School boards 'need to get their act together,' says Doug Ford The Toronto Star, May 31, 2019 Premier Doug Ford says school boards “need to get their act together” and again pledged that no teacher will lose their job because of changes brought in by his government....
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Legislative Update – May 13, 2019
Bill 100, Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures) Public hearings took place for the government's budget implementation legislation and OPSBA sent a submission on May 9 to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. Our submission reflected...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – May 3 and 4, 2019
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on May 3 and 4, 2019, in Toronto. Lucille Kyle, Vice-Chair of OPSBA's Indigenous Trustees' Council (ITC), gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy,...
Legislative Update – May 7, 2019
Bill 100, Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures) This bill was introduced on April 11, 2019, by Minister of Finance Vic Fedeli. This is the government's budget implementation omnibus legislation and includes 61 schedules – changes to various Acts. There...
Ministry of Education Update – April 2019
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2019 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2019 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
Legislative Update – April 23, 2019
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has adjourned for a constituency week that coincides with Easter and Passover. MPPs will reconvene on Monday, April 29, 2019. Bill 100, Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures) This bill was introduced on April 11 by...
Legislative Update – April 5, 2019
Bill 48, Safe and Supportive Classrooms Act and Bill 66, Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act Update: Third reading carried for both bills this past week and both have now received Royal Assent. For Bill 48, the Ministry of Education issued the release Government...
OPSBA Advocacy Day at Queen’s Park
On April 8, OPSBA President Cathy Abraham was joined by Executive Council members and OPSBA senior staff in an Advocacy Day at Queen's Park. OPSBA Advocacy Day provided an opportunity for OPSBA representatives to build on collaborative relationships with provincial...
Call for Nominations for OPSBA Elected Positions 2019
The OPSBA 2019 elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which takes place from July 4-6, 2019 in Toronto. OPSBA is looking forward to welcoming you to OPSBA's 31th Annual General Meeting. All nominations received by the nomination deadline...
Ministry of Education Update – April 2019
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2019 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2019 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
OPSBA in the Media – April 2019
Ontario school board group concerned about class size, e-learningMuskokaRegion.com, Apr. 30, 2019TORONTO — The Ontario Public School Boards' Association is reviewing the 2019-2020 Grants for Student Needs for impacts on school boards across Ontario, but continues to...
Future of Aviation competition for youth
Ontario youth are being invited to participate in a Future of Aviation competition to provide ideas and concepts of what their future could look like. Whether they see themselves with a career as an aircraft or space ship pilot, a remote pilot flying drones, in other...
OHRC launches videos on its new accessible education policy
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has released video of a training session on its new Policy on accessible education for students with disabilities. Some of the key elements of the policy include: The vital importance of education to a person's social,...
Legislative Update – March 25, 2019
MPPs returned to the Legislature on March 18 after their constituency week. Bill 48, Safe and Supportive Classrooms Act MPPs continued Third Reading debate on this legislation. On February 25, OPSBA President Cathy Abraham and Executive Director Rusty Hick presented...
Ministry of Education Update – March 2019
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2019 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2019 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
2019 Education Labour Relations and HR Symposium
** NEW ** ANNOUNCEMENTS 1:00 p.m. Laurie Scott, MPP, Minister of Labour 1:20 p.m. Keynote Speaker: JAIME WATT Jaime Watt is the Executive Chairman of Navigator. Widely regarded as Canada's leading high stakes communications strategist, he is a...
Legislative Update – March 11, 2019
MPPs begin a Constituency Week from March 11 to 15, the week that aligns with March Break. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will resume on March 18. Ministry of Education Memo: Update - Trustee Training Program on Human Rights, Ethical Leadership and Good...
OPSBA in the Media – March 2019
High school teachers' union warns of labour 'disruption' in fall over class-size changes Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Mar. 21, 2019 An average high school with 800 students will lose 11 teachers — from 46 to 35 — because of changes introduced by the Ford government,...
