Do you know a terrific teacher or early childhood educator? Consider nominating them for a 2023 Prime Minister’s Award! This program honours the remarkable educational achievements and commitment of elementary and secondary school teachers, as well as early childhood...
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Legislative Update – October 17, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned with Members of Provincial Parliament returning to Queen’s Park on October 25, 2022. OPSBA President Cathy Abraham meets regularly with both government and opposition MPPs. Recently she had a virtual meeting with...
Collective Bargaining
Read Collective Bargaining status updates here
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...
OPSBA in the Media – October 2022
Province to table back-to-work legislation for Ontario's 55,000 education workers todayCP24 News - October 31, 2022The province is planning to table back-to-work legislation today for Ontario’s 55,000 education workers.This move comes as the Canadian Union of Public...
Legislative Update – October 5, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned with Members of Provincial Parliament returning to Queen’s Park on October 25, 2022. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30, 2022, marked the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which...
Diverse Voices, Diverse Leadership and Equity in Public Office and Education Zoom Panel Discussion
A Zoom Panel Discussion
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Canada
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Canada. Many school boards in Ontario are working on developing better cyber-resiliency in their staff and students, but you’re not alone! The Information & Communication Technology Council has partnered with the...
Legislative Update – September 28, 2022
The International Plowing Match and Rural Expo was back in action with many politicians attending events from September 20 to 24, including the headline event — the field plowing competition — that took place on September 21. NDP MPP Marit Stiles has become the first...
Legislative Update – September 12, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has adjourned and will resume for one day only, in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 13, in order to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. When news of the monarch’s passing broke, flags at the legislature were immediately lowered...
OPSBA in the Media – September 2022
Ontario school board to ‘adhere’ to ministry directive to ‘honour the queen’Global News Toronto - September 15, 2022A GTA-area school board will “adhere” to a directive from the Ministry of Education to observe a moment of silence and pay tribute to the passing of...
Legislative Update – September 6, 2022
The legislature’s summer session will run into a fifth week. MPPs returned to Queen’s Park after the long weekend on September 6, 2022. The House may then adjourn until after the Municipal and School Board elections are held. First Day of School! While some school...
Legislative Update – August 22, 2022
New and Current Legislation The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvened on August 17 to allow MPPs to to attend the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa – more on this below. Bill 7, More Beds, Better Care Act, 2022 This legislation...
Legislative Update – August 16, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvened August 8 for a five week session, with the exception of adjourning August 15 and 16 to allow MPPs to attend the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa. PC MPP Ted Arnott has been re-elected...
Legislative Update – August 5, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will reconvene on August 8 for a five-week summer session. Electing a Speaker will be the first item on the agenda when MPPs return to Queen’s Park. The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, will deliver...
OPSBA in the Media – August 2022
‘People need to be patient’: Education contracts set to expire across OntarioToronto Star - August 30, 2022All Ontario education contracts expire Wednesday — but the school year will start up on time, with no job action planned.“It’s not Cinderella, and the pumpkin is...
OPSBA in the Media – July 2022
Want to help shape Ontario’s public schools for the next generation? Run for school board trusteeToronto Star - July 27, 2022It’s been a difficult two-and-a-half years for all of us — especially for our children, who have endured and persevered through many...
Legislative Update – July 4, 2022
Provincial Election – Parliamentary Assistants Announced The government has announced its Parliamentary Assistants with two new MPPs assigned to the Minister of Education: former Durham DSB Trustee Patrice Barnes and Matthew Rae. MPP Barnes (Ajax) was an active member...
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2023 Prime Minister’s Awards competition is open
Do you know a terrific teacher or early childhood educator? Consider nominating them for a 2023 Prime Minister’s Award! This program honours the remarkable educational achievements and commitment of elementary and secondary school teachers, as well as early childhood...
Legislative Update – October 17, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned with Members of Provincial Parliament returning to Queen’s Park on October 25, 2022. OPSBA President Cathy Abraham meets regularly with both government and opposition MPPs. Recently she had a virtual meeting with...
Collective Bargaining
Read Collective Bargaining status updates here
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...
OPSBA in the Media – October 2022
Province to table back-to-work legislation for Ontario's 55,000 education workers todayCP24 News - October 31, 2022The province is planning to table back-to-work legislation today for Ontario’s 55,000 education workers.This move comes as the Canadian Union of Public...
Legislative Update – October 5, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned with Members of Provincial Parliament returning to Queen’s Park on October 25, 2022. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30, 2022, marked the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which...
Diverse Voices, Diverse Leadership and Equity in Public Office and Education Zoom Panel Discussion
A Zoom Panel Discussion
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Canada
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Canada. Many school boards in Ontario are working on developing better cyber-resiliency in their staff and students, but you’re not alone! The Information & Communication Technology Council has partnered with the...
Legislative Update – September 28, 2022
The International Plowing Match and Rural Expo was back in action with many politicians attending events from September 20 to 24, including the headline event — the field plowing competition — that took place on September 21. NDP MPP Marit Stiles has become the first...
Legislative Update – September 12, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has adjourned and will resume for one day only, in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 13, in order to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. When news of the monarch’s passing broke, flags at the legislature were immediately lowered...
OPSBA in the Media – September 2022
Ontario school board to ‘adhere’ to ministry directive to ‘honour the queen’Global News Toronto - September 15, 2022A GTA-area school board will “adhere” to a directive from the Ministry of Education to observe a moment of silence and pay tribute to the passing of...
Legislative Update – September 6, 2022
The legislature’s summer session will run into a fifth week. MPPs returned to Queen’s Park after the long weekend on September 6, 2022. The House may then adjourn until after the Municipal and School Board elections are held. First Day of School! While some school...
Legislative Update – August 22, 2022
New and Current Legislation The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvened on August 17 to allow MPPs to to attend the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa – more on this below. Bill 7, More Beds, Better Care Act, 2022 This legislation...
Legislative Update – August 16, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvened August 8 for a five week session, with the exception of adjourning August 15 and 16 to allow MPPs to attend the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa. PC MPP Ted Arnott has been re-elected...
Legislative Update – August 5, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will reconvene on August 8 for a five-week summer session. Electing a Speaker will be the first item on the agenda when MPPs return to Queen’s Park. The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, will deliver...
OPSBA in the Media – August 2022
‘People need to be patient’: Education contracts set to expire across OntarioToronto Star - August 30, 2022All Ontario education contracts expire Wednesday — but the school year will start up on time, with no job action planned.“It’s not Cinderella, and the pumpkin is...
OPSBA in the Media – July 2022
Want to help shape Ontario’s public schools for the next generation? Run for school board trusteeToronto Star - July 27, 2022It’s been a difficult two-and-a-half years for all of us — especially for our children, who have endured and persevered through many...
Legislative Update – July 4, 2022
Provincial Election – Parliamentary Assistants Announced The government has announced its Parliamentary Assistants with two new MPPs assigned to the Minister of Education: former Durham DSB Trustee Patrice Barnes and Matthew Rae. MPP Barnes (Ajax) was an active member...
