Expenditure Estimates for the Ministry of Long-Term Care (2021-22)

The 2021-2022 Expenditure Estimates set out details of the operating and capital spending requirements of the Ministry of Long-Term Care for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2021.

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Summary

The Ministry of Long-Term Care (the "ministry") is working to create a 21st century long-term care sector that is truly resident-centred and provides the highest quality of care for our most vulnerable people, when and where they need it.

The ministry works with the Ministry of Health and other partners to improve the quality of life in long-term care homes and to accelerate the development of new, modern long-term care spaces across the province to support Ontario’s growing population of seniors.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges in the health and long-term care sectors. The ministry is committed to applying lessons learned to build and strengthen long-term care that works in the best interest of residents and the people who work so hard to keep them safe.

Ministry Program Summary

Vote	Program	Estimates 2021-22	Estimates 2020-21	Difference between 2021-22 and 2020-21	Actual 2019-20
	Operating expense
4501	Ministry Administration Program	$6,036,700	$5,661,300	$375,400	$2,131,754
4502	Long-Term Care Homes Program	$6,403,685,600	$4,876,511,300	$1,527,174,300	$4,419,090,220
	Total operating expense to be voted	$6,409,722,300	$4,882,172,600	$1,527,549,700	$4,421,221,974
	Statutory appropriations	$314,014	$314,014	-	$55,149
	Ministry total operating expense	$6,410,036,314	$4,882,486,614	$1,527,549,700	$4,421,277,123
	Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Health	($5,573,825,400)	($4,216,982,600)	($1,356,842,800)	($4,023,424,584)
	Consolidation adjustment - Hospitals	($47,681,800)	($17,602,100)	($30,079,700)	($17,689,296)
	Total including consolidation & other adjustments	$788,529,114	$647,901,914	$140,627,200	$380,163,243
	Operating assets
4501	Ministry Administration Program	$1,000	$1,000	-	-
4502	Long-Term Care Homes Program	$20,430,000	$20,430,000	-	$20,430,959
	Total operating assets to be voted	$20,431,000	$20,431,000	-	$20,430,959
	Ministry total operating assets	$20,431,000	$20,431,000	-	$20,430,959
	Capital expense
4502	Long-Term Care Homes Program	$524,641,500	$1,000	$524,640,500	$1,167,200
	Total capital expense to be voted	$524,641,500	$1,000	$524,640,500	$1,167,200
	Ministry total capital expense	$524,641,500	$1,000	$524,640,500	$1,167,200
	Consolidation adjustment - Hospitals	($524,640,500)	-	($524,640,500)	-
	Total including consolidation & other adjustments	$1,000	$1,000	-	$1,167,200
	Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets)	$788,530,114	$647,902,914	$140,627,200	$381,330,443

Reconciliation to previously published data

Operating expense	2020-21 Estimates	2019-20 Actual
Total operating expense previously published ^{footnote 1[1]}	$4,627,107,314	-
Government reorganization
Transfer of functions from other Ministries	$1,119,600	$4,421,849,923
Transfer of functions to other Ministries	($572,800)	($572,800)
Supplementary Estimates
2020-21 Supplementary Estimates	$254,832,500	-
Restated total operating expense	$4,882,486,614	$4,421,277,123

Operating assets	2020-21 Estimates	2019-20 Actual
Total operating assets previously published ^{footnote 2[2]}	$20,431,000	-
Government reorganization
Transfer of functions from other Ministries	-	$20,430,959
Restated total operating assets	$20,431,000	$20,430,959

Capital expense	2020-21 Estimates	2019-20 Actual
Total capital expense previously published ^{footnote 3[3]}	$1,000	-
Government reorganization
Transfer of functions from other Ministries	-	$1,167,200
Restated total capital expense	$1,000	$1,167,200

Ministry Administration Program - vote 4501

The Ministry Administration Program includes the Minister's Office, the Parliamentary Assistant's Office, the Deputy Minister's Office and the Communications Branch. The program is responsible for overall direction of the Ministry.

