Province's Debt History
Net Debt and Interest-on-Debt
| Fiscal Years 2011–12 to 2020–21 ($ Millions) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Current Outlook | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | |
| Net Debt | 241,912 | 259,947 | 276,169 | 294,557 | 306,357 | 314,077 | 323,834 | 337,970 | 353,332 | 397,203 |
| Net-Debt-to-GDP | 36.6% | 38.2% | 39.7% | 40.5% | 40.3% | 39.7% | 39.2% | 39.4% | 39.7% | 47.1% |
| Net-Debt-to-Revenue | 207.8% | 216.0% | 224.6% | 233.5% | 225.0% | 223.2% | 215.0% | 219.9% | 226.4% | 263.7% |
| Interest-on-Debt (IOD) | 10,587 | 10,878 | 11,155 | 11,221 | 11,589 | 11,709 | 11,903 | 12,384 | 12,495 | 12,458 |
| IOD-to-Revenue | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.1% | 8.9% | 8.5% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.3% |
Note: The current outlook for 2020-21 is as of 2020-21 First Quarter Finances.
Source: Ontario Financing Authority.
Source: Ontario Financing Authority.
Average Annual Ontario Borrowing Rates
Sources: Public Accounts of Ontario and Ontario Financing Authority.
Province's Consolidated Debt Portfolio
Publicly-held Debt
The Province's publicly-held debt consists of funds borrowed from the general public and institutional investors.
Publicly held debt as of March 31, 2020, was $362.8 billion, or 97 per cent of total debt, issued in the following currencies:
| • $302.8 billion Canadian dollars | • $1.1 billion Swiss francs |
| • $44.2 billion U.S. dollars | • $0.9 billion Pound Sterling |
| • $11.4 billion Euros | • $0.5 billion Japanese yen |
| • $1.9 billion Australian dollars |
Note: Publicly-held debt includes the offsetting of $9.9 billion in Ontario bonds and treasury bills purchased and held by the
Province against Canadian dollar debt. Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Non-Public Debt
Ontario's non-public debt interim as of March 31, 2020 was $10.0 billion, or 3 per cent of total debt.
Non-public debt consists of debt instruments issued mainly to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).