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OPSBA in the Media – May, 2019
School boards 'need to get their act together,' says Doug Ford The Toronto Star, May 31, 2019 Premier Doug Ford says school boards “need to get their act together” and again pledged that no teacher will lose their job because of changes brought in by his government....
Legislative Update – May 13, 2019
Bill 100, Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures) Public hearings took place for the government's budget implementation legislation and OPSBA sent a submission on May 9 to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. Our submission reflected...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – May 3 and 4, 2019
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on May 3 and 4, 2019, in Toronto. Lucille Kyle, Vice-Chair of OPSBA's Indigenous Trustees' Council (ITC), gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy,...
Legislative Update – May 7, 2019
Bill 100, Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures) This bill was introduced on April 11, 2019, by Minister of Finance Vic Fedeli. This is the government's budget implementation omnibus legislation and includes 61 schedules – changes to various Acts. There...
Ministry of Education Update – April 2019
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2019 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2019 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
Legislative Update – April 23, 2019
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has adjourned for a constituency week that coincides with Easter and Passover. MPPs will reconvene on Monday, April 29, 2019. Bill 100, Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures) This bill was introduced on April 11 by...
Legislative Update – April 5, 2019
Bill 48, Safe and Supportive Classrooms Act and Bill 66, Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act Update: Third reading carried for both bills this past week and both have now received Royal Assent. For Bill 48, the Ministry of Education issued the release Government...
OPSBA Advocacy Day at Queen’s Park
On April 8, OPSBA President Cathy Abraham was joined by Executive Council members and OPSBA senior staff in an Advocacy Day at Queen's Park. OPSBA Advocacy Day provided an opportunity for OPSBA representatives to build on collaborative relationships with provincial...
Call for Nominations for OPSBA Elected Positions 2019
The OPSBA 2019 elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which takes place from July 4-6, 2019 in Toronto. OPSBA is looking forward to welcoming you to OPSBA's 31th Annual General Meeting. All nominations received by the nomination deadline...
Ministry of Education Update – April 2019
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2019 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2019 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
OPSBA in the Media – April 2019
Ontario school board group concerned about class size, e-learningMuskokaRegion.com, Apr. 30, 2019TORONTO — The Ontario Public School Boards' Association is reviewing the 2019-2020 Grants for Student Needs for impacts on school boards across Ontario, but continues to...
Future of Aviation competition for youth
Ontario youth are being invited to participate in a Future of Aviation competition to provide ideas and concepts of what their future could look like. Whether they see themselves with a career as an aircraft or space ship pilot, a remote pilot flying drones, in other...
OHRC launches videos on its new accessible education policy
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has released video of a training session on its new Policy on accessible education for students with disabilities. Some of the key elements of the policy include: The vital importance of education to a person's social,...
Legislative Update – March 25, 2019
MPPs returned to the Legislature on March 18 after their constituency week. Bill 48, Safe and Supportive Classrooms Act MPPs continued Third Reading debate on this legislation. On February 25, OPSBA President Cathy Abraham and Executive Director Rusty Hick presented...
Ministry of Education Update – March 2019
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2019 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2019 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
2019 Education Labour Relations and HR Symposium
** NEW ** ANNOUNCEMENTS 1:00 p.m. Laurie Scott, MPP, Minister of Labour 1:20 p.m. Keynote Speaker: JAIME WATT Jaime Watt is the Executive Chairman of Navigator. Widely regarded as Canada's leading high stakes communications strategist, he is a...
Legislative Update – March 11, 2019
MPPs begin a Constituency Week from March 11 to 15, the week that aligns with March Break. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will resume on March 18. Ministry of Education Memo: Update - Trustee Training Program on Human Rights, Ethical Leadership and Good...
OPSBA in the Media – March 2019
High school teachers' union warns of labour 'disruption' in fall over class-size changes Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Mar. 21, 2019 An average high school with 800 students will lose 11 teachers — from 46 to 35 — because of changes introduced by the Ford government,...
