The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumed on April 28 with the main agenda item of allowing Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance, to deliver the 2022 Budget in the Ontario Legislature. After the budget was tabled, MPPs passed a motion to adjourn the House. The...
Accessibility
Legislative Update – March 7, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session. New and Recent Legislation Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 This proposed legislation was introduced on February 28, 2022, by Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughton. It contains...
Release of Final Recommendations Report regarding a proposed K-12 Education Standard for accessibility
Earlier this week, the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility released the Final Recommendations Report from the K–12 Education Standards Development Committee (ESDC) regarding the development of a proposed K–12 Education Standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians...
Legislative Update – February 7, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned during winter recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 22, 2022. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Winter 2022 The Government of Ontario has launched its school closures and absenteeism...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – November 27, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on November 27, 2021. Alternate Indigenous Director Lucille Kyle gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from...
Enabling Accessibility Fund – Youth Innovation Component
On May 29, 2019, the Government of Canada launched a funding process under a program called the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF), targeting youth (age 15 to 30) who want to make a difference in their communities by identifying an accessibility barrier in a community...
Legislative Update – August 9, 2019
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains on summer recess and resumes on October 28, 2019. Executive Compensation Treasury Board staff are continuing to work toward a broader public sector executive compensation policy that is expected to be implemented this fall....
OHRC launches videos on its new accessible education policy
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has released video of a training session on its new Policy on accessible education for students with disabilities. Some of the key elements of the policy include: The vital importance of education to a person's social,...
Legislative Update – March 11, 2019
MPPs begin a Constituency Week from March 11 to 15, the week that aligns with March Break. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will resume on March 18. Ministry of Education Memo: Update - Trustee Training Program on Human Rights, Ethical Leadership and Good...
Accessibility compliance reports due Dec. 31
School boards must file their 2017 accessibility compliance reports with the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario by the end of 2017. All public sector organizations with one or more employees (and all Ontario businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees) are...
David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility
Nominations for the 2018 David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility are open until December 3. This award recognizes Ontarians who have gone above and beyond to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. Recipients can include individual volunteers...
Human Rights Tribunal – service dogs not automatic right in schools
Miller Thomson LLP has posted an important update regarding service dogs in schools in its September 2017 Education Law Newsletter. The authors, Kennedy MacDonald and Nadya Tymochenko, write, "In a recent decision, J.F. v. Waterloo Catholic District School Board, the...
OPSBA’s 2016-17 Annual Report
OPSBA has released its 2016-17 Annual Report, highlighting our advocacy and work in the past year. Read it today to find out how we've advanced progress on our six strategic priorities since June 2016!
Legislative Update
Current and Future Legislation Bill 37, the Protecting Students Act Education Minister Mitzie Hunter re-introduced this legislation on October 5, 2016. It amends the Ontario College of Teachers Act by addressing the 49 recommendations adopted by College Council...
Promoting a Culture of Accessibility and Inclusion
The Ontario Municipal Social Services Association is hosting a one-day accessibility forum in Toronto at the Chelsea Hotel on Gerrard Street on December 5. The event will highlight new, exciting and innovative thinking and projects that promote accessibility and...
Strengthening the culture of accessibility
Ontario Student Trustees unveil new video to shine a spotlight on accessibility Toronto, Nov. 15, 2016 - The Ontario Student Trustees' Association/l'Association des élèves conseillers et conseillères de l'Ontario (OSTA-AECO) is unveiling a new video titled "By Any...
AODA Update – 2017 Requirements
New accessibility requirements come into effect on January 1, 2017. Here is what school boards and school authorities need to do: 1 – 49 Employees Make your HR practices accessible Make your public information accessible when asked 50+ Employees Make new or...
OPSBA September 2016 Board of Directors Meeting
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on September 30 and October 1, 2016. Education policy issues that were discussed at the meeting are summarized below. Traditional Territory AcknowledgementFirst Nations Director Peter Garrow acknowledged that the meeting was...
