This update includes: Update on legislative business for week of March 6th Recent Ministry of Education announcements Important reminders re: regulations Trustee Code of Conduct School Year Calendar New report from Chief Medical Officer of Health on pandemic...
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Legislative Update – March 6, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session this past week. The government’s legislation Bill 60, Your Health Act, 2023, has passed Second Reading and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. MPPs will be back this week and then off for a...
Legislative Update – February 21, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has resumed as of February 21, 2023 to begin the spring legislative session which officially ends after June 1, 2023. There will be two constituency weeks where MPPs return to their home ridings. These will occur during the weeks of...
Legislative Update – February 13, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes after the Family Day weekend on February 21, 2023. The official party standings are: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario: 83 members New Democratic Party of Ontario: 30 members Ontario Liberal Party: 8 members Green...
Legislative Update – February 6, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes on February 21, 2023. The New Democratic Party of Ontario has confirmed Marit Stiles (MPP Davenport) as the Leader of the party, as well as the Leader of the Official Opposition. The riding of Hamilton Centre remains vacant...
Legislative Update – January 16, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 21, 2023. ATTENTION ALL Trustees -- 2022-2026 Good Governance Guide OPSBA, in partnership with the Ontario Education Services...
Legislative Update – December 16, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has risen for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 21, 2023. BOOK NOW - Public Education Symposium (PES) OPSBA is looking forward to the Public Education Symposium which will be held January 26...
Legislative Update – December 12, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has now risen for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliaments returning on February 21, 2023. OPSBA Welcomes New Executive Director – Stephanie Donaldson The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to...
Legislative Update – November 28, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament have eight sitting days before rising for winter recess after December 8. OPSBA’s PES Registration is open! OPSBA’s 2023 Public Education Symposium (PES) will be held from January 26 to 28 at the Sheraton Centre, Toronto. We look...
Legislative Update – November 21, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament have returned to Queen’s Park and three weeks are left before rising for winter recess after December 8. WELOME NEW AND RETURNING TRUSTEES! OPSBA extends a warm welcome to all new and returning trustees with many member boards having...
Legislative Update – November 14, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park today, November 14. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is expected to present the government’s fall economic statement and the government has stated it will introduce legislation to rescind Bill 28, Keeping...
Legislative Update – November 7, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament have a constituency week from November 7 to 11 and return to Queen’s Park on November 14, 2022. On that day, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy will present the government’s fall economic statement and then the government will have...
Legislative Update – October 31, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park on October 25 to begin the fall legislative session. Bill 26, Strengthening Post-secondary Institutions and Students Act This legislation was introduced on October 27, 2022, by Minister of Colleges and...
Legislative Update – October 25, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has returned to Queen’s Park as of October 25. One of the first expected bills to be introduced is to focus on housing and be a follow up to Bill 3, Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, 2022. The Ontario PC Party’s 2022 annual general...
Legislative Update – October 17, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned with Members of Provincial Parliament returning to Queen’s Park on October 25, 2022. OPSBA President Cathy Abraham meets regularly with both government and opposition MPPs. Recently she had a virtual meeting with...
Legislative Update – October 5, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned with Members of Provincial Parliament returning to Queen’s Park on October 25, 2022. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30, 2022, marked the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which...
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...
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...
Ontario Newsroom
Legislative Update – March 13, 2023
This update includes: Update on legislative business for week of March 6th Recent Ministry of Education announcements Important reminders re: regulations Trustee Code of Conduct School Year Calendar New report from Chief Medical Officer of Health on pandemic...
Legislative Update – March 6, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session this past week. The government’s legislation Bill 60, Your Health Act, 2023, has passed Second Reading and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. MPPs will be back this week and then off for a...
Legislative Update – February 21, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has resumed as of February 21, 2023 to begin the spring legislative session which officially ends after June 1, 2023. There will be two constituency weeks where MPPs return to their home ridings. These will occur during the weeks of...
Legislative Update – February 13, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes after the Family Day weekend on February 21, 2023. The official party standings are: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario: 83 members New Democratic Party of Ontario: 30 members Ontario Liberal Party: 8 members Green...
Legislative Update – February 6, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes on February 21, 2023. The New Democratic Party of Ontario has confirmed Marit Stiles (MPP Davenport) as the Leader of the party, as well as the Leader of the Official Opposition. The riding of Hamilton Centre remains vacant...
Legislative Update – January 16, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 21, 2023. ATTENTION ALL Trustees -- 2022-2026 Good Governance Guide OPSBA, in partnership with the Ontario Education Services...
Legislative Update – December 16, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has risen for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 21, 2023. BOOK NOW - Public Education Symposium (PES) OPSBA is looking forward to the Public Education Symposium which will be held January 26...
Legislative Update – December 12, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has now risen for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliaments returning on February 21, 2023. OPSBA Welcomes New Executive Director – Stephanie Donaldson The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to...
Legislative Update – November 28, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament have eight sitting days before rising for winter recess after December 8. OPSBA’s PES Registration is open! OPSBA’s 2023 Public Education Symposium (PES) will be held from January 26 to 28 at the Sheraton Centre, Toronto. We look...
Legislative Update – November 21, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament have returned to Queen’s Park and three weeks are left before rising for winter recess after December 8. WELOME NEW AND RETURNING TRUSTEES! OPSBA extends a warm welcome to all new and returning trustees with many member boards having...
Legislative Update – November 14, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park today, November 14. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is expected to present the government’s fall economic statement and the government has stated it will introduce legislation to rescind Bill 28, Keeping...
Legislative Update – November 7, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament have a constituency week from November 7 to 11 and return to Queen’s Park on November 14, 2022. On that day, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy will present the government’s fall economic statement and then the government will have...
Legislative Update – October 31, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park on October 25 to begin the fall legislative session. Bill 26, Strengthening Post-secondary Institutions and Students Act This legislation was introduced on October 27, 2022, by Minister of Colleges and...
Legislative Update – October 25, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has returned to Queen’s Park as of October 25. One of the first expected bills to be introduced is to focus on housing and be a follow up to Bill 3, Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, 2022. The Ontario PC Party’s 2022 annual general...
Legislative Update – October 17, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned with Members of Provincial Parliament returning to Queen’s Park on October 25, 2022. OPSBA President Cathy Abraham meets regularly with both government and opposition MPPs. Recently she had a virtual meeting with...
Legislative Update – October 5, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned with Members of Provincial Parliament returning to Queen’s Park on October 25, 2022. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30, 2022, marked the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which...
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...
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...
