Summary

The goals of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing are to provide leadership to help ensure communities are served by strong, efficient local governments and that all Ontarians have access to housing that meets their needs. To achieve this, the ministry: coordinates and implements Ontario government policies and programs that impact municipalities; manages the provincial-municipal relationship with municipal stakeholders including the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the City of Toronto as well as provincial-business relationships with key growth partners; and supports Ontario’s federal-provincial-municipal relationships.

The ministry also develops and administers policies and programs in support of: municipal administration, governance and finance; infrastructure improvement; municipal and provincial land use planning; growth management; building regulation; community and market housing, which includes residential tenancy regulation and homelessness prevention and housing programs; and administers disaster/emergency financial assistance to eligible communities and individuals.

Ministry program summary

Vote

Program

Estimates
2020-21

Estimates
2019-20

Difference
between
2020-21
and
2019-20

Actual
2018-19

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

1901

Ministry Administration Program

$22,200,500

$22,938,100

($737,600)

$23,806,906

1902

Municipal Services and Building Regulation

$21,832,100

$32,202,200

($10,370,100)

$32,549,653

1903

Local Government and Planning Policy

$31,654,100

$16,638,600

$15,015,500

$217,681,334

1904

Housing Program

$926,607,200

$865,535,800

$61,071,400

$901,620,097

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$1,002,293,900

$937,314,700

$64,979,200

$1,175,657,990

 

Statutory appropriations

$84,187

$84,187

-

$90,612

 

Ministry total operating expense

$1,002,378,087

$937,398,887

$64,979,200

$1,175,748,602

 

Consolidation adjustment - Public Housing Debentures - Interest on Debt

($5,016,400)

-

($5,016,400)

-

 

Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation Operating

($97,199,500)

-

($97,199,500)

-

 

Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation

($1,000)

($60,197,600)

$60,196,600

($59,223,554)

 

Consolidation adjustment - General Real Estate Portfolio

($956,300)

($6,100,600)

$5,144,300

($5,809,426)

 

Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation

-

-

-

($1,345,709)

 

Total including consolidation & other adjustments

$899,204,887

$871,100,687

$28,104,200

$1,109,369,913

 

Operating assets

 

 

 

 

1901

Ministry Administration Program

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

1902

Municipal Services and Building Regulation

$500,000

-

$500,000

-

1904

Housing Program

$291,800

-

$291,800

-

 

Total operating assets to be voted

$792,800

$1,000

$791,800

-

 

Ministry total operating assets

$792,800

$1,000

$791,800

-

 

Capital expense

 

 

 

 

1901

Ministry Administration Program

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

1902

Municipal Services and Building Regulation

$2,000

$26,406,100

($26,404,100)

$8,467,225

1904

Housing Program

$161,110,600

$218,729,400

($57,618,800)

$363,814,459

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$161,113,600

$245,136,500

($84,022,900)

$372,281,684

 

Statutory appropriations

$636,500

$437,000

$199,500

$211,375

 

Ministry total capital expense

$161,750,100

$245,573,500

($83,823,400)

$372,493,059

 

Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation Capital

($37,894,800)

-

($37,894,800)

-

 

Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation

($1,000)

($6,204,200)

$6,203,200

($3,284,289)

 

Consolidation adjustment - General Real Estate Portfolio

-

-

-

($358,290)

 

Total including consolidation & other adjustments

$123,854,300

$239,369,300

($115,515,000)

$368,850,480

 

Capital assets

 

 

 

 

1904

Housing Program

-

$1,396,500

($1,396,500)

$1,600,361

 

Total capital assets to be voted

-

$1,396,500

($1,396,500)

$1,600,361

 

Ministry total capital assets

-

$1,396,500

($1,396,500)

$1,600,361

 

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

$1,023,059,187

$1,110,469,987

($87,410,800)

$1,478,220,393

Reconciliation to previously published data

Operating expense

2019-20
Estimates

2018-19
Actual
Total operating expense previously published footnote 1

 

$938,380,987

$1,176,646,434
Government reorganization

 

 

 

Transfer of functions to other Ministries

($982,100)

($897,832)
Restated total operating expense

 

$937,398,887

$1,175,748,602

Ministry Administration Program - vote 1901

The objectives of this program are to provide leadership, direction, coordination and controllership for all central agency requirements (including statutory and regulatory compliance), corporate programs and activities of the ministry; provide effective communications and issues management support; provide efficient and effective strategic advice, legal advice and services, business and resources planning, corporate emergency and security management, risk management and service delivery management support to the ministry; establish controls and controllership mechanisms, reporting and management standards, service standards and performance measures; and provide oversight of the ministry’s human, financial, information management and information technology resources, and physical assets. This program also provides management and operational support services to the ministry and its agencies.

