The Legislative Assembly of Ontario rose On June 3 for summer recess. The fall session willbegin on September 13, 2021. OPSBA’s Executive Council has met to discuss a number of public education issues and noted many members boards are now making final budget...
Education Finance
Legislative Update – May 25, 2021
Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) have a constituency week from May 24 to 28 and return to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on May 31 for four sitting days before they rise for summer recess. COVID-19 Update The provincial COVID-19 school-related case...
Legislative Update – May 17, 2021
Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) will return to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28). COVID-19 Update The provincial COVID-19 school-related case information webpage is not...
Legislative Update – May 10, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has two more sitting weeks before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24 to 28). 2021-2022 Grant For Student Needs and Priorities and Partnership Fund On May 4, the Ministry of Education...
Legislative Update – May 2, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session for three weeks before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28), and is set to rise for summer recess on June 3. Education Week 2021- Stronger Together For 2021, Ontario’s...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – April 24, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on April 24, 2021. President Cathy Abraham gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from numerous traditional...
Legislative Update – April 27, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session although there have been some rumours and media coverage about a possible adjournment. The House does have one more constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28) and is set to rise for...
Legislative Update – March 29, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was back in session beginning March 22, 2021, and will sit again on March 29 for four days. MPPs are then on a constituency week that coincides with the Easter holiday. Following that is the revised spring break, which is to occur...
Legislative Update – March 15, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned while MPPs are on a constituency week from March 15 to 19, 2021. They return to Queen’s Park on March 22. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board announced on March 11 that the...
Legislative Update – March 8, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returned on February 16, 2021, and MPPs have a constituency week March 15 to 19, 2021. Bill 257, Supporting Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act, 2021 This legislation was introduced on March 4, 2021, by Minister of...
Legislative Update – February 8, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains on winter break and is scheduled to return on February 16, 2021. There was speculation that the House would return this week to extend emergency orders but that has not been confirmed. If the state of emergency is not...
Legislative Update – January 18, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter break and is scheduled to return on February 16, 2021, but could return a week earlier in order to extend the latest state of emergency declaration. On January 15, the Premier removed MPP Roman Baber (York Centre) from...
Legislative Update – January 11, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter break and is scheduled to return on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. The following is a summary of information since the last Legislative Update in mid-December 2020. COVID-19 Update On December 26, 2020 at 12:01 a.m., a...
Legislative Update – December 14, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament concluded their session two days early on December 8, 2020. The Winter Recess continues until February 16, 2021. One of the last government bills on the order paper, Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget...
Legislative Update – December 7, 2020
MPPs have four sitting days this week at Queen’s Park as the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is scheduled to rise for Winter Recess on December 10, 2020. MPPs will return to Queen's Park on February 16, 2021. Recent Legislation and Regulations Bill 229, Protect,...
Legislative Update – November 30, 2020
Provincial Budget / Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures) This legislation has been time allocated and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. There will be three days of public hearings starting...
Legislative Update – November 2, 2020
COVID-19 Update As of the morning of October 30, 889 cases of COVID-19 cases had been reported in publicly funded schools in the past 14 days. Of those cases, 481 are students, 91 are staff, and 317 are not identified. None of the 4,828 schools in the province...
Legislative Update – October 26, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament were back at Queen’s Park from October 19 to 23. Bill 218, Supporting Ontario's Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 This legislation was introduced on October 20 by Attorney General Doug Downey. Should it pass, the bill would...
Education Finance
Legislative Update – June 4, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario rose On June 3 for summer recess. The fall session willbegin on September 13, 2021. OPSBA’s Executive Council has met to discuss a number of public education issues and noted many members boards are now making final budget...
Legislative Update – May 25, 2021
Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) have a constituency week from May 24 to 28 and return to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on May 31 for four sitting days before they rise for summer recess. COVID-19 Update The provincial COVID-19 school-related case...
Legislative Update – May 17, 2021
Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) will return to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28). COVID-19 Update The provincial COVID-19 school-related case information webpage is not...
Legislative Update – May 10, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has two more sitting weeks before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24 to 28). 2021-2022 Grant For Student Needs and Priorities and Partnership Fund On May 4, the Ministry of Education...
Legislative Update – May 2, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session for three weeks before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28), and is set to rise for summer recess on June 3. Education Week 2021- Stronger Together For 2021, Ontario’s...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – April 24, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on April 24, 2021. President Cathy Abraham gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from numerous traditional...
Legislative Update – April 27, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session although there have been some rumours and media coverage about a possible adjournment. The House does have one more constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28) and is set to rise for...
Legislative Update – March 29, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was back in session beginning March 22, 2021, and will sit again on March 29 for four days. MPPs are then on a constituency week that coincides with the Easter holiday. Following that is the revised spring break, which is to occur...
Legislative Update – March 15, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned while MPPs are on a constituency week from March 15 to 19, 2021. They return to Queen’s Park on March 22. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board announced on March 11 that the...
Legislative Update – March 8, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returned on February 16, 2021, and MPPs have a constituency week March 15 to 19, 2021. Bill 257, Supporting Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act, 2021 This legislation was introduced on March 4, 2021, by Minister of...
Legislative Update – February 8, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains on winter break and is scheduled to return on February 16, 2021. There was speculation that the House would return this week to extend emergency orders but that has not been confirmed. If the state of emergency is not...
Legislative Update – January 18, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter break and is scheduled to return on February 16, 2021, but could return a week earlier in order to extend the latest state of emergency declaration. On January 15, the Premier removed MPP Roman Baber (York Centre) from...
Legislative Update – January 11, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter break and is scheduled to return on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. The following is a summary of information since the last Legislative Update in mid-December 2020. COVID-19 Update On December 26, 2020 at 12:01 a.m., a...
Legislative Update – December 14, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament concluded their session two days early on December 8, 2020. The Winter Recess continues until February 16, 2021. One of the last government bills on the order paper, Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget...
Legislative Update – December 7, 2020
MPPs have four sitting days this week at Queen’s Park as the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is scheduled to rise for Winter Recess on December 10, 2020. MPPs will return to Queen's Park on February 16, 2021. Recent Legislation and Regulations Bill 229, Protect,...
Legislative Update – November 30, 2020
Provincial Budget / Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures) This legislation has been time allocated and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. There will be three days of public hearings starting...
Legislative Update – November 2, 2020
COVID-19 Update As of the morning of October 30, 889 cases of COVID-19 cases had been reported in publicly funded schools in the past 14 days. Of those cases, 481 are students, 91 are staff, and 317 are not identified. None of the 4,828 schools in the province...
Legislative Update – October 26, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament were back at Queen’s Park from October 19 to 23. Bill 218, Supporting Ontario's Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 This legislation was introduced on October 20 by Attorney General Doug Downey. Should it pass, the bill would...
