OIDP

Country

Canada

Organization

Ontario Ministry of Finance

Initial date

11-12-2016

Period

2017 Edition

Type of experience

participatory budgeting participatory planning diagonisis space/workshop... e-government, open government

Theme

economics/finance all

SDGs

SDG 8 SDG 9 SDG 11 SDG 16

Every year, the Ontario's Government reach out to people and organizations across the province, through pre-budget consultations, to gather information and help determine public priorities for the Ontario Budget

Participants

This year, a record breaking 81,400 people participated in consultations, helping the government to shape the policies and programs that are in the 2017 Ontario Budget.

Description

What is Budget Talks?

Budget Talks is the Ontario's Government online pre-budget consultation tool. It is a public forum for you to submit your ideas and discuss others’.

During this year’s Budget Talks, the Provincial Government asked citizens to submit ideas that could make everyday life easier for people in Ontario, in one of eight focus areas and committed to spend up to $3 million bringing up to eight ideas to life.

Ideas could recommend the Government of Ontario implement a pilot, study, event or digital service to:

fight climate change through conservation and a low carbon economy
help students achieve their full potential
increase access to child care
invest in community infrastructure projects
make government services faster and easier to use
make health care easier to access
strengthen reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples
support Ontario’s small businesses

After receiving over 400 submissions, each submission was reviewed and 13 ideas were selected for voting.

3 ideas received the most votes and will receive funding.

More information

Ontario Budget Talks