Summary
The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities is committed to developing the best workforce in the world, to ensure a competitive advantage in the knowledge economy by creating accessible, affordable and high quality learning opportunities and systems with enhanced accountability.
Ministry program summary
Operating expense
| Vote | Program | Estimates 2016‑2017 | Estimates 2015‑16 | Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 | Actual 2014‑15 |
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| 3001 | Ministry Administration Program | $19,807,400 | $17,307,400 | $2,500,000 | $19,315,279 |
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| 3002 | Postsecondary Education Program | $6,277,014,900 | $6,209,568,500 | $67,446,400 | $6,044,355,173 |
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| 3003 | Employment Ontario Program | $1,327,142,900 | $1,331,136,300 | ($3,993,400) | $1,400,391,174 |
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| 3004 | Strategic Policy and Programs | $23,870,200 | $23,870,200 | - | $18,094,579 |
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| | Total operating expense to be voted | $7,647,835,400 | $7,581,882,400 | $65,953,000 | $7,482,156,205 |
| | Statutory appropriations | $63,605,014 | $56,105,014 | $7,500,000 | $59,374,587 |
| | Ministry total operating expense | $7,711,440,414 | $7,637,987,414 | $73,453,000 | $7,541,530,792 |
| | Consolidation adjustment - schools | ($53,549,800) | ($61,480,100) | $7,930,300 | ($56,391,781) |
| | Consolidation adjustment - Colleges | ($178,704,700) | ($171,353,100) | ($7,351,600) | ($157,943,141) |
| | Consolidation adjustment - Ontario Student Loan Trust | - | ($16,706,300) | $16,706,300 | ($11,642,375) |
| | Operating expense adjustment - student assistance interest expense reclassification | ($37,325,400) | ($17,243,900) | ($20,081,500) | ($13,305,500) |
| | Total including consolidation and other adjustments | $7,441,860,514 | $7,371,204,014 | $70,656,500 | $7,302,247,995 |
Operating assets
| Vote | Program | Estimates 2016‑2017 | Estimates 2015‑16 | Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 | Actual 2014‑15 |
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| 3002 | Postsecondary Education Program | $983,001,000 | $1,074,500,000 | ($91,499,000) | $71,526,358 |
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| 3003 | Employment Ontario Program | $2,001,000 | $2,000,000 | $1,000 | $6,567,600 |
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| | Total operating assets to be voted | $985,002,000 | $1,076,500,000 | ($91,498,000) | $78,093,958 |
| | Ministry total operating assets | $985,002,000 | $1,076,500,000 | ($91,498,000) | $78,093,958 |
Capital expense
| Vote | Program | Estimates 2016‑2017 | Estimates 2015‑16 | Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 | Actual 2014‑15 |
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| 3002 | Postsecondary Education Program | $341,735,600 | $264,908,500 | $76,827,100 | $268,080,400 |
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| 3003 | Employment Ontario Program | $26,501,000 | $26,501,000 | - | $15,865,206 |
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| | Total capital expense to be voted | $368,236,600 | $291,409,500 | $76,827,100 | $283,945,606 |
| | Statutory appropriations | $5,350,300 | $5,216,500 | $133,800 | $1,551,874 |
| | Ministry total capital expense | $373,586,900 | $296,626,000 | $76,960,900 | $285,497,480 |
| | Consolidation adjustment - Colleges | $61,357,300 | $165,010,900 | ($103,653,600) | $95,766,187 |
| | Total including consolidation and other adjustments | $434,944,200 | $461,636,900 | ($26,692,700) | $381,263,667 |
Capital assets
| Vote | Program | Estimates 2016‑2017 | Estimates 2015‑16 | Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 | Actual 2014‑15 |
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| 3002 | Postsecondary Education Program | $3,956,700 | $915,500 | $3,041,200 | $9,756,815 |
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| | Total capital assets to be voted | $3,956,700 | $915,500 | $3,041,200 | $9,756,815 |
| | Ministry total capital assets | $3,956,700 | $915,500 | $3,041,200 | $9,756,815 |
| | Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets) | $7,876,804,714 | $7,832,840,914 | $43,963,800 | $7,683,511,662 |
Reconciliation to previously published data
| Operating expense | 2015‑16 Estimates | 2014‑15 Actual |
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| Total operating expense previously published footnote 1[1] | $7,614,801,414 | $7,540,025,579 |
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| Government reorganization | | |
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| Transfer of functions from other Ministries | $23,186,000 | $23,741,850 |
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| Transfer of functions to other Ministries | - | ($12,050,637) |
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| Change in accounting | | |
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| Change in accounting | - | ($10,186,000) |
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| Restated total operating expense | $7,637,987,414 | $7,541,530,792 |
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Ministry Administration Program - vote 3001
To provide the overall direction required to enable the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to meet its objectives; and to provide the administrative and support services for the operational programs of the ministry.
