Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park on June 23 and 24. No new legislation was introduced. June 29 to July 3 is the Canada Day constituency week break and the house reconvenes on July 6, for the start of three-day sitting weeks. The current...
June 2020 - OPSBA
Winners of OPSBA’s Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship announced
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce the five winners of its Public Property Assessment Network (PPAN) Scholarship. This $1,000 scholarship is being awarded to one recipient in each of OPSBA’s five regions, for three school...
Former OPSBA communications director helping to fight AIDS in Africa
You can now own a limited edition of artist Jeffrey Sprang’s water-colour print of Stephen Lewis and help turn the tide of AIDS in Africa. All funds raised go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Prints are $100. Well-known artist and former OPSBA Director of...
Legislative Update – June 22, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park on June 16 and 17, and will also sit next on June 23. There was one new piece of legislation introduced (and passed), which was Bill 192, Protecting Small Business Act, 2020. The government moved to temporarily...
OPSBA in the Media – June 2020
OPSBA Media Releases Ontario asks school boards to prepare for three scenarios in back-to-school plan The Globe and Mail, Jun. 19, 2020 Ontario students could see different back-to-school approaches this fall, depending on where they live and how prevalent COVID-19 is...
Winners of the Ontario Public Student Trustee Scholarship announced
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association and the Public Board Council of OSTA-AECO are pleased to announce the winners of the first ever Ontario Public Student Trustee Scholarship. This scholarship is based on an outstanding initiative accomplished during the...
Call for Nominations for OPSBA Elected Positions 2020
The OPSBA 2020 elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which will take place on September 26, 2020 by video conference. All nominations received by the nomination deadline of 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2020, will be published in the...
Call for Policy Resolutions
The OPSBA Annual General Meeting, usually held in June, was deferred and has now been scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2020, via video conference. The following information is updated to correspond to the new AGM date. Boards interested in submitting a proposed...
Legislative Update – June 15, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament return to Queen’s Park on June 16, after having a constituency week last week. This will be the first of semi-regular summer sittings. On June 8, Premier Doug Ford announced that much of Ontario, outside of the GTA,...
Legislative Update – June 8, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament were at Queen’s Park on June 2 and 3 with much of their Question Period focussed on long term care facilities and anti-racism activities. No new legislation was introduced but the government did extend the provincial Declaration of...
Government releases “Federal Guidance for School Bus Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic”
The Federal Guidance for School Bus Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic is now available. The Transportation Canada D250 Committee on Safety will issue separate guidelines on Shields and Enclosure Systems that separate the driver from others as they enter and exit...
Celebrating National Indigenous History Month
National Indigenous History Month In 2009, with the passing of a unanimous motion in the House of Commons, June was declared National Indigenous History Month. Each June, Canadians are invited to celebrate the heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of...
Legislative Update – June 1, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumed last Tuesday and Wednesday. Much of the discussion during Question Period focused on the situation involving long term care facilities. No new pandemic-related legislation was introduced but the government did extend the...
June 2020 - OPSBA
Legislative Update – June 29, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park on June 23 and 24. No new legislation was introduced. June 29 to July 3 is the Canada Day constituency week break and the house reconvenes on July 6, for the start of three-day sitting weeks. The current...
Winners of OPSBA’s Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship announced
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce the five winners of its Public Property Assessment Network (PPAN) Scholarship. This $1,000 scholarship is being awarded to one recipient in each of OPSBA’s five regions, for three school...
Former OPSBA communications director helping to fight AIDS in Africa
You can now own a limited edition of artist Jeffrey Sprang’s water-colour print of Stephen Lewis and help turn the tide of AIDS in Africa. All funds raised go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Prints are $100. Well-known artist and former OPSBA Director of...
Legislative Update – June 22, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park on June 16 and 17, and will also sit next on June 23. There was one new piece of legislation introduced (and passed), which was Bill 192, Protecting Small Business Act, 2020. The government moved to temporarily...
OPSBA in the Media – June 2020
OPSBA Media Releases Ontario asks school boards to prepare for three scenarios in back-to-school plan The Globe and Mail, Jun. 19, 2020 Ontario students could see different back-to-school approaches this fall, depending on where they live and how prevalent COVID-19 is...
Winners of the Ontario Public Student Trustee Scholarship announced
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association and the Public Board Council of OSTA-AECO are pleased to announce the winners of the first ever Ontario Public Student Trustee Scholarship. This scholarship is based on an outstanding initiative accomplished during the...
Call for Nominations for OPSBA Elected Positions 2020
The OPSBA 2020 elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which will take place on September 26, 2020 by video conference. All nominations received by the nomination deadline of 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2020, will be published in the...
Call for Policy Resolutions
The OPSBA Annual General Meeting, usually held in June, was deferred and has now been scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2020, via video conference. The following information is updated to correspond to the new AGM date. Boards interested in submitting a proposed...
Legislative Update – June 15, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament return to Queen’s Park on June 16, after having a constituency week last week. This will be the first of semi-regular summer sittings. On June 8, Premier Doug Ford announced that much of Ontario, outside of the GTA,...
Legislative Update – June 8, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament were at Queen’s Park on June 2 and 3 with much of their Question Period focussed on long term care facilities and anti-racism activities. No new legislation was introduced but the government did extend the provincial Declaration of...
Government releases “Federal Guidance for School Bus Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic”
The Federal Guidance for School Bus Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic is now available. The Transportation Canada D250 Committee on Safety will issue separate guidelines on Shields and Enclosure Systems that separate the driver from others as they enter and exit...
Celebrating National Indigenous History Month
National Indigenous History Month In 2009, with the passing of a unanimous motion in the House of Commons, June was declared National Indigenous History Month. Each June, Canadians are invited to celebrate the heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of...
Legislative Update – June 1, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumed last Tuesday and Wednesday. Much of the discussion during Question Period focused on the situation involving long term care facilities. No new pandemic-related legislation was introduced but the government did extend the...
