total including consolidation and other adjustments	2,771,074,400	2,480,192,000	290,882,400	2,387,634,923
	Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets)	99,786,825,272	89,918,058,465	9,868,766,807	90,225,339,424

Reconciliation to Previously Published Data

Operating expense	Estimates 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
Total operating expense previously published^{footnote 1[1]}	75,367,651,165	76,033,800,030
Government reorganization
Transfer of functions from other Ministries	92,070,000	90,982,830
Transfer of functions to other Ministries	(1,817,300)	(394,065,040)
Restated total operating expense	75,457,903,865	75,730,717,820

Capital Expense	Estimates 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
Total capital expense previously published^{footnote 2[2]}	5,018,492,400	1,910,230,964
Government reorganization
Transfer of functions to other Ministries	-	(6,733,939)
Restated total capital expense	5,018,492,400	1,903,497,025

Capital Assets	Estimates 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
Total capital assets previously published ^{footnote 3[3]}	-	13,436,174
Government reorganization
Transfer of functions to other Ministries	-	(13,436,174)
Restated total capital assets	-	-

Ministry Administration Program — Vote 1401

Ministry Administration provides administrative and support services to enable the ministry to deliver its mandate and support government priorities. This includes a broad range of strategic and operational services including business and fiscal planning, financial management, procurement, strategic human resources, legal services, communications, records management, freedom of information and public appointments.

The program also provides administrative support to the Ontario Review Board, Consent and Capacity Board, Health Services Appeal and Review Board, Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, and the Ontario Hepatitis C Assistance Plan Review Committee.

Vote Summary

Operating expense
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
1	Ministry Administration	99,673,100	98,573,700	1,099,400	87,534,752
	Total operating expense to be voted	99,673,100	98,573,700	1,099,400	87,534,752
S	Minister's Salary, the Executive Council Act	66,559	47,841	18,718	49,301
S	Minister without Portfolio's Salary, the Executive Council Act	30,211	22,378	7,833	22,378
S	Parliamentary Assistants' Salaries, the Executive Council Act	45,002	32,346	12,656	19,676
	Total statutory appropriations	141,772	102,565	39,207	91,355
	Total operating expense	99,814,872	98,676,265	1,138,607	87,626,107

Operating assets
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
6	Ministry Administration	1,000	1,000	-	-
	Total operating assets to be voted	1,000	1,000	-	-
	Total operating assets	1,000	1,000	-	-

Standard accounts classification

Operating expense
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $	Amount $
1401-1	Ministry Administration
	Salaries and wages		47,757,800
	Employee benefits		11,753,600
	Transportation and communication		3,704,300
	Services		36,040,000
	Supplies and equipment		494,100
	Subtotal		99,749,800
	Less: Recoveries		76,700
	Total operating expense to be voted		99,673,100
	Sub-Items:
	Main Office
	Salaries and wages	5,714,700
	Employee benefits	646,100
	Transportation and communication	231,100
	Services	495,800
	Supplies and equipment	10,500	7,098,200
	Financial and Administrative Services
	Salaries and wages	31,201,700
	Employee benefits	9,680,600
	Transportation and communication	2,884,400
	Services	28,079,100
	Supplies and equipment	338,900
	Subtotal	72,184,700
	Less: Recoveries	76,700	72,108,000
	Human Resources
	Salaries and wages	3,227,200
	Employee benefits	408,300
	Transportation and communication	57,300
	Services	411,000
	Supplies and equipment	10,700	4,114,500
	Communications Services
	Salaries and wages	7,614,200
	Employee benefits	1,018,600
	Transportation and communication	476,000
	Services	4,314,600
	Supplies and equipment	89,200	13,512,600
	Legal Services
	Transportation and communication	55,500
	Services	2,739,500
	Supplies and equipment	44,800	2,839,800
	Total operating expense to be voted		99,673,100
	Statutory appropriations
Statutory	Minister's Salary, the Executive Council Act		66,559
Statutory	Minister without Portfolio's Salary, the Executive Council Act		30,211
Statutory	Parliamentary Assistants' Salaries, the Executive Council Act		45,002
	Total operating expense for Ministry Administration Program		99,814,872

