Members of Provincial Parliament will be at Queen’s Park this week for four days before rising for winter recess after December 8. REMINDER - OPSBA’s PES Registration is open! OPSBA’s 2023 Public Education Symposium (PES) is being held January 26 to 28 at the Sheraton...
Education Finance
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – November 27, 2022
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting in Toronto on November 27, 2022. This meeting was the last attended by retiring Executive Director W.R. (Rusty) Hick, who was honoured with a standing ovation from the Board. A new...
Legislative Update – November 28, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament have eight sitting days before rising for winter recess after December 8. OPSBA’s PES Registration is open! OPSBA’s 2023 Public Education Symposium (PES) will be held from January 26 to 28 at the Sheraton Centre, Toronto. We look...
Legislative Update – November 21, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament have returned to Queen’s Park and three weeks are left before rising for winter recess after December 8. WELOME NEW AND RETURNING TRUSTEES! OPSBA extends a warm welcome to all new and returning trustees with many member boards having...
Legislative Update – November 14, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park today, November 14. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is expected to present the government’s fall economic statement and the government has stated it will introduce legislation to rescind Bill 28, Keeping...
Legislative Update – November 7, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament have a constituency week from November 7 to 11 and return to Queen’s Park on November 14, 2022. On that day, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy will present the government’s fall economic statement and then the government will have...
Legislative Update – October 31, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park on October 25 to begin the fall legislative session. Bill 26, Strengthening Post-secondary Institutions and Students Act This legislation was introduced on October 27, 2022, by Minister of Colleges and...
Legislative Update – October 25, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has returned to Queen’s Park as of October 25. One of the first expected bills to be introduced is to focus on housing and be a follow up to Bill 3, Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, 2022. The Ontario PC Party’s 2022 annual general...
Legislative Update – October 17, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned with Members of Provincial Parliament returning to Queen’s Park on October 25, 2022. OPSBA President Cathy Abraham meets regularly with both government and opposition MPPs. Recently she had a virtual meeting with...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – September 30 and October 1, 2022
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting in Toronto on September 30 and October 1, 2022. To honour and commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Indigenous Trustees’ Council of OPSBA Chair Elaine Johnston...
Legislative Update – October 5, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned with Members of Provincial Parliament returning to Queen’s Park on October 25, 2022. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30, 2022, marked the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which...
Legislative Update – September 12, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has adjourned and will resume for one day only, in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 13, in order to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. When news of the monarch’s passing broke, flags at the legislature were immediately lowered...
Legislative Update – September 6, 2022
The legislature’s summer session will run into a fifth week. MPPs returned to Queen’s Park after the long weekend on September 6, 2022. The House may then adjourn until after the Municipal and School Board elections are held. First Day of School! While some school...
Legislative Update – August 22, 2022
New and Current Legislation The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvened on August 17 to allow MPPs to to attend the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa – more on this below. Bill 7, More Beds, Better Care Act, 2022 This legislation...
Legislative Update – August 16, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvened August 8 for a five week session, with the exception of adjourning August 15 and 16 to allow MPPs to attend the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa. PC MPP Ted Arnott has been re-elected...
Legislative Update – August 5, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will reconvene on August 8 for a five-week summer session. Electing a Speaker will be the first item on the agenda when MPPs return to Queen’s Park. The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, will deliver...
Legislative Update – July 4, 2022
Provincial Election – Parliamentary Assistants Announced The government has announced its Parliamentary Assistants with two new MPPs assigned to the Minister of Education: former Durham DSB Trustee Patrice Barnes and Matthew Rae. MPP Barnes (Ajax) was an active member...
Legislative Update – June 28, 2022
Provincial Election – Government Cabinet Announced The province’s 124 MPP-elects were sworn-in as Members of Provincial Parliament on June 23. These ceremonies were individual sessions held inside the legislature. Doug Ford and his 30 member cabinet have officially...
