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Bill 261, Supply Act, 2021

Bethlenfalvy, Hon. Peter President of the Treasury Board

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Bill 261 2021

An Act to authorize the expenditure of certain amounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021

Preamble

Messages from the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Ontario, accompanied by estimates and supplementary estimates, indicate that the amounts mentioned in the Schedules are required for the purposes set out in this Act.

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Interpretation

1 In this Act,

“non-cash expense” has the same meaning as in the Financial Administration Act ; (“frais hors trésorerie”)

“non-cash investment” has the same meaning as in the Financial Administration Act . (“élément d’investissement hors trésorerie”)

Supply granted

Expenses of the public service

(1) For the period from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021, amounts not exceeding a total of $170,479,439,800 may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund or recognized as non‑cash expenses to be applied to the expenses of the public service, as set out in

Schedule A to this Act, that are not otherwise provided for and the money shall be applied in accordance with the votes and items of the estimates.

Investments of the public service

(2) For the period from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021, amounts not exceeding a total of $6,342,912,800 may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund or recognized as non-cash investments to be applied to the investments of the public service in capital assets, loans and other investments, as set out in

Schedule B to this Act, that are not otherwise provided for and the money shall be applied in accordance with the votes and items of the estimates.

Expenses of the Legislative Offices

(3) For the period from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021, amounts not exceeding a total of $279,109,200 may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to be applied to the expenses of the Legislative Offices, as set out in

Schedule C to this Act, that are not otherwise provided for and the money shall be applied in accordance with the votes and items of the estimates.

Expenditures of the public service

3 An expenditure in the votes and items of the estimates of the public service may be incurred or recognized by the Crown through any ministry to which, during the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2021, responsibility has been given for the program or activity that includes that expenditure.

Repeal

4 This Act is repealed on April 1, 2022.

Repeal of various Acts

5 The Interim Appropriation for 2020-2021 Act, 2019 and the Supplementary Interim Appropriation for 2020-2021 Act, 2020 are repealed.

Commencement

6 This Act is deemed to have come into force on April 1, 2020.

Short title

7 The

short title of this Act is the Supply Act, 2021 .

supply

Schedule A

Public Service

2020-21 Estimates – Operating

(in dollars)

2020-21 Estimates – Capital

(in dollars)

2020-21 Supplementary Estimates – Operating

(in dollars)

2020-21 Supplementary Estimates – Capital

(in dollars)

Total

(in dollars)

Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

534,752,500

121,500,000

656,252,500

Attorney General

1,723,450,300

87,355,100

1,810,805,400

Cabinet Office

33,607,700

33,607,700

Children, Community and Social Services

17,800,490,800

22,978,200

135,909,800

17,959,378,800

Colleges and Universities

6,658,584,300

263,721,900

6,922,306,200

Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

578,831,800

3,000

578,834,800

Education

28,171,843,700

1,561,999,900

674,800,000

30,408,643,600

Energy, Northern Development and Mines

5,925,201,200

83,842,000

6,009,043,200

Environment, Conservation and Parks

330,639,700

13,947,700

344,587,400

Finance

3,270,896,000

2,000

3,000,000,000

6,270,898,000

Francophone Affairs

6,072,100

1,000

6,073,100

Government and Consumer Services

872,394,900

97,447,500

969,842,400

Health

57,598,230,800

1,332,787,200

6,337,405,100

29,200,000

65,297,623,100

Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries

1,228,731,800

101,684,800

1,330,416,600

Indigenous Affairs

77,723,400

3,001,000

80,724,400

Infrastructure

20,563,600

706,940,700

727,504,300

Labour, Training and Skills Development

1,590,391,900

17,624,000

1,608,015,900

Lieutenant Governor, Office of the

1,903,500

1,903,500

Long-Term Care

4,626,793,300

1,000

254,832,500

4,881,626,800

Municipal Affairs and Housing

1,002,293,900

161,113,600

1,248,796,300

2,412,203,800

Natural Resources and Forestry

469,806,800

18,096,100

487,902,900

Premier, Office of the

2,326,800

2,326,800

58,231,900

3,000

99,600,000

157,834,900

Solicitor General

2,975,757,600

130,896,400

25,182,900

3,131,836,900

Transportation

1,314,486,000

4,460,619,400

1,712,700,000

626,000,000

8,113,805,400

Treasury Board Secretariat

2,747,434,100

145,516,700

7,382,490,600

10,275,441,400

Total

139,621,440,400

9,331,082,200

20,871,717,200

655,200,000

170,479,439,800

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Schedule B

Public Service

2020-21 Estimates – Operating

(in dollars)

2020-21 Estimates – Capital

(in dollars)

2020-21 Supplementary Estimates – Operating

(in dollars)

2020-21 Supplementary Estimates – Capital

(in dollars)

Total

(in dollars)

Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

5,001,000

5,001,000

Attorney General

9,000

371,901,200

371,910,200

Cabinet Office

Children, Community and Social Services

43,710,000

22,807,400

66,517,400

Colleges and Universities

395,101,000

1,000

395,102,000

Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

50,001,000

2,000

50,003,000

Education

1,487,800

2,430,500

3,918,300

Energy, Northern Development and Mines

495,054,000

529,832,900

1,024,886,900

Environment, Conservation and Parks

1,000

33,139,500

33,140,500

Finance

20,651,000

2,000

20,653,000

Francophone Affairs

1,000

1,000

Government and Consumer Services

26,153,000

400,050,300

426,203,300

Health

62,089,000

29,284,900

768,900,000

860,273,900

Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries

1,000

39,277,000

39,278,000

Indigenous Affairs

1,000

1,000

Infrastructure

2,000

1,000

3,000

Labour, Training and Skills Development

2,001,000

502,000

2,503,000

Lieutenant Governor, Office of the

Long-Term Care

20,431,000

20,431,000

Municipal Affairs and Housing

792,800

792,800

Natural Resources and Forestry

4,875,500

49,863,700

500,000,000

554,739,200

Premier, Office of the

1,000

2,000

3,000

Solicitor General

6,021,000

143,119,000

149,140,000

Transportation

6,000

2,008,402,300

310,000,000

2,318,408,300

Treasury Board Secretariat

1,000

2,000

3,000

Total

1,133,392,100

3,630,620,700

768,900,000

810,000,000

6,342,912,800

supply

Schedule C

Legislative Office

2020-21 Estimates – Operating

(in dollars)

2020-21 Estimates – Capital

(in dollars)

2020-21 Supplementary Estimates – Operating

(in dollars)

2020-21 Supplementary Estimates – Capital

(in dollars)

Total

(in dollars)

Assembly, Office of the

189,264,000

189,264,000

Auditor General, Office of the

25,561,700

25,561,700

Chief Electoral Officer, Office of the

33,814,900

33,814,900

Ombudsman Ontario

30,468,600

30,468,600

Total

279,109,200

279,109,200

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

March 11, 2021

Royal Assent

Royal Assent received

March 11, 2021

Third Reading

Vote

Carried on division

March 11, 2021

Third Reading

Question put

March 11, 2021

Second Reading

Ordered for Third Reading

March 11, 2021

Second Reading

Vote

Carried on division

March 10, 2021

Second Reading

Deferred vote

March 10, 2021

Second Reading

Debated

March 10, 2021

Second Reading

Debated

March 9, 2021

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 9, 2021

Committee

Second Reading

March 10, 2021

Principal Debaters :

Mr. Michael Parsa, Ms. Peggy Sattler, Mr. Rudy Cuzzetto

Questions and Comments :

Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ms. Catherine Fife

March 10, 2021 (Continued)

Vote deferred.

March 11, 2021

Carried on recorded division. Ordered for third reading.

Committee

Third Reading

March 11, 2021

Carried on recorded division.

Royal Assent

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Acts affected - Bill 261

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Interim Appropriation for 2020-2021 Act, 2019

Supplementary Interim Appropriation for 2020-2021 Act, 2020

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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