Operating assets
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $
1401-6	Ministry Administration
	Deposits and prepaid expenses	1,000
	Total operating assets to be voted	1,000
	Total Operating Assets for Ministry Administration Program	1,000

Health Policy and Research Program — Vote 1402

The Health Policy and Research Program integrates health system research, innovation, strategy, and program policy in support of policy and planning priorities across the ministry including health workforce planning and regulatory oversight in Ontario. System-wide planning allows the ministry to: support legislation and policy development; monitor alignment with the strategic directions; select and manage portfolios, strategy and other initiatives within the ministry and other ministry partners.

Essential Population-Based Services support health equity, improve access to culturally responsive care, improve health outcomes for underserved populations in Ontario, and reduce health system costs. This includes Indigenous Health Transformation, health planning/capacity supports, ministry engagement with Indigenous partners, and improving health outcomes for First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and urban Indigenous people in Ontario, as well as Black Health, Women’s Health, French Language, Health Services, Translation Services and other essential population-based services.

Applied Health System Research and evidence capacity support policy and program development including targeted investment, administration of funding programs, applied health evidence supports, integrated knowledge translation, oversight and synthesis of health services/population health research.

Ontario's Health Workforce Planning and Regulatory Oversight includes the regulatory framework that governs Ontario's workforce (regulated health professions and other providers within the system). This work also includes strategic policy and planning relating to the supply, mix, distribution, recruitment, retention, scope of practice and education/training, entry to practice and oversight of health providers.

Vote Summary

Operating expense
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
1	Health Policy and Research	1,658,335,600	1,577,535,900	80,799,700	1,351,168,460
	Total operating expense to be voted	1,658,335,600	1,577,535,900	80,799,700	1,351,168,460
S	Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act	-	-	-	248,375
	Total statutory appropriations	-	-	-	248,375
	Total operating expense	1,658,335,600	1,577,535,900	80,799,700	1,351,416,835

Standard accounts classification

Operating expense
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $	Amount $
1402-1	Health Policy and Research
	Salaries and wages		20,113,400
	Employee benefits		2,735,500
	Transportation and communication		525,400
	Services		9,612,300
	Supplies and equipment		127,800
	Transfer payments
	Clinical Education	1,395,925,500
	Essential Population-Based Services and Applied Health System Research	229,295,700	1,625,221,200
	Total operating expense to be voted		1,658,335,600
	Total operating expense for Health Policy and Research Program		1,658,335,600

Digital, Data and Analytics Program — Vote 1403

Digital, Data and Analytics Program leverages Ontario's digital health technology to deliver a more modern, integrated and digitally enabled health system experience for patients and providers.

Digital Health enables innovative, integrated health care delivery through standards-based supports for improving health system interoperability and reducing fragmentation and redundancy. The data and digital strategy for the health sector will bring the patient health experience into the 21st century by offering more choices and making access to health care simpler, easier and more convenient. The data and digital strategy for the sector also builds on Ontario's digital health foundations and leverages health technology to offer providers more tools to deliver the best possible care. The data and digital strategy is central to the Ministry of Health’s efforts to deliver on its priorities, in particular, to meet the ministry’s commitments and deliver a more integrated health system. Through administrative consolidation, the ministry is ensuring resources are spent responsibly on effective outcomes.

Information Management Strategy and Policy develops vision and strategy for a more frictionless health data ecosystem. This workstream supports strategic system planning, policy development, legislation and regulation related to Ontario’s health data, including ensuring privacy protection to enable a person-centred learning health system. It enables greater consistency in data management to improve care delivery across the province in continued support of the ministry's health system transformation initiatives. It also ensures effective access and privacy measures are in place for data and digital initiatives.

The Data and Analytics Program oversees the management, integration and release of authoritative health data and analytics for the ministry and provides tools, products and methodological expertise for supporting evidence-based planning and decision-making for the Ministry of Health and system partners. It also supports ministry decision making by providing innovative, state of the art analytics and predictive analytics based on the cutting age research from epidemiology, statistics, data science and machine learning.

