Month: October 2019

Legislative Update – October 4, 2019

2019 10/4 | Connects Page, Education Finance, Elections, Ontario Newsroom, Provincial Updates

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains on summer recess and resumes on October 28, 2019. OPSBA Submissions OPSBA sent the following submissions to government regulatory postings. Proposed Regulations re Enhancing Municipal Road Safety through Automated...

OPSBA comments on proposals to change EDCs

2019 10/3 | Hide From Homepage, OPSBA NEWS

Ontario's school boards need access to appropriate Education Development Charge (EDC) funds to cover the actual costs of sites and the flexibility to support boards experiencing areas of growth. Currently, EDCs are levies on new construction in a municipality given to...

OPSBA Letter to Federal Parties_web.pdf

2019 10/3 |

OPSBA submission re EDC and Land Expropriation.pdf

2019 10/3 |

OPSBA statement regarding negotiations with CUPE as of October 2

2019 10/2 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases

"This morning CUPE advised the Council of Trustees' Associations (CTA) and the Crown of its intention to engage in a full withdrawal of service commencing on October 7, 2019. School boards across the province are assessing how this will impact our students and...

OPSBA in the Media – October 2019

2019 10/2 | Connects Page, OPSBA in the Media

OPSBA Statement Regarding Minister Lecce’s Secondary Class Size AnnouncementOPSBA Media Release, Oct. 24, 2019 CTA and the Provincial Government Reach a Tentative Agreement with CUPEOPSBA Media Release, Oct. 6, 2019 Hundreds of Ontario public high school teachers laid...