Vote summary
Operating expense
| Item number | Item | Estimates 2016‑2017 | Estimates 2015‑16 | Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 | Actual 2014‑15 |
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| 1 | Ministry administration | $19,807,400 | $17,307,400 | $2,500,000 | $19,315,279 |
| | Total operating expense to be voted | $19,807,400 | $17,307,400 | $2,500,000 | $19,315,279 |
| S | Minister’s salary, the Executive Council Act | $47,841 | $47,841 | - | $11,367 |
| S | Parliamentary assistant’s salary, the Executive Council Act | $16,173 | $16,173 | - | $16,667 |
| S | Bad debt expenses for administrative costs, the Financial Administration Act | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | $19,137 |
| | Total statutory appropriations | $65,014 | $65,014 | - | $47,171 |
| | Total operating expense | $19,872,414 | $17,372,414 | $2,500,000 | $19,362,450 |
Standard account by item and sub-items
Operating expense
| Vote-item number | Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount | Amount |
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| 3001-1 | Ministry administration | | |
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| | Salaries and wages | | $1,926,600 |
| | Employee benefits | | $489,000 |
| | Transportation and communication | | $153,800 |
| | Services | | $17,176,400 |
| | Supplies and equipment | | $61,600 |
| | Total operating expense to be voted | | $19,807,400 |
| | Sub-items: | | |
| | Main office | | |
| | Salaries and wages | $1,926,600 | |
| | Employee benefits | $489,000 | |
| | Transportation and communication | $153,800 | |
| | Services | $552,500 | |
| | Supplies and equipment | $61,600 | $3,183,500 |
| | Financial and administrative services | | |
| | Services | $8,252,200 | $8,252,200 |
| | Human resources | | |
| | Services | $1,290,700 | $1,290,700 |
| | Communications services | | |
| | Services | $4,187,500 | $4,187,500 |
| | Legal services | | |
| | Services | $1,223,000 | $1,223,000 |
| | Audit services | | |
| | Services | $1,271,500 | $1,271,500 |
| | Information systems | | |
| | Services | $399,000 | $399,000 |
| | Total operating expense to be voted | | $19,807,400 |
| | Statutory appropriations | | |
| Statutory | Minister’s salary, the Executive Council Act | | $47,841 |
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| Statutory | Parliamentary assistant’s salary, the Executive Council Act | | $16,173 |
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| | Other transactions | | |
| Statutory | Bad debt expenses for administrative costs, the Financial Administration Act | | $1,000 |
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| | Total operating expense for Ministry Administration program | | $19,872,414 |
Postsecondary Education Program - vote 3002
The Postsecondary Education Division develops and implements operational policies and financial support for postsecondary education institutions and students in Ontario, in support of the government’s social and economic policy objectives with the goal of providing opportunities for high quality, accountable, relevant and accessible postsecondary education. The Postsecondary Education Division works in collaboration with the Strategic Policy and Programs Division to implement government strategies and policies for postsecondary education in Ontario.
