Provincial Education Reform Consultation On September 28, the Ministry of Education released their Consultation: Education in Ontario. The release was the first piece of this consultation and includes an online submission form. Information regarding a...
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Public Education Symposium 2019
SAVE THE DATE OPSBA's 2019 Public Education Symposium (PES) will take place in Toronto, January 24 to 26. PES is the premier professional learning event of the year for school board trustees and offers outstanding keynote speakers who are experts in their field,...
Legislative Update – September 24, 2018
MPPs sat September 15 for a brief session of about 45 minutes to debate Bill 31, Efficient Local Government Act. This was followed by an early morning session to continue that debate before members adjourned the legislature to participate in the annual...
Legislative Update – September 17, 2018
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returned on September 12, earlier than expected, to allow Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark to table the revamped Bill 5, now known as Bill 31, Efficient Local Government Act. All of the Tory MPPs present in the chamber voted...
OPSBA in the Media – September 2018
Soaring temps lead to sweltering classrooms in Ontario The Canadian Press, Sept. 5, 2018 TORONTO — Students had to withstand sweltering conditions in classrooms across much of Ontario as temperatures soared on Wednesday, prompting calls for the government to address...
Ministry of Education Update, August 2018
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2018 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2018 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
Legislative Update – September 4, 2018
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for summer recess. MPPs will return on September 24, 2018. Education Funding Update On August 24, the government issued memo B14 -Update: Education Funding for 2018–19. The memo contains information about new...
Legislative Update – August 24, 2018
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is currently adjourned for summer recess. MPPs will return on September 24, 2018. Please see below for an update on recent items. Provincial Education Reform Consultation On August 22, Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Lisa...
The Ontario Road Safety Resource
As walkers, cyclists, and drivers, students make their own decisions on the road. As those entrusted with governing Ontario's public education system, it’s our duty to make sure they’re equipped with all the information they need to be safe. Road safety is...
Legislative Update – August 15, 2018
MPPs rose for summer recess after yesterday's session and return on September 24, 2018. Their return follows the 2018 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo, held this year from September 18 to 22, 2018, in Pain Court, Chatham-Kent, Ontario. This is traditionally...
OPSBA in the Media – August 2018
'Hard to get people engaged:' Three Durham school trustee seats already won with no contest Jillian Follert, DurhamRegion.com, Aug. 30, 2018 DURHAM — There are 25 school board trustee seats in Durham — and three of them have already been won, long before the municipal...
Legislative Update – August 7, 2018
Bill 5, Better Local Government Act, 2018 was introduced on July 30 by Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The legislation affects municipal and regional elections, including reducing the number of Toronto city council wards from 47 to 25 to match...
Legislative Update – July 30, 2018
On July 26, the PC Government’s introductory legislation, Bill 2, the Urgent Priorities Act, was granted Royal Assent. The omnibus bill made changes to Hydro One governance rules; ordered striking York University faculty back to work; and cancelled the White Pines...
Ministry of Education Update – July 2018
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2018 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2018 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
Legislative Update – July 23, 2018
Queen’s Park reconvened for a rare summer sitting on Wednesday with a first order of business to elect a speaker. Candidates for speaker had to be officially nominated in the House, after which MPPs from all parties voted in secret for their preferred candidate using...
OPSBA in the Media – July 2018
Sault boards talk about sex-ed and common sense Jeff Ougler, The Sault Star, Jul. 24, 2018 Algoma District School Board is taking a “wait-and-see approach” as tension elsewhere in Ontario mounts over the provincial government’s controversial decision to scrap the...
Legislative Update – July 3, 2018
On June 29, Doug Ford officially became Ontario's 26th Premier, as he and his 21-member cabinet were officially sworn in on the main staircase of the Legislature. This was followed by an outdoor swearing-in ceremony at noon on the Queen's Park lawn where the Premier...
Legislative Update — June 18, 2018
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, has invited Doug Ford to assume the position of Premier of Ontario and form a new government. Premier-designate Ford indicated that he and his cabinet will be sworn in on June 29, 2018. There are many predictions...
