The Province's publicly-held debt consists of funds borrowed from the general public and institutional investors.
Publicly held debt is $242.5 billion, or 94 per cent of total debt as at March 31, 2012, issued in the following currencies:
| • $177.3 billion Canadian dollars | • $1.0 billion Australian dollars |
| • $46.8 billion U.S. dollars | • $0.8 billion Norwegian kroner |
| • $9.1 billion Euros | • $0.6 billion New Zealand dollars |
| • $3.3 billion Swiss francs | • $0.5 billion Hong Kong dollars |
| • $2.1 billion Japanese yen | • $0.1 billion South African rand |
| • $1.0 billion U.K. pounds sterling |
Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding
As at March 31, 2012, Ontario's non-public debt is $15.0 billion, or 6 per cent of total debt.
Non-public debt consists of debt instruments issued mainly to public-sector pension funds in Ontario and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).
2012 Ontario Budget - Schedule of Debt