Archives: OPSBA News Posts
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Local Government Week – October 18 to 22
Local Government Week aims to increase youth and public awareness about the important role local government plays in our communities. Please join OPSBA, our member trustees and our education partners in raising civic awareness and promoting the role of trustees among Ontario students.
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Free menstrual products will reduce barriers for students across Ontario
Free menstrual products will reduce barriers for students across Ontario. The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association, many of our member boards, and student trustees have been calling on the government to provide dedicated funding for the purchase of menstrual products.
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Legislative Update – October 12, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was resumed from October 4 to 8 and is now off for a constituency week that coincides with the Thanksgiving holiday. Members of Provincial Parliament will return on October 18, 2021. Recent Legislation Bill 13, Supporting People and Businesses Act The legislation was introduced on October 7, 2021 by Nina…
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OPSBA in the Media – October 2021
Push to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations in schools grows with approval for 5-11 year old kids expected by the end of the yearCTV News Ottawa – Oct. 30, 2021While Canada is likely still several weeks away from rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine for kids between 5 and 11, there are growing calls already to add the…
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Legislative Update – October 4, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes today, October 4, 2021 when Lieutenant-Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell delivers the speech from the throne at 9 a.m. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Fall 2021 As of the morning of October 1, 1,624 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in publicly funded schools in the past 14 days. Of…
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OPSBA statement regarding the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On September 30, in schools across Ontario, students, staff, and school communities will be commemorating the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools, which more than 150,000 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were forced to attend between the 1870s and 1997.
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Legislative Update – September 27, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will resume in two weeks on Monday, October 4, 2021. House Speaker Ted Arnott has confirmed “everyone seeking to enter” the legislature will require either proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test. The new rules will take effect the first day of the legislative session. COVID-19 Update /…
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OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – September 25, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Saturday, September 25, 2021. President Cathy Abraham gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from numerous traditional territories of the Indigenous peoples of Ontario. Education policy and program issues that were discussed in public…
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Legislative Update – September 20, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will resume October 4, 2021. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Fall 2021 As of the morning of September 17, 632 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in publicly funded schools in the past 14 days. Of those cases, 526 are students, 82 are staff, and 24 are not identified.…