Key components of the program include: Ontario Student Assistance Program; administration of operating and capital transfer payments to colleges and universities; managing financial and governance relationships with postsecondary education institutions; managing accountability mechanisms (such as enrolment, program and financial reporting, key performance indicators and Strategic Mandate Agreement annual report backs); regulating the public colleges of applied arts and technology and private career colleges in accordance with applicable statutes.
Vote summary
Operating expense
| Item number | Item | Estimates 2016‑2017 | Estimates 2015‑16 | Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 | Actual 2014‑15 |
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| 1 | Colleges, Universities and student support | $6,277,014,900 | $6,209,568,500 | $67,446,400 | $6,044,355,173 |
| | Total operating expense to be voted | $6,277,014,900 | $6,209,568,500 | $67,446,400 | $6,044,355,173 |
| S | Bad debt expenses for defaulted student loans, the Financial Administration Act | $54,540,000 | $46,540,000 | $8,000,000 | $54,352,426 |
| S | Bad debt expenses for private career Colleges, the Financial Administration Act | $500,000 | $500,000 | - | - |
| | Total statutory appropriations | $55,040,000 | $47,040,000 | $8,000,000 | $54,352,426 |
| | Total operating expense | $6,332,054,900 | $6,256,608,500 | $75,446,400 | $6,098,707,599 |
Operating assets
| Item number | Item | Estimates 2016‑2017 | Estimates 2015‑16 | Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 | Actual 2014‑15 |
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| 4 | Colleges, Universities and student support | $983,001,000 | $1,074,500,000 | ($91,499,000) | $71,526,358 |
| | Total operating assets to be voted | $983,001,000 | $1,074,500,000 | ($91,499,000) | $71,526,358 |
| | Total operating assets | $983,001,000 | $1,074,500,000 | ($91,499,000) | $71,526,358 |
Capital expense
| Item number | Item | Estimates 2016‑2017 | Estimates 2015‑16 | Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 | Actual 2014‑15 |
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| 3 | Support for postsecondary education | $341,735,600 | $264,908,500 | $76,827,100 | $268,080,400 |
| | Total capital expense to be voted | $341,735,600 | $264,908,500 | $76,827,100 | $268,080,400 |
| S | Amortization, the Financial Administration Act | $4,163,300 | $4,029,500 | $133,800 | $366,240 |
| | Total statutory appropriations | $4,163,300 | $4,029,500 | $133,800 | $366,240 |
| | Total capital expense | $345,898,900 | $268,938,000 | $76,960,900 | $268,446,640 |
Capital assets
| Item number | Item | Estimates 2016‑2017 | Estimates 2015‑16 | Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 | Actual 2014‑15 |
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| 6 | Colleges, Universities and student support | $3,956,700 | $915,500 | $3,041,200 | $9,756,815 |
| | Total capital assets to be voted | $3,956,700 | $915,500 | $3,041,200 | $9,756,815 |
| | Total capital assets | $3,956,700 | $915,500 | $3,041,200 | $9,756,815 |
Standard account by item and sub-items
Operating expense
| Vote-item number | Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount | Amount |
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| 3002-1 | Colleges, Universities and student support | | |
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| | Salaries and wages | | $16,269,400 |
| | Employee benefits | | $2,435,500 |
| | Transportation and communication | | $1,578,800 |
| | Services | | $41,877,200 |
| | Supplies and equipment | | $2,869,100 |
| | Transfer payments | | |
| | Training Completion Assurance Fund | $3,000,000 | |
| | Grants for College operating costs | $1,492,722,700 | |
| | Grants for University operating costs | $3,596,129,000 | |
| | Council of Ministers of Education, Canada | $748,200 | |
| | Postsecondary transformation | $18,328,400 | |
| | Student Financial Assistance Programs | $1,104,057,600 | $6,214,985,900 |
| | Subtotal | | $6,280,015,900 |
| | Less: recoveries | | $3,001,000 |
| | Total operating expense to be voted | | $6,277,014,900 |
| | Statutory appropriations | | |
| | Other transactions | | |
| Statutory | Bad debt expenses for defaulted student loans, the Financial Administration Act | | $54,540,000 |
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| | Other transactions | | |
