Results for 2018 Municipal and School Board Elections

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  • Results for 2018 Municipal and School Board Elections

    ​Municipal and School Board Elections Day was October 22, 2018! These elections included voting for local school board trustee. Trustees play a key leadership role in public education and ensure their local school boards are accountable to parents, guardians and their local communities for student success and well-being. Unofficial results from school board elections across Ontario are…

  • 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 a photo-op for party leaders and many politicians. The legislative session ended with…

  • 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 existing federal and provincial ridings. Under very short timelines, the Toronto DSB will now have…

  • 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 wind project. Premier Doug Ford released a statement on July 25 announcing the House…

  • Health and Physical Education Curriculum

    ​ The current dialogue regarding the upcoming consultations on the human development and sexual health component of the revised 2015 Health and Physical Education (H&PE) curriculum is very important.  School boards and trustees are entrusted with the safety and well-being of their students. OPSBA and its members strongly supported the release of the revised curriculum…

  • 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 paper ballots. Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott was elected Ontario’s…

  • Indigenous History Trustee PD Module

    The Ontario Education Services Corporation (OESC) is proud to officially launch “A Journey towards Truth and Reconciliation: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Trustee Professional Learning Module,” a two-part professional development video and resource module for Ontario school board trustees about Indigenous History which is now posted at modules.ontarioschooltrustees.org in both official languages.  With the support of its…

  • 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 re-affirmed his oath in front of the public. Key minister…

  • 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 that he will have a much smaller cabinet of 18 to 20…

  • National Trustee Gathering on Aboriginal Education & CSBA Congress 2018

    NationalTrustee Gathering on Aboriginal EducationJuly 4 – 5, 2018and CSBA Congress 2018July 5 – 7 WestinNova Scotian1181 Hollis StreetHalifax, Nova Scotia REGISTER NOW.Early Bird registration ends this week – at midnight on Friday, June 15. Program Outline HOTEL information:We have been able to secure a few rooms for July 5, 6 and 7 at the…

  • Provincial Election Update, June 8, 2018

    OPSBA issued a media release on June 8 regarding the election results. The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, led by Doug Ford, was elected in yesterday’s provincial election, securing a majority government with 76 seats. The New Democratic Party of Ontario, led by Andrea Horwath, won 40 seats and will form the official opposition. The Liberal Party…

  • OPSBA extends congratulations to new provincial government

    ​Fully funded public education must remain a government priority The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) looks forward to working with the newly elected government and premier-designate Doug Ford to ensure a strong, high-quality, publicly funded education system that provides universally accessible opportunities for all students. “OPSBA represents the largest democratically elected trustee body in…