Vote Summary

Operating expense
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
1	Digital, Data and Analytics	111,110,000	126,667,600	(15,557,600)	42,468,254
	Total operating expense to be voted	111,110,000	126,667,600	(15,557,600)	42,468,254
	Total operating expense	111,110,000	126,667,600	(15,557,600)	42,468,254

Standard accounts classification

Operating expense
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $	Amount $
1403-1	Digital, Data and Analytics
	Salaries and wages		20,663,000
	Employee benefits		2,555,300
	Transportation and communication		246,600
	Services		9,130,900
	Supplies and equipment		261,200
	Transfer payments
	Digital Health Strategy and Programs	67,760,700
	Health System Information Management	10,492,300	78,253,000
	Total operating expense to be voted		111,110,000
	Total operating expense for Digital, Data and Analytics Program		111,110,000

Ontario Health Insurance Program — Vote 1405

The Ontario Health Insurance Program includes key elements of Ontario's health care system: client eligibility and health card policies, physicians' payments for services that are insured under the Health Insurance Act, other practitioners' payments, out-of-province/out-of-country services, Family Health Teams, Indigenous Primary Health Care Organizations, Nurse Practitioner Led Clinics, Midwifery Services, Underserviced Area Programs, Northern Health Travel Grant, Disease prevention, Health quality, Drugs, Community Laboratories, Laboratory and Diagnostic testing services (including Genetic testing services, out-of-country/out-of-province laboratory testing and respiratory virus testing), Quality Management Program (Laboratory Services and Echocardiography), X-ray services, Psychiatric Patient Advocacy and rights advice, Assistive devices , Protection/Risk management of both provider and subscriber fraudulent activity, as well as integrated models of service delivery through Ontario Health Teams (OHTs).

The Ontario Public Drug Programs provide access to eligible Ontarians to prescription medications and pharmacy services through five public drug programs, including community-based drug benefits through the Ontario Drug Benefit program. The drug programs are committed to maintaining a sustainable and efficient public drug system that will support re-investment and economic recovery to provide Ontarians with access to new and innovative drug therapies.

Publicly funded health services are available from health professionals in various settings from family doctors' offices to academic health science centres and hospitals. Government-funded services are available to Ontarians who have registered, and who are eligible for the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. The Underserviced Area Program helps rural, remote, and northern communities recruit and retain health care professionals, as well as ensure access to health care services in these communities. The Northern Health Travel Grant Program helps defray medical related travel costs northern Ontario residents incur to access medical specialists, or health care facility services unavailable in their local communities.

Vote Summary

Operating expense
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
1	Ontario Health Insurance	25,945,012,300	21,763,685,800	4,181,326,500	22,338,828,573
2	Drug Programs	7,047,805,200	5,966,149,500	1,081,655,700	6,465,693,906
4	Assistive Devices Program	676,315,800	618,837,800	57,478,000	636,819,686
	Total operating expense to be voted	33,669,133,300	28,348,673,100	5,320,460,200	29,441,342,165
S	Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act	1,000	1,000	-	384,618
S	Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act	1,000	1,000	-	-
	Total statutory appropriations	2,000	2,000	-	384,618
	Total operating expense	33,669,135,300	28,348,675,100	5,320,460,200	29,441,726,783

Operating assets
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
5	Ontario Health Insurance Program	13,000,000	13,000,000	-	13,000,000
	Total operating assets to be voted	13,000,000	13,000,000	-	13,000,000
	Total Operating Assets	13,000,000	13,000,000	-	13,000,000