| Statutory | Bad debt expenses for private career Colleges, the Financial Administration Act | | $500,000 |
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| | Total operating expense for postsecondary education program | | $6,332,054,900 |
Operating assets
| Vote-item number | Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount | Amount |
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| 3002-4 | Colleges, Universities and student support | | |
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| | Advances and recoverable amounts | | $1,000 |
| | Loans and investments | | |
| | Student loans | $980,000,000 | |
| | Defaulted student loans | $3,000,000 | $983,000,000 |
| | Total operating assets to be voted | | $983,001,000 |
| | Total operating assets for Postsecondary Education program | | $983,001,000 |
Capital expense
| Vote-item number | Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount | Amount |
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| 3002-3 | Support for postsecondary education | | |
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| | Transfer payments | | |
| | Capital grants - Colleges | $155,111,500 | |
| | Capital grants - Universities | $186,623,100 | $341,734,600 |
| | Other transactions | | $1,000 |
| | Total capital expense to be voted | | $341,735,600 |
| | Statutory appropriations | | |
| | Other transactions | | |
| Statutory | Amortization, the Financial Administration Act | | $4,163,300 |
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| | Total capital expense for Postsecondary Education program | | $345,898,900 |
Capital assets
| Vote-item number | Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount |
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| 3002-6 | Colleges, Universities and student support | |
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| | Business application software - asset costs | $3,956,700 |
| | Total capital assets to be voted | $3,956,700 |
| | Total capital assets for Postsecondary Education program | $3,956,700 |
Employment Ontario Program - vote 3003
Employment Ontario (EO), Ontario’s integrated employment and training network, makes it easier for Ontarians to find the employment and training programs and services they need. To remain competitive in the current and future economy, investments in education and skills training play a critical role in preparing people for jobs that ensure future prosperity in the knowledge-based economy.
EO's programs and services fall into four categories:
- employment and training
- apprenticeship
- foundational skills
- labour market
The majority of EO programs and services are delivered through the EO network, comprised of Ontario’s community-based network of employment service providers, literacy providers, public colleges, direct delivery apprenticeship offices and training delivery agents. EO aims to deliver integrated, customer-focused and effective employment and training to advance Ontario’s economic advantage.
Vote summary
Operating expense
| Item number | Item | Estimates 2016‑2017 | Estimates 2015‑16 | Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 | Actual 2014‑15 |
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| 7 | Employment Ontario system | $1,327,142,900 | $1,331,136,300 | ($3,993,400) | $1,400,391,174 |
| | Total operating expense to be voted | $1,327,142,900 | $1,331,136,300 | ($3,993,400) | $1,400,391,174 |
| S | Bad debt expenses for loans for tools, the Financial Administration Act | $503,600 | $503,600 | - | $209,240 |
| S | Bad debt expenses - other, the Financial Administration Act | $7,996,400 | $8,496,400 | ($500,000) | $4,765,750 |
| | Total statutory appropriations | $8,500,000 | $9,000,000 | ($500,000) | $4,974,990 |
| | Total operating expense | $1,335,642,900 | $1,340,136,300 | ($4,493,400) | $1,405,366,164 |
Operating assets
| Item number | Item | Estimates 2016‑2017 | Estimates 2015‑16 | Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 | Actual 2014‑15 |
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| 9 | Employment Ontario system | $2,001,000 | $2,000,000 | $1,000 | $6,567,600 |
| | Total operating assets to be voted | $2,001,000 | $2,000,000 | $1,000 | $6,567,600 |
| | Total operating assets | $2,001,000 | $2,000,000 | $1,000 | $6,567,600 |
Capital expense
