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 Updates
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. Indigenous Trustees’ Council Chair Elaine Johnston gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from...
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 – April 6, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is now adjourned for a constituency week that coincides with the Easter holiday. MPPs will return on April 12, 2021. Ministry Initiatives Committee – Online and Remote Learning Proposal A special meeting of OPSBA’s Board of...
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 22, 2021
Members of Provincial Parliament return to Queen’s Park on March 22, after having gone back to their respective ridings for a constituency week. A reminder that the provincial budget will be delivered on March 24, by Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance and...
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...
Legislative Update – February 16, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returns on February 16, 2021. COVID-19 Update As of the morning of February 12, 167 cases of COVID-19 had been reported in publicly funded schools in the past 14 days. This does not include schools in the three public health units...
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 25, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains on winter break and is scheduled to return on February 16, 2021, but could return a week earlier to extend the latest state of emergency declaration. COVID-19 Update On January 20, the government announced, through a media...
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 23, 2020
MPPs returned to Queen’s Park on November 16 after being in their home ridings for a constituency week. The final sitting day before the Winter Recess is December 10, 2020 – leaving 12 sitting days. Provincial Budget On November 5, Minister of Finance Rod Phillips...
Legislative Updates
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. Indigenous Trustees’ Council Chair Elaine Johnston gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from...
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 – April 6, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is now adjourned for a constituency week that coincides with the Easter holiday. MPPs will return on April 12, 2021. Ministry Initiatives Committee – Online and Remote Learning Proposal A special meeting of OPSBA’s Board of...
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 22, 2021
Members of Provincial Parliament return to Queen’s Park on March 22, after having gone back to their respective ridings for a constituency week. A reminder that the provincial budget will be delivered on March 24, by Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance and...
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...
Legislative Update – February 16, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returns on February 16, 2021. COVID-19 Update As of the morning of February 12, 167 cases of COVID-19 had been reported in publicly funded schools in the past 14 days. This does not include schools in the three public health units...
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 25, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains on winter break and is scheduled to return on February 16, 2021, but could return a week earlier to extend the latest state of emergency declaration. COVID-19 Update On January 20, the government announced, through a media...
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 23, 2020
MPPs returned to Queen’s Park on November 16 after being in their home ridings for a constituency week. The final sitting day before the Winter Recess is December 10, 2020 – leaving 12 sitting days. Provincial Budget On November 5, Minister of Finance Rod Phillips...