Vote summary

Item number

Item

Estimates
2020-21

Estimates
2019-20

Difference
between
2020-21
and
2019-20

Actual
2018-19

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

1

Ministry administration

$22,200,500

$22,938,100

($737,600)

$23,806,906

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$22,200,500

$22,938,100

($737,600)

$23,806,906

S

Minister's salary, the Executive Council Act

$47,841

$47,841

-

$61,352

S

Parliamentary assistants' salaries, the Executive Council Act

$32,346

$32,346

-

$29,260

S

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total statutory appropriations

$81,187

$81,187

-

$90,612

 

Total operating expense

$22,281,687

$23,019,287

($737,600)

$23,897,518

 

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

-

-

 

Capital expense

 

 

 

 

2

Ministry Administration Capital

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total capital expense

$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

 

 

1901-1

Ministry administration

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

 

$11,032,200

 

Employee benefits

 

$1,196,900

 

Transportation and communication

 

$376,000

 

Services

 

$8,899,300

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$696,100

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$22,200,500

 

Sub-items:

 

 

 

Main office

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

$3,031,900

 

 

Employee benefits

$293,200

 

 

Transportation and communication

$223,300

 

 

Services

$164,100

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$83,000

$3,795,500

 

Communications services

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

$2,573,200

 

 

Employee benefits

$262,700

 

 

Transportation and communication

$5,800

 

 

Services

$127,900

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$2,200

$2,971,800

 

Financial and Administrative Services

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

$3,982,300

 

 

Employee benefits

$450,200

 

 

Transportation and communication

$4,500

 

 

Services

$1,279,500

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$2,900

$5,719,400

 

Human resources

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

$1,404,800

 

 

Employee benefits

$190,800

 

 

Transportation and communication

$5,100

 

 

Services

$300

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$2,500

$1,603,500

 

Legal services

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

$40,000

 

 

Transportation and communication

$31,900

 

 

Services

$5,314,300

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$72,200

$5,458,400

 

Information Systems

 

 

 

Transportation and communication

$105,400

 

 

Services

$2,013,200

 

 

Supplies and equipment

$533,300

$2,651,900

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$22,200,500

 

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

 

$22,281,687

 

Operating assets

 

 

1901-10

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

 

Capital expense

 

 

1901-2

Ministry Administration Capital

 

 

 

Other transactions

 

$1,000

 

Total capital expense to be voted

 

$1,000

 

Total capital expense for Ministry Administration Program

 

$1,000

 

 

Municipal Services and Building Regulation - vote 1902

The objectives of this program are to build strong local governments, encourage well planned, safe, complete and thriving communities and to increase the supply of housing through the direct engagement with municipal clients responsible for providing services and implementing programs within Municipal Services and Building Regulation’s core businesses. It is also the province’s key point of contact with the building sector on matters related to Ontario’s Building Code. Its main priorities are to: oversee the implementation of the Municipal Act, the Planning Act, the Housing Services Act, the Building Code Act and related legislation, regulations, policies and programs; strengthen municipal capacity to achieve financial sustainability, prosperity and resiliency; lead the province’s one-window land-use planning and assist municipalities in delivering their full land-use planning and growth management authority; and protect public safety in buildings. This program includes provincial disaster assistance programs and manages the ministry’s Order-in-Council Emergency Management Program.

Vote summary

Item number

Item

Estimates
2020-21

Estimates
2019-20

Difference
between
2020-21
and
2019-20

Actual
2018-19

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

4

Municipal Services and Building Regulation

$21,832,100

$32,202,200

($10,370,100)

$32,549,653

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$21,832,100

$32,202,200

($10,370,100)

$32,549,653

S

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total statutory appropriations

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total operating expense

$21,833,100

$32,203,200

($10,370,100)

$32,549,653

 

Operating assets

 

 

 

 

10

Advances and recoverable

$500,000

-

$500,000

-

 

Total operating assets to be voted

$500,000

-

$500,000

-

 

Total operating assets

$500,000

-

$500,000

-

 

Capital expense

 

 

 

 

3

Municipal Services and Building Regulation

$2,000

$26,406,100

($26,404,100)

$8,467,225

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$2,000

$26,406,100

($26,404,100)

$8,467,225

 

Total capital expense

$2,000

$26,406,100

($26,404,100)