Vote summary

Item number	Item	Estimates 2021-22	Estimates 2020-21	Difference between 2021-22 and 2020-21	Actual 2019-20
	Operating expense
1	Ministry Administration	$6,036,700	$5,661,300	$375,400	$2,131,754
	Total operating expense to be voted	$6,036,700	$5,661,300	$375,400	$2,131,754
S	Minister's Salary, the Executive Council Act	$47,841	$47,841	-	$38,482
S	Parliamentary Assistant's Salary, the Executive Council Act	$16,173	$16,173	-	$16,667
	Total statutory appropriations	$64,014	$64,014	-	$55,149
	Total operating expense	$6,100,714	$5,725,314	$375,400	$2,186,903
	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
4501-1	Ministry Administration
	Salaries and wages		$4,489,900
	Employee benefits		$651,000
	Transportation and communication		$139,700
	Services		$741,000
	Supplies and equipment		$15,100
	Total operating expense to be voted		$6,036,700
	Sub-items:
	Main Office
	Salaries and wages	$2,300,000
	Employee benefits	$333,500
	Transportation and communication	$97,900
	Services	$124,500
	Supplies and equipment	$7,100	$2,863,000
	Communications
	Salaries and wages	$2,189,900
	Employee benefits	$317,500
	Transportation and communication	$41,800
	Services	$616,500
	Supplies and equipment	$8,000	$3,173,700
	Total operating expense to be voted		$6,036,700
	Statutory appropriation
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 Program		$6,100,714
	Operating assets
4501-10	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

Long-Term Care Homes Program - vote 4502

The Ontario government is building healthier and safer communities by creating a 21st century long-term care sector that focuses on residents and a place our province’s most vulnerable can call home. To support this vision the Ministry of Long-Term Care (the "ministry") will be focusing on adding 30,000 much-needed long-term care spaces over ten years.

Our government has an innovative and flexible plan to responsibly incent development so that our aging population can receive the care it needs and deserves. This plan includes addressing the different regional experiences operators face and identifies several province-wide barriers experienced across the sector. Ontario’s government is investing in long-term care development so we can get shovels in the ground and ensure our most vulnerable Ontarians are off waitlists and in beds faster.

The ministry is also leading the response, in collaboration with sector partners, to the recommendations contained in the report from the Public Inquiry into the Safety and Security of Residents in the Long-Term Care Homes System.

Vote summary

Item number	Item	Estimates 2021-22	Estimates 2020-21	Difference between 2021-22 and 2020-21	Actual 2019-20
	Operating expense
1	Long-Term Care Homes Program	$6,403,685,600	$4,876,511,300	$1,527,174,300	$4,419,090,220
	Total operating expense to be voted	$6,403,685,600	$4,876,511,300	$1,527,174,300	$4,419,090,220
S	Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act	$250,000	$250,000	-	-
	Total statutory appropriations	$250,000	$250,000	-	-
	Total operating expense	$6,403,935,600	$4,876,761,300	$1,527,174,300	$4,419,090,220
	Operating assets
10	Long-Term Care Program	$20,430,000	$20,430,000	-	$20,430,959
	Total operating assets to be voted	$20,430,000	$20,430,000	-	$20,430,959
	Total operating assets	$20,430,000	$20,430,000	-	$20,430,959
	Capital expense
2	Long-Term Care Program	$524,641,500	$1,000	$524,640,500	$1,167,200
	Total capital expense to be voted	$524,641,500	$1,000	$524,640,500	$1,167,200
	Total capital expense	$524,641,500	$1,000	$524,640,500	$1,167,200

Standard account by item and sub-items

Vote- item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount	Amount
	Operating expense
4502-1	Long-Term Care Homes Program
	Salaries and wages		$42,508,500
	Employee benefits		$6,163,700
	Transportation and communication		$2,632,200
	Services		$7,038,300
	Supplies and equipment		$178,200
	Transfer payments
	Long-Term Care Homes – Development	$228,269,500
	Long-Term Care Homes – Operations	$6,116,895,200	$6,345,164,700
	Total operating expense to be voted		$6,403,685,600
	Statutory appropriations
	Other transactions
Statutory	Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act		$250,000
	Total operating expense for Long-Term Care Homes Program		$6,403,935,600
	Operating assets
4502-10	Long-Term Care Program
	Advances and recoverable amounts
	Long-Term Care Homes - Operations		$20,430,000
	Total operating assets to be voted		$20,430,000
	Total operating assets for Long-Term Care Homes Program		$20,430,000
	Capital expense
4502-2	Long-Term Care Program
	Transfer payments
	Long-Term Care Homes Capital		$524,640,500
	Other transactions		$1,000
	Total capital expense to be voted		$524,641,500
	Total capital expense for Long-Term Care Homes Program		$524,641,500

Updated: January 26, 2022

Published: April 21, 2021

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 operating assets includes statutory appropriations, special warrants and total operating assets to be voted.
footnote[3] Back to paragraph Total capital expense includes statutory appropriations, special warrants and total capital expense to be voted.