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Table of Contents/Table De Matières Comptes publics de l’ Public Accounts of Ministry Ministère of des Finance Finances PUBLIC COMPTES ONTARIOONTARIO ACCOUNTS PUBLICS of de ONTARIO L’ONTARIO This publication is available in English and French. CD-ROM copies in either language may be obtained from: ServiceOntario Publications Telephone: (416) 326-5300 Toll-free: 1-800-668-9938 2011–2012 TTY Toll-free: 1-800-268-7095 Website: www.serviceontario.ca/publications For electronic access, visit the Ministry of Finance website at www.fin.gov.on.ca Le présent document est publié en français et en anglais. 2011-2012 On peut en obtenir une version sur CD-ROM dans l’une ou l’autre langue auprès de : D E TA I L E D S C H E D U L E S Publications ServiceOntario Téléphone : 416 326-5300 Sans frais : 1 800 668-9938 O F P AY M E N T S Téléimprimeur (ATS) sans frais : 1 800 268-7095 Site Web : www.serviceontario.ca/publications Pour en obtenir une version électronique, il suffit de consulter le site Web du ministère des Finances à www.fin.gov.on.ca D ÉTAILS DES PAIEMENTS © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2012 © Imprimeur de la Reine pour l’Ontario, 2012 ISSN 0381-2375 (Print) / ISSN 0833-1189 (Imprimé) ISSN 1913-5556 (Online) / ISSN 1913-5564 (En ligne) Volume 3 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS/TABLE DE MATIÈRES Page General/Généralités Guide to Public Accounts.................................................................................................................................. 3 Guide d’interprétation des comptes publics ...................................................................................................... 5 MINISTRY STATEMENTS/ÉTATS DES MINISTÈRES Aboriginal Affairs/Affaires autochtones ........................................................................................................... 7 Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs/Agriculture, Alimentation et Affaires rurales.......................................... 11 Assembly, Office of the/Bureau de l’Assemblée législative ............................................................................. 23 Attorney General/Procureur général.................................................................................................................. 31 Auditor General, Office of the/Bureau du vérificateur général ......................................................................... 51 Cabinet Office/Bureau du Conseil des ministres............................................................................................... 53 Chief Electoral Officer, Office of the/Bureau du directeur général des élections.............................................. 55 Children and Youth Services/Services à l’enfance et à la jeunesse................................................................... 59 Citizenship and Immigration/Affaires civiques et Immigration ........................................................................ 75 Community and Social Services/Services sociaux et communautaires ............................................................. 81 Community Safety and Correctional Services/Sécurité communautaire et Services correctionnels.................. 101 Consumer Services/Services aux consommateurs............................................................................................. 121 Economic Development and Trade/Développement économique et Commerce............................................... 123 Education/Éducation ......................................................................................................................................... 131 Energy/Énergie.................................................................................................................................................. 143 Environment/Environnement ............................................................................................................................ 145 Finance/Finances............................................................................................................................................... 151 Francophone Affairs, Office of/Office des affaires francophones..................................................................... 163 Government Services/Services gouvernementaux............................................................................................. 165 Health and Long-Term Care/Santé et Soins de longue durée............................................................................ 175 Health Promotion and Sport/Promotion de la santé et Sport ............................................................................. 253 Infrastructure/Infrastructure .............................................................................................................................. 259 Labour/Travail .................................................................................................................................................. 261 Lieutenant Governor, Office of the/Bureau du lieutenant-gouverneur.............................................................. 265 Municipal Affairs and Housing/Affaires municipales et Logement .................................................................. 267 Natural Resources/Richesses naturelles ............................................................................................................ 273 Northern Development, Mines and Forestry/Développement du Nord, Mines et Forêts................................... 291 Ombudsman Ontario/Ombudsman Ontario....................................................................................................... 297 Premier, Office of the/Cabinet du Premier ministre .......................................................................................... 299 Research and Innovation/Recherche et Innovation ........................................................................................... 301 Revenue/Revenu ............................................................................................................................................... 305 Tourism and Culture/Tourisme et Culture......................................................................................................... 309 Training, Colleges and Universities/Formation, Collèges et Universités .......................................................... 315 Transportation/Transports ................................................................................................................................. 331 1 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS/COMPTES PUBLICS, 2011-2012 A GUIDE TO PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 1. SCOPE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS The 2011-2012 Public Accounts of the Province of Ontario comprise the Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements and three volumes: Volume 1 contains ministry statements and detailed schedules of debt and other items. The ministry statements reflect the financial activities of the government’s ministries on the accrual basis of accounting, providing a comparison of appropriations with actual spending. Ministry expenses include all expenses that are subject to appropriation approved by the Legislative Assembly, but exclude adjustments arising from consolidation of government organizations whose expenses are not appropriated. Volume 2 contains the financial statements of Government Organizations and Business Enterprises that are part of the government’s reporting entity and other miscellaneous financial statements. Volume 3 contains the details of payments made by ministries to vendors and transfer payment recipients that are not deemed to be prohibited by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. 2. A GUIDE TO VOLUME 3 OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Detailed schedules of cash payments made by ministries are listed under the categories below. Transactions between ministries are not reported in this volume. VOTED APPROPRIATIONS (a) Salaries and Wages Suppliers of temporary help services that received payments equal to or exceeding $50,000 are listed here. Public service, Crown and Other employees paid salaries of at least $100,000 that meet the requirements of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 are listed in the annual Public Sector Salary Disclosure. (b) Employee Benefits As the employer, Management Board Secretariat makes payments on behalf of all ministries to suppliers for employee benefits. Payments equal to or exceeding $50,000 made directly to a supplier by the ministry for employee benefits are listed here. (c) Travel Travel payments for employees equal to or exceeding $10,000 are listed alphabetically by employee name. Travel payments made for Ministers, Parliamentary Assistants and Deputy Ministers are included regardless of amount. (d) Transfer Payments Total payments for grants, subsidies or assistance to persons, businesses, non-commercial institutions, and other government bodies equal to or exceeding $120,000 are listed under various subheadings appropriate to the individual ministry. (e) Other Payments All other payments to suppliers of goods and services, to debtors under loan agreements, investments in the shares of Crown corporations or other entities, acquisition and construction of buildings and roads, acquisition of land and special transactions such as interest incentives and subsidies, guarantees honoured, losses on loans, repayable grants and miscellaneous payments equal to or exceeding $50,000 are listed here. STATUTORY PAYMENTS All payments made for statutory appropriations are listed here individually regardless of the amount. 3 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS/COMPTES PUBLICS, 2011-2012 GUIDE D’INTERPRÉTATION
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