Standard accounts classification

Operating expense
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $	Amount $
1405-1	Ontario Health Insurance
	Salaries and wages		51,026,100
	Employee benefits		7,982,200
	Transportation and communication		3,152,200
	Services		24,521,400
	Supplies and equipment		502,700
	Transfer payments
	Ontario Fertility Treatment Tax Credit	55,000,000
	Payments made for services and for care provided by physicians and practitioners	25,076,576,800
	Integrated Community Health Services Centres	293,503,100
	Underserviced Area Plan	34,023,800
	Northern Travel Program	63,281,600
	Quality Management Program	5,185,900
	Midwifery Services	218,155,900
	Disease Prevention Strategy	3,994,000
	Quality Health Initiatives	108,106,600	25,857,827,700
	Total operating expense to be voted		25,945,012,300
1405-2	Drug Programs
	Salaries and wages		13,056,700
	Employee benefits		1,613,300
	Transportation and communication		806,800
	Services		27,317,500
	Supplies and equipment		105,100
	Transfer payments
	Ontario Drug Programs		7,004,905,800
	Total operating expense to be voted		7,047,805,200
1405-4	Assistive Devices Program
	Salaries and wages		3,464,400
	Employee benefits		461,200
	Transportation and communication		579,000
	Services		945,800
	Supplies and equipment		29,000
	Transfer payments
	Assistive Devices and Supplies Program		670,836,400
	Total operating expense to be voted		676,315,800
	Statutory appropriations
	Other transactions
Statutory	Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act		1,000
	Statutory appropriations
	Other transactions
Statutory	Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act		1,000
	Total operating expense for Ontario Health Insurance Program		33,669,135,300

Operating assets
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $	Amount $
1405-5	Ontario Health Insurance Program
	Advances and recoverable amounts
	Payments made for services and for care provided by physicians and practitioners	10,000,000
	Midwifery Services	3,000,000	13,000,000
	Total operating assets to be voted		13,000,000
	Total Operating Assets for Ontario Health Insurance Program		13,000,000

Population and Public Health Program — Vote 1406

The Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) has a unique and distinct role in protecting the health of Ontarians. The CMOH plays a critical role in leading the public health system as a whole through a statutory role and powers under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, providing public health advice within and beyond government and raising public health issues that have significant impacts on the health of Ontarians.

The mandate of the Office of CMOH, Public Health is to provide direction and leadership to support the ministry’s public health agenda and commitment to improving population health outcomes and ensuring the delivery of quality services through efficient and effective coordination across Ontario’s public health and associated sectors.

The programs and services are aimed at improving health outcomes at all life stages by planning and developing legislation, regulation, standards and performance measures; developing, implementing and evaluating policies and programs that support disease prevention, health protection and healthy living; and leading, engaging and collaborating with our partners at all levels, ensuring effective program delivery, fiscal management, accountability, transparency and fostering a health system that is ready and prepared to respond to incidents and emergencies.

Vote Summary

Operating expense
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
4	Population and Public Health	1,680,921,100	1,695,769,200	(14,848,100)	1,783,337,502
	Total operating expense to be voted	1,680,921,100	1,695,769,200	(14,848,100)	1,783,337,502
S	Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act	-	-	-	11,010,255
	Total statutory appropriations	-	-	-	11,010,255
	Total operating expense	1,680,921,100	1,695,769,200	(14,848,100)	1,794,347,757

Operating assets
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
6	Population and Public Health	750,000	750,000	-	750,000
	Total operating assets to be voted	750,000	750,000	-	750,000
	Total Operating Assets	750,000	750,000	-	750,000

Standard accounts classification

Operating expense
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $	Amount $
1406-4	Population and Public Health
	Salaries and wages		23,912,300
	Employee benefits		2,312,900
	Transportation and communication		912,400
	Services		26,063,200
	Supplies and equipment		1,001,300
	Transfer payments
	Official Local Health Agencies	935,974,600
	Outbreaks of Diseases	436,764,600
	Tuberculosis Prevention	16,765,900
	Sexually Transmitted Diseases Control	2,062,400
	Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion	162,791,400
	Prevent Disease, Injury and Addiction	53,564,700
	Smoke-Free Ontario	18,795,400	1,626,719,000
	Total operating expense to be voted		1,680,921,100
	Total operating expense for Population and Public Health Program		1,680,921,100

Operating assets
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $
1406-6	Population and Public Health
	Advances and recoverable amounts
	Official Local Health Agencies	750,000
	Total operating assets to be voted	750,000
	Total Operating Assets for Population and Public Health Program	750,000

Provincial Programs and Stewardship — Vote 1412

This Vote includes Provincial Programs, Emergency Health Services and Stewardship. Examples of these transfer payment programs include Community and Priority Services, Operation of Related Facilities and HIV and Hepatitis C Programs. The program provides Ontario's share of funding to Canadian Blood Services and supports a blood utilization management strategy for Ontario. This Vote also includes ministry-managed Mental Health and Addictions programs such as supportive housing and sector supports through the Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence at Ontario Health including implementation support, knowledge exchange and training, quality improvement, and information management in support of direct service mental health and addictions providers.

