Summary

The Ministry of Infrastructure is responsible for leading the development of infrastructure policy and planning to strengthen Ontario’s communities and economy. The Ministry is also responsible for developing and implementing effective asset management policies; overseeing Infrastructure Ontario and Waterfront Toronto and the development of infrastructure financing policy, including but not limited to public-private partnerships.

Key priorities of the Ministry include guiding the province’s infrastructure plan; coordinating research to support enhancing evidence-based infrastructure planning and decision-making; working with local governments to strengthen asset management planning and implementation; developing and implementing a provincial broadband and cellular strategy; leading the negotiation and implementation of federal-provincial and municipal infrastructure programs; and overseeing Infrastructure Ontario and Waterfront Toronto to ensure that the agencies are aligned with the provinces’ priorities.

The Ministry has legislative responsibility for Infrastructure Ontario and is also responsible for Waterfront Toronto, in partnership with the federal government and the City of Toronto.

Ministry program summary

Vote

Program

Estimates
2019-20

Estimates
2018-19

Difference
between
2019-20
and
2018-19

Actual
2017-18

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

4001

Ministry Administration

$6,767,900

$7,481,500

($713,600)

$15,986,838

4003

Infrastructure Policy and Planning

$12,288,100

$11,565,500

$722,600

$15,060,972

 

Community Hubs

-

$5,200,000

($5,200,000)

-

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$19,056,000

$24,247,000

($5,191,000)

$31,047,810

 

Statutory appropriations

$65,014

$65,014

-

$59,740

 

Ministry total operating expense

$19,121,014

$24,312,014

($5,191,000)

$31,107,550

 

Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation

$59,451,900

$61,908,200

($2,456,300)

$34,870,717

 

Consolidation adjustment - Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation

$2,519,300

$5,190,600

($2,671,300)

$3,580,386

 

Total including consolidation & other adjustments

$81,092,214

$91,410,814

($10,318,600)

$69,558,653

 

Operating assets

 

 

 

 

4001

Ministry Administration

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

4003

Infrastructure Policy and Planning

$1,000

$27,500,000

($27,499,000)

-

 

Total operating assets to be voted

$2,000

$27,501,000

($27,499,000)

-

 

Ministry total operating assets

$2,000

$27,501,000

($27,499,000)

-

 

Capital expense

 

 

 

 

4003

Infrastructure Policy and Planning

$444,567,600

$643,361,100

($198,793,500)

$263,528,295

 

Community Hubs

-

$40,000,000

($40,000,000)

-

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$444,567,600

$683,361,100

($238,793,500)

$263,528,295

 

Ministry total capital expense

$444,567,600

$683,361,100

($238,793,500)

$263,528,295

 

Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation

$1,917,600

$1,893,100

$24,500

$1,540,347

 

Consolidation adjustment - Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation

$189,100

$172,400

$16,700

$58,387

 

Consolidation adjustment – School Boards

($4,000,000)

($25,000,000)

$21,000,000

($15,215,000)

 

Capital expense adjustment – Trillium Trust Reclassification

-

$32,070,000

($32,070,000)

$121,776

 

Total including consolidation & other adjustments

$442,674,300

$692,496,600

($249,822,300)

$250,033,805

 

Capital assets

 

 

 

 

4003

Infrastructure Policy and Planning

$1,000

-

$1,000

-

 

Total capital assets to be voted

$1,000

-

$1,000

-

 

Ministry total capital assets

$1,000

-

$1,000

-

 

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

$523,766,514

$783,907,414

($260,140,900)

$319,592,458

Reconciliation to previously published data

Operating expense

2018-19
Estimates

2017-18
Actual
Total operating expense previously published footnote 1

$106,509,614

$106,864,497

Government reorganization

 

 
       Transfer of functions to other Ministries

($82,197,600)

($75,756,947)
Restated total operating expense

$24,312,014

$31,107,550

Capital expense

2018-19
Estimates

2017-18
Actual
Total capital expense previously published footnote 2

$832,104,700

$401,817,449

Government reorganization

 

 
       Transfer of functions to other Ministries

($148,743,600)

($138,289,154)

Restated total capital expense

$683,361,100

$263,528,295

Capital assets

2018-19
Estimates

2017-18
Actual
Total capital assets previously published footnote 3

$70,915,400

$20,562,212

Government reorganization

 

 
       Transfer of functions to other Ministries

($70,915,400)

($20,562,212)
Restated total capital assets

-

-

Ministry Administration - vote 4001

The Ministry Administration Program provides strategic advice and support services to enable the Ministry to achieve government objectives and fiscal priorities.