$8,467,225

Standard account by item and sub-items

Vote-
item
number

Standard account by item and sub-items

Amount

Amount

 

Operating expense

 

 

1902-4

Municipal Services and Building Regulation

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

 

$15,155,600

 

Employee benefits

 

$1,571,100

 

Transportation and communication

 

$633,100

 

Services

 

$2,420,400

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$143,000

 

Transfer payments

 

 

 

Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians

$1,000

 

 

Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance

$1,000

 

 

Payments under the Municipal Tax Assistance Act

$85,179,000

 

 

Taxes on Tenanted Provincial Properties under the Municipal Tax Assistance Act

$9,181,000

 

 

Assistance to Moosonee

$1,555,900

 

 

Priority Projects for Municipalities and Municipal Organizations

$1,000

 

 

Assistance to Planning Boards

$350,000

$96,268,900

 

Subtotal

 

$116,192,100

 

Less: recoveries

 

$94,360,000

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$21,832,100

 

Statutory appropriations

 

 

 

Other transactions

 

 

Statutory

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

 

$1,000

 

Total operating expense for Municipal Services and Building Regulation

 

$21,833,100

 

Operating assets

 

 

1902-10

Advances and recoverable

 

 

 

Advances and recoverable amounts

 

$500,000

 

Total operating assets to be voted

 

$500,000

 

Total operating assets for Municipal Services and Building Regulation

 

$500,000

 

Capital expense

 

 

1902-3

Municipal Services and Building Regulation

 

 

 

Transfer payments

 

 

 

Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance

$1,000

 

 

Priority Projects for Municipalities and Municipal Organizations

$1,000

$2,000

 

Total capital expense to be voted

 

$2,000

 

Total capital expense for Municipal Services and Building Regulation

 

$2,000

Local Government and Planning Policy - vote 1903

The objectives of this program are to ensure Ontario’s urban and rural municipalities are safe, strong, complete communities with dynamic local economies that are well-planned, sustainable, healthy, and enhance the quality of life and are providing services quickly and efficiently to their residents and businesses. The Local Government and Planning Policy Program contributes to a long-term policy, program, administrative, and legislative framework that enhances the accountability, transparency and effectiveness of local government and democratic processes. This program includes overseeing the Planning Act, Provincial Policy Statement, Municipal Act, and the Places to Grow Act to name a few as well as geographic-specific regulatory policy such as the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the Greenbelt Plan and the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan. The program provides the legislative framework and tools for municipal elections and accountable and effective municipal governments. The program supports infrastructure investment and economic development as well as environmental protection, preservation of agricultural land, and conservation of greenspace. It also provides a framework, through legislation and land use policies, for planning, growth management and development approvals that support the dynamic resiliency of infrastructure, housing and jobs. The program provides tools to improve local service delivery, reduce costs, achieve financial sustainability, and enhance accountability to taxpayers. Through the program, effective partnerships with municipalities, businesses, environmental, non-governmental organizations, Indigenous peoples, other ministries and other governments are built and maintained. All of this policy and program-based work is guided by a partnership approach and meaningful engagement, education and consultation.

Vote summary

Item number

Item

Estimates
2020-21

Estimates
2019-20

Difference
between
2020-21
and
2019-20

Actual
2018-19

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

7

Local Government and Planning Policy

$26,142,200

$10,430,800

$15,711,400

$213,280,159

10

Ontario Growth Secretariat

$5,511,900

$6,207,800

($695,900)

$4,401,175

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$31,654,100

$16,638,600

$15,015,500

$217,681,334

S

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total statutory appropriations

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total operating expense

$31,655,100

$16,639,600

$15,015,500

$217,681,334

Standard account by item and sub-items

Vote-
item
number

Standard account by item and sub-items

Amount

Amount

 

Operating expense

 

 

1903-7

Local Government and Planning Policy

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

 

$9,049,900

 

Employee benefits

 

$791,300

 

Transportation and communication

 

$394,700

 

Services

 

$699,700

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$106,600

 

Transfer payments

 

 

 

Municipal Modernization Program

$15,000,000

 

 

Municipal Research and Analysis Grant

$100,000

$15,100,000

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$26,142,200

1903-10

Ontario Growth Secretariat

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

 

$3,318,300

 

Employee benefits

 

$439,700

 

Transportation and communication

 

$188,000

 

Services

 

$1,439,500

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$126,400

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$5,511,900

 

Statutory appropriations

 

 

 

Other transactions

 

 

Statutory

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

 

$1,000

 

Total operating expense for Local Government and Planning Policy

 

$31,655,100

Housing Program - vote 1904

The objectives of this program are to deliver on the government’s commitments on community housing, homelessness and market housing. This includes: engaging with stakeholders on opportunities to improve supportive housing; leading policy and legislative changes to increase housing supply and improve affordability; supporting the sale of surplus government properties; creating a regulatory framework that protects tenants and landlords and encourages maintenance and investment in new rental housing; and, supporting municipalities, housing providers and other external stakeholders, to help them meet their housing responsibilities. To meet its objectives, the program provides a full range of services: policy development, program design and delivery, complaints resolution and enforcement, and funding for housing programs.