Provincial Programs and Stewardship also supports health capital planning and oversight administration of Ontario Health and related programs.

Emergency Health Services (EHS) ensures the existence of a balanced and integrated system of emergency health services throughout Ontario. The ministry is modernizing EHS by building a more updated, integrated and efficient dispatch and communication system that will more effectively meet the needs of communities.

The system consists of a series of inter-related programs and services including municipally operated/contracted land ambulance services, First Nations ambulance services, the not-for-profit air ambulance organization called Ornge, eight base hospitals that provide medical oversight, and ambulance communications services. Through EHS, the ministry oversees, certifies, and regulates Ontario’s paramedics, and land and air-ambulance services through the Ambulance Act. EHS manages province-wide operations in directly-operated Central Ambulance Communications Centres (CACCs), provides oversight and transfer payment functions for CACCs; and ensures strong operational alignment between all land and air ambulance services providers, healthcare services providers, municipal partners, and First Nations communities.

The ministry funds First Nations communities and urban Indigenous and Inuit organizations to provide home and community care services to Indigenous clients located on reserve and in urban areas.

Vote Summary

Operating expense
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
1	Provincial Programs	1,541,795,000	1,370,858,200	170,936,800	1,574,579,769
2	Emergency Health Services	1,946,162,400	1,603,231,700	342,930,700	1,665,985,027
4	Stewardship	55,881,400	52,221,500	3,659,900	49,824,180
	Total operating expense to be voted	3,543,838,800	3,026,311,400	517,527,400	3,290,388,976
S	Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act	1,000	1,000	-	1,438,354
	Total statutory appropriations	1,000	1,000	-	1,438,354
	Total operating expense	3,543,839,800	3,026,312,400	517,527,400	3,291,827,330

Operating assets
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
5	Provincial Programs and Stewardship	4,614,700	4,614,700	-	3,914,700
	Total operating assets to be voted	4,614,700	4,614,700	-	3,914,700
	Total Operating Assets	4,614,700	4,614,700	-	3,914,700

Capital expense
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
8	Emergency Health Services Capital	90,697,700	14,137,000	76,560,700	-
	Total capital expense to be voted	90,697,700	14,137,000	76,560,700	-
	Total capital expense	90,697,700	14,137,000	76,560,700	-

Standard accounts classification

Operating expense
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $	Amount $
1412-1	Provincial Programs
	Transfer payments
	Operation of Related Facilities	25,311,800
	Canadian Blood Services	962,608,200
	HIV and Hepatitis C Programs	153,123,000
	Community and Priority Services	400,752,000	1,541,795,000
	Total operating expense to be voted		1,541,795,000
1412-2	Emergency Health Services
	Salaries and wages		75,433,200
	Employee benefits		10,947,600
	Transportation and communication		2,746,800
	Services		39,963,200
	Supplies and equipment		578,800
	Transfer payments
	Payments for Ambulance and related Emergency Services: Municipal Ambulance	1,241,480,600
	Payments for Ambulance and related Emergency Services: Other Ambulance Operations and Related Emergency Services	210,284,800
	Air Ambulance	364,727,400	1,816,492,800
	Total operating expense to be voted		1,946,162,400
1412-4	Stewardship
	Salaries and wages		41,531,900
	Employee benefits		4,616,500
	Transportation and communication		2,582,100
	Services		7,017,100
	Supplies and equipment		133,800
	Total operating expense to be voted		55,881,400
	Statutory appropriations
	Other transactions
Statutory	Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act		1,000
	Total operating expense for Provincial Programs and Stewardship		3,543,839,800