| Item number | Item | Estimates 2016‑2017 | Estimates 2015‑16 | Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 | Actual 2014‑15 |
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| 10 | Employment Ontario system | $26,501,000 | $26,501,000 | - | $15,865,206 |
| | Total capital expense to be voted | $26,501,000 | $26,501,000 | - | $15,865,206 |
| S | Amortization, the Financial Administration Act | $1,187,000 | $1,187,000 | - | $1,185,634 |
| | Total statutory appropriations | $1,187,000 | $1,187,000 | - | $1,185,634 |
| | Total capital expense | $27,688,000 | $27,688,000 | - | $17,050,840 |
Standard account by item and sub-items
Operating expense
| Vote-item number | Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount | Amount |
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| 3003-7 | Employment Ontario system | | |
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| | Salaries and wages | | $67,034,900 |
| | Employee benefits | | $10,090,900 |
| | Transportation and communication | | $4,509,900 |
| | Services | | $21,045,600 |
| | Supplies and equipment | | $1,276,400 |
| | Transfer payments | | |
| | Employment and training | $1,033,972,500 | |
| | Ontario apprenticeship training tax credit | $141,117,700 | |
| | Ontario co-operative education tax credit | $48,095,000 | $1,223,185,200 |
| | Total operating expense to be voted | | $1,327,142,900 |
| | Statutory appropriations | | |
| | Other transactions | | |
| Statutory | Bad debt expenses for Loans for tools, the Financial Administration Act | | $503,600 |
|---|
| Statutory | Bad debt expenses - other, the Financial Administration Act | | $7,996,400 |
|---|
| | Total operating expense for Employment Ontario Program | | $1,335,642,900 |
Operating assets
| Vote-item number | Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount |
|---|
| 3003-9 | Employment Ontario system | |
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| | Advances and recoverable amounts | $1,000 |
| | Loans and investments | |
| | Loans for tools | $2,000,000 |
| | Total operating assets to be voted | $2,001,000 |
| | Total operating assets for Employment Ontario Program | $2,001,000 |
Capital expense
| Vote-item number | Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount |
|---|
| 3003-10 | Employment Ontario system | |
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| | Transfer payments | |
| | Apprenticeship Enhancement Fund | $26,500,000 |
| | Other transactions | $1,000 |
| | Total capital expense to be voted | $26,501,000 |
| | Statutory appropriations | |
| | Other transactions | |
| Statutory | Amortization, the Financial Administration Act | $1,187,000 |
|---|
| | Total capital expense for Employment Ontario Program | $27,688,000 |
Strategic Policy and Programs - vote 3004
The Strategic Policy and Programs Division leads strategic policy development and program design for postsecondary education and labour market training. It also performs key functions for the ministry such as: long-term forecasting, capital planning and evaluation, and management of inter-jurisdictional relations, including the oversight of federal-provincial labour market agreements. The division’s work contributes to the government’s goal of developing a highly knowledgeable and skilled workforce able to succeed in today’s changing economy.
Vote summary
Operating expense
| Item number | Item | Estimates 2016‑2017 | Estimates 2015‑16 | Difference between 2016‑17 and 2015‑16 | Actual 2014‑15 |
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| 1 | Strategic policy and programs | $23,870,200 | $23,870,200 | - | $18,094,579 |
| | Total operating expense to be voted | $23,870,200 | $23,870,200 | - | $18,094,579 |
| | Total operating expense | $23,870,200 | $23,870,200 | - | $18,094,579 |
Standard account by item and sub-items
Operating expense
| Vote-item number | Standard account by item and sub-items | Amount |
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| 3004-1 | Strategic policy and programs | |
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| | Salaries and wages | $11,589,600 |
| | Employee benefits | $1,738,400 |
| | Transportation and communication | $432,100 |
| | Services | $10,108,400 |
| | Supplies and equipment | $201,700 |
| | Subtotal | $24,070,200 |
| | Less: recoveries | $200,000 |
| | Total operating expense to be voted | $23,870,200 |
| | Total operating expense for strategic policy and programs | $23,870,200 |
