On September 8, the Premier prorogued the legislature, which ends a session of Parliament and has the effect of terminating all outstanding business before the House. However, the government will resume the next session as planned on September 12, beginning with a...
Education Finance
Ministry of Education Update
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education Memoranda SB 25. OPSBA Summaries 2016 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2016 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification on...
Ontario Newsroom
Ontario Releases Ministers' Mandate Letters, Sept. 23, 2016 Ontario Invests in New Child Care Spaces, Sept. 22, 2016 Ontario Providing More Math Supports for Students and Families, Sept. 21 Ontario Making College and University More Affordable, Sept. 14, 2016...
Ministry of Education Update
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education Memoranda B 13 to 15; and SB Memoranda 18 to 24. OPSBA Summaries 2016 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2016 SB Memoranda (administrative...
Additional School Renewal Funding 2015-16 & 2016-17
On June 27, 2016, the Ministry of Education announced that school boards will be receiving an additional $1.1 billion in new funding for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years. This new funding is being provided in an effort to address the urgent need of school repair...
Additional Supports for Children with Autism
On June 28, 2016, the Ministry of Education announced additional support for children and youth with autism, including an accelerated implementation of the new Ontario Autism Program. The new program will provide all children, regardless of age, with more flexible...
Register now for the Local Poverty Reduction Fund (LPRF)
A second call for proposals for the Local Poverty Reduction Fund was launched on April 14, 2016. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Office (PRSO) and the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) have partnered to administer this round of funding. As a result of this...
Bill C-241, An Act to Amend the Excise Tax Act (School Authorities)
On May 11, OPSBA was a signatory to a Canadian School Boards Association letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau supporting Bill C-241, a private member's bill that would amend the Excise Tax Act to increase the GST rebate for school authorities (including school...
Education Finance
Legislative Update
On September 8, the Premier prorogued the legislature, which ends a session of Parliament and has the effect of terminating all outstanding business before the House. However, the government will resume the next session as planned on September 12, beginning with a...
Ministry of Education Update
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education Memoranda SB 25. OPSBA Summaries 2016 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2016 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification on...
Ontario Newsroom
Ontario Releases Ministers' Mandate Letters, Sept. 23, 2016 Ontario Invests in New Child Care Spaces, Sept. 22, 2016 Ontario Providing More Math Supports for Students and Families, Sept. 21 Ontario Making College and University More Affordable, Sept. 14, 2016...
Ministry of Education Update
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education Memoranda B 13 to 15; and SB Memoranda 18 to 24. OPSBA Summaries 2016 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2016 SB Memoranda (administrative...
Additional School Renewal Funding 2015-16 & 2016-17
On June 27, 2016, the Ministry of Education announced that school boards will be receiving an additional $1.1 billion in new funding for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years. This new funding is being provided in an effort to address the urgent need of school repair...
Additional Supports for Children with Autism
On June 28, 2016, the Ministry of Education announced additional support for children and youth with autism, including an accelerated implementation of the new Ontario Autism Program. The new program will provide all children, regardless of age, with more flexible...
Register now for the Local Poverty Reduction Fund (LPRF)
A second call for proposals for the Local Poverty Reduction Fund was launched on April 14, 2016. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Office (PRSO) and the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) have partnered to administer this round of funding. As a result of this...
Bill C-241, An Act to Amend the Excise Tax Act (School Authorities)
On May 11, OPSBA was a signatory to a Canadian School Boards Association letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau supporting Bill C-241, a private member's bill that would amend the Excise Tax Act to increase the GST rebate for school authorities (including school...