Operating assets
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $	Amount $
1412-5	Provincial Programs and Stewardship
	Advances and recoverable amounts
	HIV and Hepatitis C Programs	375,000
	Community and Priority Services	4,239,700	4,614,700
	Total operating assets to be voted		4,614,700
	Total Operating Assets for Provincial Programs and Stewardship		4,614,700

Capital expense
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $
1412-8	Emergency Health Services Capital
	Transfer payments
	Emergency Health Services Capital	90,697,700
	Total capital expense to be voted	90,697,700
	Total capital expense for Provincial Programs and Stewardship	90,697,700

Health Services and Programs — Vote 1416

The Ministry of Health collaborates with Ontario Health (OH) and Ontario Health atHome (a subsidiary of Ontario Health) to implement the ministry’s health system strategies for improving and connecting health care services, including home and community care.

Under the Connecting Care Act, 2019, OH is responsible for health system planning and integration, as well as for funding of health service providers (HSPs), including Ontario Health atHome (OH atHome), and Ontario Health Teams (OHTs) to deliver health services. Under 1416, OH funds OH atHome, hospitals, community health centres, community mental health and addictions service providers, and not-for-profit providers of home and community care services, maternal care, and both acute and outpatient eating disorder services. OH also delivers programs related to cancer care, cancer screening, renal services, digital health, health quality, organ and tissue donation and transplantation services, health workforce, telemedicine, OHTs, regional coordination operations support and provide clinical advice and recommendations on programs and services relating to cardiovascular and stroke care. OH provides administrative support to the Office of the Patient Ombudsman, which works with patients and families to help resolve complaints about health care experience with health service organizations.

OH atHome provides home care services as listed in O.Reg 187/22 in the Connecting Care Act, 2019 (e.g., nursing, rehabilitation therapies and other professional services, and personal support services), manages placements to long-term care homes, and provides information to the public about – and referrals to – other providers of health and social services. OH atHome also manages placements into adult day programs and assisted living programs, and provides operational supports to HSPs (including HSPs in approved OHTs) funded to provide home and community care services.

This Vote also includes the ministry-managed Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) program which aims to achieve the vision of an Ontario in which CYMH is recognized as a key determinant of overall health and well-being, and where children and youth grow to reach their full potential. Ontario-funded mental health services are provided to children and youth under 18 years of age under the authority of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017.

Vote Summary

Operating expense
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
1	Health Services	39,197,346,600	36,812,634,300	2,384,712,300	35,939,160,085
2	Programs and Administration	3,870,342,300	3,771,633,100	98,709,200	3,782,144,669
	Total operating expense to be voted	43,067,688,900	40,584,267,400	2,483,421,500	39,721,304,754
	Total operating expense	43,067,688,900	40,584,267,400	2,483,421,500	39,721,304,754

Operating assets
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
10	Health Services and Programs	38,107,600	38,107,600	-	38,106,600
	Total operating assets to be voted	38,107,600	38,107,600	-	38,106,600
	Total Operating Assets	38,107,600	38,107,600	-	38,106,600

Capital expense
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–26 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
3	Digital Health Capital	1,000	1,000	-	-
	Total capital expense to be voted	1,000	1,000	-	-
	Total capital expense	1,000	1,000	-	-