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Legislative Update – October 1, 2018
Provincial Education Reform Consultation On September 28, the Ministry of Education released their Consultation: Education in Ontario. The release was the first piece of this consultation and includes an online submission form. Information regarding a...
Public Education Symposium 2019
SAVE THE DATE OPSBA's 2019 Public Education Symposium (PES) will take place in Toronto, January 24 to 26. PES is the premier professional learning event of the year for school board trustees and offers outstanding keynote speakers who are experts in their field,...
Legislative Update – September 24, 2018
MPPs sat September 15 for a brief session of about 45 minutes to debate Bill 31, Efficient Local Government Act. This was followed by an early morning session to continue that debate before members adjourned the legislature to participate in the annual...
Legislative Update – September 17, 2018
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returned on September 12, earlier than expected, to allow Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark to table the revamped Bill 5, now known as Bill 31, Efficient Local Government Act. All of the Tory MPPs present in the chamber voted...
OPSBA in the Media – September 2018
Soaring temps lead to sweltering classrooms in Ontario The Canadian Press, Sept. 5, 2018 TORONTO — Students had to withstand sweltering conditions in classrooms across much of Ontario as temperatures soared on Wednesday, prompting calls for the government to address...
Ministry of Education Update, August 2018
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2018 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2018 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
Legislative Update – September 4, 2018
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for summer recess. MPPs will return on September 24, 2018. Education Funding Update On August 24, the government issued memo B14 -Update: Education Funding for 2018–19. The memo contains information about new...
Legislative Update – August 24, 2018
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is currently adjourned for summer recess. MPPs will return on September 24, 2018. Please see below for an update on recent items. Provincial Education Reform Consultation On August 22, Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Lisa...
The Ontario Road Safety Resource
As walkers, cyclists, and drivers, students make their own decisions on the road. As those entrusted with governing Ontario's public education system, it’s our duty to make sure they’re equipped with all the information they need to be safe. Road safety is...
Legislative Update – August 15, 2018
MPPs rose for summer recess after yesterday's session and return on September 24, 2018. Their return follows the 2018 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo, held this year from September 18 to 22, 2018, in Pain Court, Chatham-Kent, Ontario. This is traditionally...
OPSBA in the Media – August 2018
'Hard to get people engaged:' Three Durham school trustee seats already won with no contest Jillian Follert, DurhamRegion.com, Aug. 30, 2018 DURHAM — There are 25 school board trustee seats in Durham — and three of them have already been won, long before the municipal...
Legislative Update – August 7, 2018
Bill 5, Better Local Government Act, 2018 was introduced on July 30 by Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The legislation affects municipal and regional elections, including reducing the number of Toronto city council wards from 47 to 25 to match...
Legislative Update – July 30, 2018
On July 26, the PC Government’s introductory legislation, Bill 2, the Urgent Priorities Act, was granted Royal Assent. The omnibus bill made changes to Hydro One governance rules; ordered striking York University faculty back to work; and cancelled the White Pines...
Ministry of Education Update – July 2018
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2018 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2018 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
Legislative Update – July 23, 2018
Queen’s Park reconvened for a rare summer sitting on Wednesday with a first order of business to elect a speaker. Candidates for speaker had to be officially nominated in the House, after which MPPs from all parties voted in secret for their preferred candidate using...
OPSBA in the Media – July 2018
Sault boards talk about sex-ed and common sense Jeff Ougler, The Sault Star, Jul. 24, 2018 Algoma District School Board is taking a “wait-and-see approach” as tension elsewhere in Ontario mounts over the provincial government’s controversial decision to scrap the...
Legislative Update – July 3, 2018
On June 29, Doug Ford officially became Ontario's 26th Premier, as he and his 21-member cabinet were officially sworn in on the main staircase of the Legislature. This was followed by an outdoor swearing-in ceremony at noon on the Queen's Park lawn where the Premier...
Legislative Update — June 18, 2018
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, has invited Doug Ford to assume the position of Premier of Ontario and form a new government. Premier-designate Ford indicated that he and his cabinet will be sworn in on June 29, 2018. There are many predictions...