Bill 96 explained in plain English
Supply Act, 2022
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 96 authorizes Ontario to spend approximately $173.7 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, and repeals two interim appropriation acts from the previous fiscal year.
Bill 96 is a supply bill that approves government spending for Ontario for the fiscal year from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. It authorizes three categories of spending: 1. Public service expenses: up to $168.1 billion for government operations and programs across all Ontario ministries 2. Public service investments: up to $5.3 billion for capital assets, loans, and investments 3. Legislative office expenses: up to $284.4 million for offices like the Legislative Assembly, Auditor General, Electoral Officer, and Ombudsman The bill provides detailed breakdowns of how much each ministry can spend. For example, Health receives about $66.4 billion, Education receives about $31.2 billion, and Children, Community and Social Services receives about $18 billion. The bill repeals two interim appropriation acts from the previous fiscal year (the Interim Appropriation for 2021-2022 Act, 2020 and the Supplementary Interim Appropriation for 2021-2022 Act, 2021). The supply bill itself is set to expire and be repealed on April 1, 2023.
- Authorizes the Province of Ontario to spend up to $168.1 billion for public service expenses during the fiscal year April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022
- Authorizes the Province of Ontario to spend up to $5.3 billion for public service investments in capital assets, loans, and other investments during the fiscal year April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022
- Authorizes the Province of Ontario to spend up to $284.4 million for Legislative Office expenses during the fiscal year April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022
- Repeals the Interim Appropriation for 2021-2022 Act, 2020
- Repeals the Supplementary Interim Appropriation for 2021-2022 Act, 2021
- Provides detailed spending allocations across all Ontario government ministries and offices
- Allows money to be drawn from the Consolidated Revenue Fund and recognized as non-cash expenses or investments
- All Ontario government ministries and public sector entities receiving appropriations
- Legislative offices including the Office of the Assembly, Auditor General, Chief Electoral Officer, and Ombudsman Ontario
- Public service employees and programs funded through the appropriated amounts
- Ontario taxpayers who fund the government through tax revenue
- Citizens who depend on Ontario government services and programs
- Money appropriated under this bill may only be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
- Spending must follow the votes and items set out in the estimates and supplementary estimates
- Expenditures may be incurred or recognized by the Crown through any ministry to which responsibility for the program or activity has been given during the fiscal year
- Non-cash expenses and non-cash investments are defined by reference to the Financial Administration Act
- April 1, 2021: Fiscal year covered by this appropriation begins (bill is deemed to have come into force on this date)
- March 31, 2022: Fiscal year covered by this appropriation ends
- March 21, 2022: Royal Assent received
- April 1, 2023: Bill is repealed
- Authorizes total spending of approximately $173.7 billion ($168.1 billion for public service expenses, $5.3 billion for public service investments, and $284.4 million for legislative office expenses) for the fiscal year April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022
- Health receives the largest allocation at approximately $66.4 billion
- Education receives approximately $31.2 billion
- Transportation receives approximately $8.2 billion
- Long-Term Care receives approximately $6.9 billion
- Colleges and Universities receives approximately $6.9 billion
- The bill does not explain the specific purposes or justifications for individual ministry allocations beyond the schedules showing dollar amounts
- The bill does not provide detail on how non-cash expenses and non-cash investments are calculated or treated (these are defined by reference to the Financial Administration Act)
- The bill does not specify what happens to unspent appropriations at the end of the fiscal year
- The bill text does not explain the context for why these specific spending levels were chosen or how they relate to government priorities
This interim appropriation act that provided temporary spending authority for the prior fiscal year is cancelled.
Source: Section 5
This supplementary interim appropriation act that provided additional temporary spending authority for the prior fiscal year is cancelled.
Source: Section 5
This bill itself is set to expire and be repealed on April 1, 2023, at which point it will be replaced by a new supply bill for the next fiscal year.
Source: Section 4
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