October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Canada. Many school boards in Ontario are working on developing better cyber-resiliency in their staff and students, but you’re not alone! The Information & Communication Technology Council has partnered with the...
September 2022 - OPSBA
Legislative Update – September 28, 2022
The International Plowing Match and Rural Expo was back in action with many politicians attending events from September 20 to 24, including the headline event — the field plowing competition — that took place on September 21. NDP MPP Marit Stiles has become the first...
Honouring the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2022, marks the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. On this day, schools and school boards across Ontario, including 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.
Legislative Update – September 12, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has adjourned and will resume for one day only, in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 13, in order to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. When news of the monarch’s passing broke, flags at the legislature were immediately lowered...
OPSBA in the Media – September 2022
Ontario school board to ‘adhere’ to ministry directive to ‘honour the queen’Global News Toronto - September 15, 2022A GTA-area school board will “adhere” to a directive from the Ministry of Education to observe a moment of silence and pay tribute to the passing of...
Legislative Update – September 6, 2022
The legislature’s summer session will run into a fifth week. MPPs returned to Queen’s Park after the long weekend on September 6, 2022. The House may then adjourn until after the Municipal and School Board elections are held. First Day of School! While some school...
September 2022 - OPSBA
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Canada
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Canada. Many school boards in Ontario are working on developing better cyber-resiliency in their staff and students, but you’re not alone! The Information & Communication Technology Council has partnered with the...
Legislative Update – September 28, 2022
The International Plowing Match and Rural Expo was back in action with many politicians attending events from September 20 to 24, including the headline event — the field plowing competition — that took place on September 21. NDP MPP Marit Stiles has become the first...
Honouring the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2022, marks the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. On this day, schools and school boards across Ontario, including 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.
Legislative Update – September 12, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has adjourned and will resume for one day only, in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 13, in order to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. When news of the monarch’s passing broke, flags at the legislature were immediately lowered...
OPSBA in the Media – September 2022
Ontario school board to ‘adhere’ to ministry directive to ‘honour the queen’Global News Toronto - September 15, 2022A GTA-area school board will “adhere” to a directive from the Ministry of Education to observe a moment of silence and pay tribute to the passing of...
Legislative Update – September 6, 2022
The legislature’s summer session will run into a fifth week. MPPs returned to Queen’s Park after the long weekend on September 6, 2022. The House may then adjourn until after the Municipal and School Board elections are held. First Day of School! While some school...
