Ministry of Education Update

Legislative Update – December 6, 2021

2021 12/6 | Connects Page, Education Finance, Education Policy, Education Program and Policy, Ministry of Education Update, Ontario Newsroom, Provincial Updates

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario sits four days this week before Winter Recess. Current and Upcoming Legislation Bill 67, Racial Equity and Education Systems Act, 2021 This legislation was introduced on December 2, 2021 by NDP MPP Laura Mae Lindo. The legislation...

Legislative Update – January 11, 2021

2021 1/11 | Connects Page, Education Finance, Education Program and Policy, Ministry of Education Update, OPSBA Events, OPSBA News, Provincial Updates

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter break and is scheduled to return on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. The following is a summary of information since the last Legislative Update in mid-December 2020. COVID-19 Update On December 26, 2020 at 12:01 a.m., a...

Legislative Update – July 13, 2020

2020 7/13 | Connects Page, Education Finance, Education Policy, Education Program and Policy, Ministry of Education Update, Ontario Newsroom, Provincial Updates

Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park last week on July 6, 7 and 8. The current parliamentary calendar indicates sitting dates only for this week and next in July, with no dates scheduled for August, and MPPs returning on September 14, 2020. Bill...

Ministry of Education Update – April 2019

2019 4/29 | Connects Page, Ministry of Education Update

Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2019 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2019 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...

Ministry of Education Update – March 2019

2019 3/18 | Connects Page, Ministry of Education Update

Ministry of Education Update – February 2019

2019 2/25 | Connects Page, Education Finance, Ministry of Education Update

Legislative Update – January 31, 2019

2019 1/31 | Connects Page, Early Years, Education Policy, Ministry of Education Update, Provincial Updates

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for winter recess and returns on February 19, 2019. The following is an update on recent items. OPSBA's Guide to Good Governance The fully updated OPSBA's Guide to Good Governance is now available in print and...

Legislative Update – December 18, 2018

2018 12/21 | Connects Page, Education Finance, Education Policy, Education Program and Policy, Ministry of Education Update, OPSBA Events, Provincial Updates

The House reconvened this week for four days to allow Labour Minister Laurie Scott to introduce Bill 67, Labour Relations Amendment Act (Protecting Ontario's Power Supply). The legislation is aimed at preventing a strike or lockout at Ontario Power Generation and sets...

Ministry of Education Update – November 2018

2018 11/28 | Connects Page, Education Finance, Ministry of Education Update

Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2018 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2018 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...

Ministry of Education Update – October 2018

2018 10/12 | Connects Page, Ministry of Education Update

Ministry of Education Update, August 2018

2018 9/4 | Connects Page, Ministry of Education Update

Legislative Update – August 15, 2018

2018 8/15 | Connects Page, Education Policy, Elections, Ministry of Education Update, Provincial Updates

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...

Ministry of Education Update – July 2018

2018 7/26 | Connects Page, Ministry of Education Update

Legislative Update – July 3, 2018

2018 7/3 | Connects Page, Elections, Indigenous Education Updates, Ministry of Education Update, Provincial Updates

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...

Ministry of Education Update – Apr. 9, 2018

2018 4/9 | Connects Page, Ministry of Education Update

Ministry of Education Update, Feb. 12, 2018

2018 2/12 | Connects Page, Ministry of Education Update

Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2017 and 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2018 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2018 SB Memoranda (administrative information,...

Legislative Update, January 22, 2018

2018 1/22 | Connects Page, Early Years, Education Policy, Ministry of Education Update, Provincial Updates

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for Winter Recess and will resume on February 20, 2018. Please see below for an update on recent items... On January 17, 2018, the Premier announced changes to the Liberal Cabinet. Of note, Indira Naidoo-Harris...

OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – Dec. 1 and 2, 2017

2017 12/6 | Children and Youth Mental Health, Connects Page, Education Finance, Education Policy, Education Program and Policy, Elections, Indigenous Education Updates, Ministry of Education Update, OPSBA Events, OPSBA in the Media, Provincial Updates

The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on Dec. 1 and 2, 2017, in Toronto. A traditional Indigenous territory acknowledgement was provided by Trustee Elaine Johnston, the Indigenous Trustees' Council's Board of Director member. Representatives from the Ontario...