Vote summary

Item number

Item

Estimates
2020-21

Estimates
2019-20

Difference
between
2020-21
and
2019-20

Actual
2018-19

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

2

Community and Market Housing

$924,788,600

$864,117,200

$60,671,400

$899,734,319

3

Residential Tenancy

$1,818,600

$1,418,600

$400,000

$1,885,778

 

Total operating expense to be voted

$926,607,200

$865,535,800

$61,071,400

$901,620,097

S

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total statutory appropriations

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total operating expense

$926,608,200

$865,536,800

$61,071,400

$901,620,097

 

Operating assets

 

 

 

 

10

Advances and recoverable

$291,800

-

$291,800

-

 

Total operating assets to be voted

$291,800

-

$291,800

-

 

Total operating assets

$291,800

-

$291,800

-

 

Capital expense

 

 

 

 

4

Community and Market Housing Capital

$161,109,600

$218,728,400

($57,618,800)

$363,814,459

5

Community and Market Housing Capital, Expense related to Capital Assets

$1,000

$1,000

-

-

 

Total capital expense to be voted

$161,110,600

$218,729,400

($57,618,800)

$363,814,459

S

Amortization, the Financial Administration Act

$636,500

$437,000

$199,500

$211,375

 

Total statutory appropriations

$636,500

$437,000

$199,500

$211,375

 

Total capital expense

$161,747,100

$219,166,400

($57,419,300)

$364,025,834

 

Capital assets

 

 

 

 

-

Community and Market Housing Capital

-

$1,396,500

($1,396,500)

$1,600,361

 

Total capital assets to be voted

-

$1,396,500

($1,396,500)

$1,600,361

 

Total capital assets

-

$1,396,500

($1,396,500)

$1,600,361

Standard account by item and sub-items

Vote-
item
number

Standard account by item and sub-items

Amount

Amount

 

Operating expense

 

 

1904-2

Community and Market Housing

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

 

$11,546,800

 

Employee benefits

 

$1,525,300

 

Transportation and communication

 

$64,300

 

Services

 

$3,098,400

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$66,200

 

Transfer payments

 

 

 

Community Housing Programs

$350,826,900

 

 

Homelessness Programs

$401,707,200

 

 

Indigenous and Community Housing Initiatives

$8,473,300

 

 

National Housing Strategy Programs

$88,001,800

 

 

Payments to Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation

$1,000

$849,010,200

 

Other transactions

 

$97,199,500

 

Subtotal

 

$962,510,700

 

Less: recoveries

 

$37,722,100

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$924,788,600

1904-3

Residential Tenancy

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

 

$1,573,800

 

Employee benefits

 

$133,500

 

Transportation and communication

 

$85,200

 

Services

 

$7,300

 

Supplies and equipment

 

$18,800

 

Total operating expense to be voted

 

$1,818,600

 

Statutory appropriations

 

 

 

Other transactions

 

 

Statutory

Bad debt expense, the Financial Administration Act

 

$1,000

 

Total operating expense for Housing Program

 

$926,608,200

 

Operating assets

 

 

1904-10

Advances and recoverable

 

 

 

Advances and recoverable amounts

 

$291,800

 

Total operating assets to be voted

 

$291,800

 

Total operating assets for Housing Program

 

$291,800

 

Capital expense

 

 

1904-4

Community and Market Housing Capital

 

 

 

Transfer payments

 

 

 

Community Housing Programs

$16,848,300

 

 

Homelessness Programs

$8,619,100

 

 

National Housing Strategy Programs

$97,744,400

 

 

Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation Capital Expenses

$1,000

 

 

Housing lands - sale

$1,000

 

 

Housing lands - lease

$1,000

$123,214,800

 

Other transactions

 

$37,894,800

 

Total capital expense to be voted

 

$161,109,600

1904-5

Community and Market Housing Capital, 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

 

$636,500

 

Total capital expense for Housing Program

 

$161,747,100