The program provides financial, human resources, planning, legal, communication and other corporate services for the Ministry’s operational programs.

Vote summary

Item number

Item

Estimates
2019-20

Estimates
2018-19

Difference
between
2019-20
and
2018-19

Actual
2017-18

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

1

Ministry Administration

$6,767,900

$7,481,500

($713,600)

$15,986,838

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$6,767,900

$7,481,500

($713,600)

$15,986,838

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

-

$10,439

 

Total statutory appropriations

$64,014

$64,014

-

$59,740

 

Total operating expense

$6,831,914

$7,545,514

($713,600)

$16,046,578

 

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

 

 

4001-1

Ministry Administration

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

 

$2,978,300

 

Employee benefits

 

$353,500

 

Transportation and communication

 

$91,700

 

Services

 

$3,274,100

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$70,300

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$6,767,900

 

Sub-items:

 

 

 

Main office

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

$1,663,400

 

 

Employee benefits

$197,400

 

 

Transportation and communication

$34,400

 

 

Services

$103,600

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$34,400

$2,033,200

 

Planning and Finance

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

$178,000

 

 

Employee benefits

$21,200

 

 

Transportation and communication

$10,600

 

 

Services

$1,902,600

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$10,600

$2,123,000

 

Communications Services

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

$1,136,900

 

 

Employee benefits

$134,900

 

 

Transportation and communication

$19,600

 

 

Services

$58,900

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$19,600

$1,369,900

 

Legal Services

 

 

 

Transportation and communication

$27,100

 

 

Services

$728,600

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$5,700

$761,400

 

Audit Services

 

 

 

Services

$480,400

$480,400

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$6,767,900

 

Statutory appropriations

 

 

Statutory

Minister’s Salary, the Executive Council Act

 

$47,841

Statutory

Parliamentary Assistant’s Salary, the Executive Council Act

 

$16,173

 

Total operating expense for Ministry Administration

 

$6,831,914

 

Operating assets

 

 

4001-10

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

 

$1,000

Infrastructure Policy and Planning - vote 4003

The Infrastructure Policy and Planning area is responsible for supporting the overall policy and direction to modernize the Province’s infrastructure including highways, roads, bridges, transit, hospitals, colleges, schools, courthouses, correctional facilities, other government buildings, and broadband infrastructure.

Infrastructure Policy and Planning is the area responsible for developing a strategic approach to infrastructure planning based on strong evidence. This includes managing the implementation of the Infrastructure for Jobs & Prosperity Act, which requires the development of the government’s long-term infrastructure plan, the development of an asset inventory, the identification of infrastructure needs and a strategy to prioritize infrastructure needs.

The area is the steward of provincial asset management planning, including developing tools and analyses to consistently track both current infrastructure assets and planned investments across government. As well, under the terms of the Act, the area is also responsible for the development of regulations for asset management plans for municipalities and certain broader public-sector entities.

This area leads infrastructure research initiatives, including coordinating, commissioning or undertaking studies to understand and develop best practices in infrastructure planning, and supporting the enhancement of government-wide practices in related fields, such as asset management and infrastructure productivity. The area also promotes and supports the integration of climate change considerations, such as lifecycle assessment, into the infrastructure planning and decision-making process.

The area manages the government’s relationship with the federal government by working with federal and municipal governments to negotiate and implement federal infrastructure funding programs. The area also develops and designs municipal infrastructure policy and programs, overseeing their delivery to ensure they are consistent with broader provincial infrastructure policy. The area also oversees the continued success of Infrastructure Ontario and Waterfront Toronto, which represent two of Ontario’s largest infrastructure delivery partners.

The area also develops policy and oversees programs for infrastructure financing, including public-private partnerships, loan program, commercial projects and the non-General Real Estate Portfolio (non-GREP) realty services and supports enhanced transparency through public reporting of data and profiles of infrastructure investments.