Standard accounts classification

Operating expense
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $	Amount $	Amount $
1416-1	Health Services
	Transfer payments
	Operation of Hospitals		28,375,352,500
	Grants to Compensate for Municipal Taxation - Hospitals		3,783,000
	Specialty Psychiatric Hospitals		905,218,000
	Grants to Compensate for Municipal Taxation – Specialty Psychiatric Hospitals		174,100
	Home Care		5,514,646,600
	Community Support Services		971,404,300
	Assisted Living Services		436,372,500
	Community Health Centres		652,490,800
	Acquired Brain Injury		98,696,200
	Community Mental Health		1,336,899,000
	Addiction Program		368,398,700
	Child and Youth Mental Health		533,910,900	39,197,346,600
	Total operating expense to be voted			39,197,346,600
	Sub-Items:
	Hospitals
	Transfer payments
	Operation of Hospitals	28,375,352,500
	Grants to Compensate for Municipal Taxation - Hospitals	3,783,000
	Specialty Psychiatric Hospitals	905,218,000
	Grants to Compensate for Municipal Taxation – Specialty Psychiatric Hospitals	174,100	29,284,527,600	29,284,527,600
	Community
	Transfer payments
	Home Care	5,514,646,600
	Community Support Services	971,404,300
	Assisted Living Services	436,372,500
	Community Health Centres	652,490,800
	Acquired Brain Injury	98,696,200	7,673,610,400	7,673,610,400
	Mental Health and Addictions
	Transfer payments
	Community Mental Health	1,336,899,000
	Addiction Program	368,398,700
	Child and Youth Mental Health	533,910,900	2,239,208,600	2,239,208,600
	Total operating expense to be voted			39,197,346,600
1416-2	Programs and Administration
	Transfer payments
	Health Workforce Programs		5,666,900
	Regional Coordination Operations Support		256,461,700
	Organ and Tissue Donation, Transplantation, and Cardiovascular Services		106,581,500
	Health Quality Programs		32,839,500
	Cancer Screening Programs		147,790,500
	Cancer Treatment Services		1,934,359,500
	Renal Services		759,580,400
	Digital Health		627,062,300	3,870,342,300
	Total operating expense to be voted			3,870,342,300
	Total operating expense for Health Services and Programs			43,067,688,900

Operating assets
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $	Amount $
1416-10	Health Services and Programs
	Advances and recoverable amounts
	Operation of Hospitals	24,000,000
	Home Care	700,000
	Community Support Services	2,966,800
	Assisted Living Services	793,500
	Community Health Centres	3,000,000
	Acquired Brain Injury	246,300
	Community Mental Health	5,500,000
	Addiction Program	900,000
	Cancer Treatment Services	1,000	38,107,600
	Total operating assets to be voted		38,107,600
	Total Operating Assets for Health Services and Programs		38,107,600

Capital expense
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $
1416-3	Digital Health Capital
	Other transactions	1,000
	Total capital expense to be voted	1,000
	Total capital expense for Health Services and Programs	1,000

Health Capital Program — Vote 1407

Health Capital is responsible for the provision of capital funding to health care facilities including public hospitals, integrated health facilities and community sector health service providers

Vote Summary

Operating expense
Item number	Item	Estimates 2026–27 $	Estimates 2025–24 $	Difference between 2026–27 and 2025–26 $	Actual 2024–25 $
1	Health Capital	5,805,735,200	5,004,354,400	801,380,800	1,903,497,025
	Total capital expense to be voted	5,805,735,200	5,004,354,400	801,380,800	1,903,497,025
	Total capital expense	5,805,735,200	5,004,354,400	801,380,800	1,903,497,025

Standard accounts classification

Capital expense
Vote-item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount $	Amount $
1407-1	Health Capital
	Transfer payments
	Public Health Laboratories	294,700
	Major Hospital Projects	5,137,232,700
	Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund	266,200,000
	Small Hospital Projects	80,000,000
	Medical and Diagnostic Equipment Fund	43,300,000
	Community Health Programs	198,982,500
	Integrated Health Facility Programs	20,000,000	5,746,009,900
	Other transactions
	Capital Projects Delivery	21,225,300
	Provincial Psychiatric Hospitals Divestment	1,000,000
	Health Infrastructure Information Systems	37,500,000	59,725,300
	Total capital expense to be voted		5,805,735,200
	Total capital expense for Health Capital Program		5,805,735,200

Updated: April 22, 2026

Published: April 22, 2026

Footnotes

footnote[1] Back to paragraph Total operating expense includes Statutory appropriations, Special Warrants and total operating expense to be voted.
footnote[2] Back to paragraph Total capital expense includes Statutory appropriations, Special Warrants and total capital expense to be voted.
footnote[3] Back to paragraph Total capital assets includes Statutory appropriations, Special Warrants and total capital assets to be voted.