Education Finance
Legislative Update – December 5, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament will be at Queen’s Park this week for four days before rising for winter recess after December 8. REMINDER - OPSBA’s PES Registration is open! OPSBA’s 2023 Public Education Symposium (PES) is being held January 26 to 28 at the Sheraton...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – November 27, 2022
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting in Toronto on November 27, 2022. This meeting was the last attended by retiring Executive Director W.R. (Rusty) Hick, who was honoured with a standing ovation from the Board. A new...
Legislative Update – November 28, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament have eight sitting days before rising for winter recess after December 8. OPSBA’s PES Registration is open! OPSBA’s 2023 Public Education Symposium (PES) will be held from January 26 to 28 at the Sheraton Centre, Toronto. We look...
Legislative Update – November 21, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament have returned to Queen’s Park and three weeks are left before rising for winter recess after December 8. WELOME NEW AND RETURNING TRUSTEES! OPSBA extends a warm welcome to all new and returning trustees with many member boards having...
Legislative Update – November 14, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park today, November 14. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is expected to present the government’s fall economic statement and the government has stated it will introduce legislation to rescind Bill 28, Keeping...
Legislative Update – November 7, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament have a constituency week from November 7 to 11 and return to Queen’s Park on November 14, 2022. On that day, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy will present the government’s fall economic statement and then the government will have...
Legislative Update – October 31, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park on October 25 to begin the fall legislative session. Bill 26, Strengthening Post-secondary Institutions and Students Act This legislation was introduced on October 27, 2022, by Minister of Colleges and...
Legislative Update – October 25, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has returned to Queen’s Park as of October 25. One of the first expected bills to be introduced is to focus on housing and be a follow up to Bill 3, Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, 2022. The Ontario PC Party’s 2022 annual general...
Legislative Update – October 17, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned with Members of Provincial Parliament returning to Queen’s Park on October 25, 2022. OPSBA President Cathy Abraham meets regularly with both government and opposition MPPs. Recently she had a virtual meeting with...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – September 30 and October 1, 2022
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting in Toronto on September 30 and October 1, 2022. To honour and commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Indigenous Trustees’ Council of OPSBA Chair Elaine Johnston...
Legislative Update – October 5, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned with Members of Provincial Parliament returning to Queen’s Park on October 25, 2022. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30, 2022, marked the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which...
Legislative Update – September 12, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has adjourned and will resume for one day only, in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 13, in order to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. When news of the monarch’s passing broke, flags at the legislature were immediately lowered...
Legislative Update – September 6, 2022
The legislature’s summer session will run into a fifth week. MPPs returned to Queen’s Park after the long weekend on September 6, 2022. The House may then adjourn until after the Municipal and School Board elections are held. First Day of School! While some school...
Legislative Update – August 22, 2022
New and Current Legislation The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvened on August 17 to allow MPPs to to attend the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa – more on this below. Bill 7, More Beds, Better Care Act, 2022 This legislation...
Legislative Update – August 16, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvened August 8 for a five week session, with the exception of adjourning August 15 and 16 to allow MPPs to attend the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa. PC MPP Ted Arnott has been re-elected...
Legislative Update – August 5, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will reconvene on August 8 for a five-week summer session. Electing a Speaker will be the first item on the agenda when MPPs return to Queen’s Park. The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, will deliver...
Legislative Update – July 4, 2022
Provincial Election – Parliamentary Assistants Announced The government has announced its Parliamentary Assistants with two new MPPs assigned to the Minister of Education: former Durham DSB Trustee Patrice Barnes and Matthew Rae. MPP Barnes (Ajax) was an active member...
Legislative Update – June 28, 2022
Provincial Election – Government Cabinet Announced The province’s 124 MPP-elects were sworn-in as Members of Provincial Parliament on June 23. These ceremonies were individual sessions held inside the legislature. Doug Ford and his 30 member cabinet have officially...