Vote summary

Item number

Item

Estimates
2019-20

Estimates
2018-19

Difference
between
2019-20
and
2018-19

Actual
2017-18

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

1

Infrastructure Policy and Planning

$12,288,100

$11,565,500

$722,600

$10,255,964

-

Community Hubs

-

-

-

$4,805,008

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$12,288,100

$11,565,500

$722,600

$15,060,972

S

Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total statutory appropriations

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total operating expense

$12,289,100

$11,566,500

$722,600

$15,060,972

 

Operating assets

 

 

 

 

7

Community Infrastructure

$1,000

$27,500,000

($27,499,000)

-

 

Total operating assets to be voted

$1,000

$27,500,000

($27,499,000)

-

 

Total operating assets

$1,000

$27,500,000

($27,499,000)

-

 

Capital expense

 

 

 

 

2

Infrastructure Programs

$444,567,600

$643,361,100

($198,793,500)

$248,313,295

-

Community Hubs

-

-

-

$15,215,000

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$444,567,600

$643,361,100

($198,793,500)

$263,528,295

 

Total capital expense

$444,567,600

$643,361,100

($198,793,500)

$263,528,295

 

Capital assets

 

 

 

 

8

Infrastructure Programs

$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

Amount

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

4003-1

Infrastructure Policy and Planning

 

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

 

 

$9,542,500

 

Employee benefits

 

 

$920,200

 

Transportation and communication

 

 

$162,300

 

Services

 

 

$1,493,800

 

Supplies and equipment

 

 

$166,300

 

Transfer payments

 

 

 

 

Community Infrastructure Interest Incentives

 

$1,000

 

 

Resource Network

 

$1,000

 

 

Toronto Waterfront Revitalization

 

$1,820,000

 

 

Asset Management

 

$1,000

$1,823,000

 

Subtotal

 

 

$14,108,100

 

Less: recoveries

 

 

$1,820,000

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

 

$12,288,100

 

Sub-items:

 

 

 

 

Infrastructure Policy

 

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

 

$5,067,100

 

 

Employee benefits

 

$488,600

 

 

Transportation and communication

 

$81,200

 

 

Services

 

$139,000

 

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$83,200

 

 

Transfer payments

 

 

 

 

Resource Network

$1,000

 

 

 

Toronto Waterfront Revitalization

$1,820,000

 

 

 

Community Infrastructure Interest Incentives

$1,000

$1,822,000

 

 

Subtotal

 

$7,681,100

 

 

Less: recoveries

 

$1,820,000

$5,861,100

 

Infrastructure Research and Planning

 

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

 

$4,475,400

 

 

Employee benefits

 

$431,600

 

 

Transportation and communication

 

$81,100

 

 

Services

 

$1,354,800

 

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$83,100

 

 

Transfer payments

 

 

 

 

Asset Management

 

$1,000

$6,427,000

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

 

$12,288,100

 

Statutory appropriations

 

 

 

Statutory

Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act

 

 

 

 

Other transactions

 

 

$1,000

 

Total operating expense for Infrastructure Policy and Planning

 

 

$12,289,100

 

Operating assets

 

 

 

4003-7

Community Infrastructure

 

 

 

 

Loans and Investments

 

 

$1,000

 

Total operating assets to be voted

 

 

$1,000

 

Total operating assets for Infrastructure Policy and Planning

 

 

$1,000

 

Capital expense

 

 

 

4003-2

Infrastructure Programs

 

 

 

 

Transfer payments

 

 

 

 

Community Hubs Capital Program

 

$4,000,000

 

 

Toronto Waterfront Revitalization

 

$116,440,200

 

 

Broadband and Cellular Infrastructure

 

$31,800,000

 

 

Rural and Northern Infrastructure – Federal Contribution

 

$12,500,000

 

 

Rural and Northern Infrastructure – Provincial Contribution

 

$8,300,000

 

 

Clean Water and Wastewater Fund – Federal Contributions

 

$83,168,000

 

 

Clean Water and Wastewater Fund – Provincial Contributions

 

$1,000

 

 

Federal – Provincial Infrastructure Programs – Federal Contributions

 

$38,078,500

 

 

Federal – Provincial Infrastructure Programs – Provincial Contributions

 

$66,425,500

 

 

Municipal Infrastructure

 

$74,496,000

 

 

Natural Gas Access

 

$9,357,400

$444,566,600

 

Other transactions

 

 

$1,000

 

Total capital expense to be voted

 

 

$444,567,600

 

Total capital expense for Infrastructure Policy and Planning

 

 

$444,567,600

 

Capital assets

 

 

 

4003-8

Infrastructure Programs

 

 

 

 

Machinery and equipment - asset costs

 

 

$1,000

 

Total capital assets to be voted

 

 

$1,000

 

Total capital assets for Infrastructure Policy and Planning

 

 

$1,000