Accessibility
Legislative Update – April 30, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumed on April 28 with the main agenda item of allowing Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance, to deliver the 2022 Budget in the Ontario Legislature. After the budget was tabled, MPPs passed a motion to adjourn the House. The...
Legislative Update – March 7, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session. New and Recent Legislation Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 This proposed legislation was introduced on February 28, 2022, by Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughton. It contains...
Release of Final Recommendations Report regarding a proposed K-12 Education Standard for accessibility
Earlier this week, the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility released the Final Recommendations Report from the K–12 Education Standards Development Committee (ESDC) regarding the development of a proposed K–12 Education Standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians...
Legislative Update – February 7, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned during winter recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 22, 2022. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Winter 2022 The Government of Ontario has launched its school closures and absenteeism...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – November 27, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on November 27, 2021. Alternate Indigenous Director Lucille Kyle gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from...
Enabling Accessibility Fund – Youth Innovation Component
On May 29, 2019, the Government of Canada launched a funding process under a program called the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF), targeting youth (age 15 to 30) who want to make a difference in their communities by identifying an accessibility barrier in a community...
Legislative Update – August 9, 2019
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains on summer recess and resumes on October 28, 2019. Executive Compensation Treasury Board staff are continuing to work toward a broader public sector executive compensation policy that is expected to be implemented this fall....
OHRC launches videos on its new accessible education policy
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has released video of a training session on its new Policy on accessible education for students with disabilities. Some of the key elements of the policy include: The vital importance of education to a person's social,...
Legislative Update – March 11, 2019
MPPs begin a Constituency Week from March 11 to 15, the week that aligns with March Break. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will resume on March 18. Ministry of Education Memo: Update - Trustee Training Program on Human Rights, Ethical Leadership and Good...
Accessibility compliance reports due Dec. 31
School boards must file their 2017 accessibility compliance reports with the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario by the end of 2017. All public sector organizations with one or more employees (and all Ontario businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees) are...
David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility
Nominations for the 2018 David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility are open until December 3. This award recognizes Ontarians who have gone above and beyond to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. Recipients can include individual volunteers...
Human Rights Tribunal – service dogs not automatic right in schools
Miller Thomson LLP has posted an important update regarding service dogs in schools in its September 2017 Education Law Newsletter. The authors, Kennedy MacDonald and Nadya Tymochenko, write, "In a recent decision, J.F. v. Waterloo Catholic District School Board, the...
OPSBA’s 2016-17 Annual Report
OPSBA has released its 2016-17 Annual Report, highlighting our advocacy and work in the past year. Read it today to find out how we've advanced progress on our six strategic priorities since June 2016!
Legislative Update
Current and Future Legislation Bill 37, the Protecting Students Act Education Minister Mitzie Hunter re-introduced this legislation on October 5, 2016. It amends the Ontario College of Teachers Act by addressing the 49 recommendations adopted by College Council...
Promoting a Culture of Accessibility and Inclusion
The Ontario Municipal Social Services Association is hosting a one-day accessibility forum in Toronto at the Chelsea Hotel on Gerrard Street on December 5. The event will highlight new, exciting and innovative thinking and projects that promote accessibility and...
Strengthening the culture of accessibility
Ontario Student Trustees unveil new video to shine a spotlight on accessibility Toronto, Nov. 15, 2016 - The Ontario Student Trustees' Association/l'Association des élèves conseillers et conseillères de l'Ontario (OSTA-AECO) is unveiling a new video titled "By Any...
AODA Update – 2017 Requirements
New accessibility requirements come into effect on January 1, 2017. Here is what school boards and school authorities need to do: 1 – 49 Employees Make your HR practices accessible Make your public information accessible when asked 50+ Employees Make new or...
OPSBA September 2016 Board of Directors Meeting
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on September 30 and October 1, 2016. Education policy issues that were discussed at the meeting are summarized below. Traditional Territory AcknowledgementFirst Nations Director Peter Garrow acknowledged that the meeting was...
