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  • Register now for the Local Poverty Reduction Fund (LPRF)

    ​A second call for proposals for the Local Poverty Reduction Fund was launched on April 14, 2016. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Office (PRSO) and the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) have partnered to administer this round of funding. As a result of this partnership, there are a few new features of the Fund, as well as…

  • Eastern Region Hosts OPSBA’s 28th AGM and Program

    The trustees of OPSBA’s Eastern Region welcomed trustees and Directors of Education to Ottawa for OPSBA’s 28th AGM and Program. An opening greeting by First Nation Director Peter Garrow acknowledged that the meeting was being held on traditional territories which include the Mohawks of Akwesasne who represent the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and the Algonquin Nation…

  • Laurie French Acclaimed as President of OPSBA

    TORONTO, June 13, 2016 – The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Laurie French was acclaimed as President of OPSBA for the 2016-17 school year at its Annual General Meeting held on June 11, 2016. As OPSBA’s new President, French’s depth of experience and deep knowledge of the province’s school system…

  • Petition to the House of Commons regarding Bill C-241

    ​OPSBA, through the Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA), is supporting Bill C-241, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (school authorities). This proposed bill would amend the Excise Tax Act so as to increase the goods and services tax rebate rate for school authorities from 68% to 100%. School boards across the country are…

  • Update on 28th AGM and Program 2016

    ​This year’s AGM and Program is taking place from June 9 to 12 in Ottawa. Marriott Hotel 100 Kent Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5R7 Tel. 613-238-1122  OR Toll-Free: 1-800-853-8463 CODE:  OPSBA 2016 AGM Please note, if you have already booked a room at the hotel, please ensure you’ve also registered online for the event. For…

  • Canada 150 Art Tree Project

    ​The Art Tree Project is a creative initiative for families, schools, businesses and groups to come together to create an Art Tree masterpiece that commemorates their members and heritage. Each completed Art Tree will be proudly displayed at participating community Art shows during Canada’s 150th Anniversary Celebrations. Click here for Government letter to Provincial School Boards. Click here for…

  • Legislative Update

    ​The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will be quiet the week of May 23 to 27 as MPPs are on a constituency week. They return on May 30 and will have 8 remaining sitting days before they rise for summer recess after June 9, 2016. The following is a summary of recent activities: Quebec’s Education Minister Pierre Moreau…

  • News from Our Education Partners

    ​Webcasts for Educators, Curriculum Services Canada (CSC) CSBA Congress 2016, July 6—9 Embrace Your School Campaign, Heartspeak BroTalk, a service that speaks directly to teen guys, Kids Help Phone Youth Outreach Materials, Kids Help Phone Morning Recess Webinar Series, Miller Thomson LLP Diploma in School Board Administration, OASBO “Inspiring Public Confidence” Conference, May 26-27, Ontario College…

  • 2016-17 OPSBA Meeting Schedule

    August 2016 Executive Council Planning Meeting August 14—15 September 2016 Education Program/Policy Development Joint Work Teams September 16, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. OPSBA, Toronto Executive Council September 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. OPSBA, Toronto Board of Directors September 30, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. & October 1, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. DoubleTree by Hilton,…

  • President Michael Barrett presents to Standing Committee on proposed changes to municipal elections

    ​On May 12, 2016, OPSBA President Michael Barrett presented to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on Bill 181, Municipal Elections Modernization Act, 2016. “The changes being sought in this proposed legislation are, for the most part, a step in the right direction to ensuring we have a vibrant, engaging democratic process in…

  • Bill C-241, An Act to Amend the Excise Tax Act (School Authorities)

    On May 11, OPSBA was a signatory to a Canadian School Boards Association letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau supporting Bill C-241, a private member’s bill that would amend the Excise Tax Act to increase the GST rebate for school authorities (including school boards) from 68% to 100%.

  • CSBA Congress 2016, July 6-9

    ​Manitoba School Trustees look forward to welcoming you to the Canadian School Boards Association 2016 Congress and the National Trustee Gathering on Aboriginal Education which will be held from July 6 to 9 in Winnipeg. Reflections of our Future, National Trustee Gathering on Aboriginal Education, Winnipeg, Manitoba, July 6 – 7 If we look closely…