Investment will help make child care more accessible for families across the city LONDON — The Ontario government is expanding licensed child care spaces in the City of London by investing $62.3 million in 2023 to support the implementation of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system. The funding will help create an additional 2,889 licensed child care …
Investment will help make child care more accessible for families across the city LONDON — The Ontario government is expanding licensed child care spaces in the City of London by investing $62.3 million in 2023 to support the implementation of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system. The funding will help create an additional 2,889 licensed child care …
Virtual learning resources reaching Kindergarten to Grade 12 students RAINY RIVER — Ontario will be investing $900,000 in interactive virtual learning experiences and access to educational resources for Indigenous students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 and educators in remote Indigenous communities. The interactive education program, Connected North, connects students living in remote communities to virtual experiences and opportunities not available to …
TORONTO — Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement regarding a tentative central agreement with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) Education Workers. “From day one, my focus has been keeping kids in class. We are taking an important step towards delivering on this priority by announcing another tentative central agreement with the ETFO Education Workers, helping …
Ontario – The Mircom Group has been around since the ‘60s. Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade said: “The Mircom Group is global designers, manufacturers and distributers of safety systems. Joined Education Minister Stephen Lecce in Vaughan for a tour of their manufacturing space as they develop advanced hardware and innovative software products for generations to …
Additional teacher education spaces providing students with greater access to French-language education TORONTO — As part of the Ontario government’s plan to train more French teachers, the province is funding an additional 110 French-language teacher education spaces for the 2023-24 academic year. The new spaces at the University of Ottawa and the Toronto-based Université de l’Ontario français will help address …
Over 25,000 students in grades 7 to 12 will learn about exciting and in-demand careers close to home TORONTO — The Ontario government is expanding its successful skilled trades career fairs, now in its second year, to even more cities with more exhibitors and twice as many participating students. Ontario will need over 100,000 new skilled trades workers this decade to …
Students and parents can expect updated curriculum, more support and staffing for new school year TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing new student supports and updating curriculum for the 2023-24 school year. These actions will refocus school boards on the development of foundational skills in reading, writing and math, supported by almost $700 million more in base education funding, …
TORONTO — Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement: “My ongoing commitment to Ontario families is to use every available tool and pursue every path that keeps students in school. Doing so will mean students are in classrooms learning what matters most: reading, writing and math skills. I am very pleased to announce that we have reached a …
TORONTO — Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement: “Today, our government implemented the first set of regulations following the passage of The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act. These new measures will focus on getting back to the basics of education: strengthening reading, writing and math, and other STEM disciplines. We are following through on our commitment to parents …
