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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 8, 2024 10:09 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s education minister says that the province is introducing mandatory learning on the contributions of Black Canadians to history courses in Grades 7, 8 and 10. Stephen Lecce …
Read More »Ontario municipal staff say $85.5M cut risks success of $10-a-day child-care program
The municipal staff who administer the child-care system across Ontario are telling Education Minister Stephen Lecce that an $85.5-million cut to their budgets puts the success of the $10-a-day program at risk. The Ontario Municipal Social Services Association said in a letter to the minister that the national program, which Ontario signed onto in 2022, has …
Read More »Ontario sets out new rules after international student cap
Days after the federal government capped the number of international students coming into the country, Ontario is rolling out new guardrails to “protect the integrity” of colleges and universities. The new measures include a review of some programs with a focus on pipelines from education to work, a pause on …
Read More »Ontario preparing ‘back to basics’ curriculum for kindergarten
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is extending his “back to basics” curriculum push into kindergarten. The government plans to spend the next year consulting on new mandatory learning to include in the kindergarten curriculum, including the foundations of coding, and plans to release it in the spring of 2025 for …
Read More »Cap on student visas could wreak financial havoc on Ontario universities, says rep
The Council of Ontario Universities says the newly announced cap on international student admissions is unfairly punishing responsible institutions alongside bad actors in the post-secondary sector. Steve Orsini, president and CEO of the organization, is calling on the federal government to reverse its decision to cap the number of new …
Read More »Ontario ‘running numbers’ on international student cap impact: minister
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s Minister of Colleges and Universities says her government is still “running numbers” to see the impact a federal cap on the number of international students allowed in the province will have. Speaking to Global News briefly at the Rural Ontario Municipal …
Read More »Ontario universities plead for increased funding amid Ford government tuition freeze
Stagnant provincial funding and a years-long tuition freeze are “undermining” student success at post-secondary institutions, according to Ontario universities, which are pleading with the Ford government for more money in 2024. The province launched its pre-budget consultations this week, allowing a variety of stakeholders that rely on money from Queen’s …
Read More »Teachers in Ontario’s French language public school system to hold strike vote
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 20, 2023 11:27 am Updated December 20, 2023 1:25 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Teachers in Ontario’s French-language public school system will be voting next month on whether to give their union a strike mandate after nearly …
Read More »Ontario introduces strategy to halve timelines for building schools
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 11, 2023 11:41 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s education minister says he is introducing a new process for building schools that will cut timelines in half. Stephen Lecce says the average time it takes to build a school …
Read More »Ontario ombudsman to investigate education payments to parents
Ontario’s ombudsman has announced an investigation into a pandemic education policy announced by the Ford government that gave parents cash to boost their children’s learning. The ombudsman, Paul Dubé, announced Monday he would be launching a “systemic investigation” into direct payments handed out by the Ministry of Education to parents. …
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