The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes on February 21, 2023. The New Democratic Party of Ontario has confirmed Marit Stiles (MPP Davenport) as the Leader of the party, as well as the Leader of the Official Opposition. The riding of Hamilton Centre remains vacant...
OPSBA Events
Legislative Update – December 16, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has risen for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 21, 2023. BOOK NOW - Public Education Symposium (PES) OPSBA is looking forward to the Public Education Symposium which will be held January 26...
Legislative Update – December 12, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has now risen for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliaments returning on February 21, 2023. OPSBA Welcomes New Executive Director – Stephanie Donaldson The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to...
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...
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 forward to welcoming new and returning trustees in-person. PES is OPSBA’s premier professional development experience where public school board...
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 – June 20, 2022
Provincial Election – Next Steps Post-election, the province is out of caretaking mode but now entering a transition phase as the government looks to made decisions about Cabinet members, parliamentary positions, and other staffing decisions. MPP-elects were at...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – June 9, 2022
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa on June 9 prior to the OPSBA Annual General Meeting on June 10. President Cathy Abraham provided a traditional territory acknowledgement and noted...
Legislative Update – June 3, 2022
OPSBA issued a media release earlier today regarding the election results. The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, led by Doug Ford, was re-elected in yesterday’s provincial election, securing a majority government with 83 seats. The New Democratic Party of...
Legislative Update – May 30, 2022
Provincial Election Information The election is now less than one week away with advance voting polls open until May 28, 2022. Visit the Elections Ontario website for the polling location nearest you. Before you vote, be sure to know where your candidates stand on...
Legislative Update – May 20, 2022
The province continues to operate in the Writ Period of the election process. With the Legislative Assembly of Ontario dissolved, MPPs have stopped serving as Members of Legislative Assembly, but their constituency offices remain open. Elections Ontario Information...
Legislative Update – May 10, 2022
The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, has accepted the dissolution of Ontario’s 42nd Parliament. Her proclamation wiped the order paper clean, cancelling a number of private members’ bills, as well as the government’s budget Bill...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – April 29 and 30, 2022
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held its first in-person meeting since February 2020 on April 29 and 30, 2022, in downtown Toronto. A number of Board of Directors members participated in the meeting virtually. President Cathy...
Legislative Update – April 25, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was scheduled to resume this week but now MPPs have an extra three days in their constituencies and will return on April 28, 2022 – the same day the provincial budget will be tabled. OPSBA has been asked to participate in the...
Legislative Update – April 12, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will be adjourning for a constituency week beginning April 18, 2022 and will return April 25, 2022. Current Legislation Bill 106, Pandemic and Emergency Preparedness Act, 2022 This proposed legislation was introduced on March 29,...
Call for Nominations for Elected Positions 2022
Ontario Public School Boards’ Association elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 9 to 11, 2022 in Ottawa. Information about elected positions and the nomination process is summarized below. More details are available in the OPSBA...
Call for Policy Resolutions and Constitutional Amendments
POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. Your input is important! OPSBA member boards are asked to submit policy resolutions for consideration at the 2022 Annual General Meeting by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2022....
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – February 25 and 26, 2022
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on February 25 and 26, 2022. President Cathy Abraham provided a traditional territory acknowledgement, noting that “we are all treaty people” and acknowledged that...
OPSBA Events
Legislative Update – February 6, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes on February 21, 2023. The New Democratic Party of Ontario has confirmed Marit Stiles (MPP Davenport) as the Leader of the party, as well as the Leader of the Official Opposition. The riding of Hamilton Centre remains vacant...
Legislative Update – December 16, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has risen for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 21, 2023. BOOK NOW - Public Education Symposium (PES) OPSBA is looking forward to the Public Education Symposium which will be held January 26...
Legislative Update – December 12, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has now risen for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliaments returning on February 21, 2023. OPSBA Welcomes New Executive Director – Stephanie Donaldson The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to...
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...
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 forward to welcoming new and returning trustees in-person. PES is OPSBA’s premier professional development experience where public school board...
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 – June 20, 2022
Provincial Election – Next Steps Post-election, the province is out of caretaking mode but now entering a transition phase as the government looks to made decisions about Cabinet members, parliamentary positions, and other staffing decisions. MPP-elects were at...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – June 9, 2022
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa on June 9 prior to the OPSBA Annual General Meeting on June 10. President Cathy Abraham provided a traditional territory acknowledgement and noted...
Legislative Update – June 3, 2022
OPSBA issued a media release earlier today regarding the election results. The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, led by Doug Ford, was re-elected in yesterday’s provincial election, securing a majority government with 83 seats. The New Democratic Party of...
Legislative Update – May 30, 2022
Provincial Election Information The election is now less than one week away with advance voting polls open until May 28, 2022. Visit the Elections Ontario website for the polling location nearest you. Before you vote, be sure to know where your candidates stand on...
Legislative Update – May 20, 2022
The province continues to operate in the Writ Period of the election process. With the Legislative Assembly of Ontario dissolved, MPPs have stopped serving as Members of Legislative Assembly, but their constituency offices remain open. Elections Ontario Information...
Legislative Update – May 10, 2022
The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, has accepted the dissolution of Ontario’s 42nd Parliament. Her proclamation wiped the order paper clean, cancelling a number of private members’ bills, as well as the government’s budget Bill...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – April 29 and 30, 2022
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held its first in-person meeting since February 2020 on April 29 and 30, 2022, in downtown Toronto. A number of Board of Directors members participated in the meeting virtually. President Cathy...
Legislative Update – April 25, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was scheduled to resume this week but now MPPs have an extra three days in their constituencies and will return on April 28, 2022 – the same day the provincial budget will be tabled. OPSBA has been asked to participate in the...
Legislative Update – April 12, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will be adjourning for a constituency week beginning April 18, 2022 and will return April 25, 2022. Current Legislation Bill 106, Pandemic and Emergency Preparedness Act, 2022 This proposed legislation was introduced on March 29,...
Call for Nominations for Elected Positions 2022
Ontario Public School Boards’ Association elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 9 to 11, 2022 in Ottawa. Information about elected positions and the nomination process is summarized below. More details are available in the OPSBA...
Call for Policy Resolutions and Constitutional Amendments
POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. Your input is important! OPSBA member boards are asked to submit policy resolutions for consideration at the 2022 Annual General Meeting by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2022....
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – February 25 and 26, 2022
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on February 25 and 26, 2022. President Cathy Abraham provided a traditional territory acknowledgement, noting that “we are all treaty people” and acknowledged that...
