Category Archives: Education
Schools in southern Ontario staying closed to in-person learning until Jan. 25
TORONTO — All schools in southern Ontario will remain closed for in-person learning until Jan. 25, a move the government said was needed to protect students and staff from surging rates of COVID-19. The province's top doctor said Thursday that student...
Education workers left out of child-care provision during Ontario lockdown: union
TORONTO — Thousands of Ontario education workers set to go back to school next week amid a provincewide lockdown are facing impossible choices, a union representing them argued Friday as it warned many don't have proper child-care options available to
National daycare system will need funding to lower fees, expand spaces, Hussen says
OTTAWA — The federal minister in charge of the government's push on child care says bringing down fees parents pay is a key ingredient in the Liberals' design for a national system. Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen also says that just
B.C. reviewing Chilliwack school board’s commitment to safety, inclusion
VANCOUVER — Two special advisers have been appointed by the British Columbia government to evaluate the Chilliwack Board of Education's commitment to safety and inclusion in schools. Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside said in a news release that ret...
$12 million in reserved federal funds released to B.C. school districts: ministry
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is releasing about $12 million to school districts across the province to further support the COVID-19 response. The money is part of the $242.4 million in one-time federal funding for pandemic safety ...
Ministry tells Ontario school boards to prepare for possible remote school
TORONTO — Ontario is telling its school boards to prepare for the possibility of fully remote learning in the new year, prompting calls for clarity on whether the government plans to shut down in-class learning in January. Education Minister
Toronto education workers call for expansion of asymptomatic testing pilot, delay to
Toronto education workers are calling for the expansion of an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing program that revealed outbreaks in local schools, as well as a delayed return to in-class learning in the new year. In an open letter to provincial ministers o...
Anti-Black racism case against school board heading to Quebec rights tribunal
MONTREAL — A Quebec mother and her two children have been awarded $65,000 by the province's Human Rights Commission, which found against a Montreal-area school board over allegations of racism, aggression and failure to provide a racism-free school env...
Controversial bill allowing Ford supporter to grant new degrees passes
TORONTO — Ontario has passed a bill that could grant university status to a Christian school run by a controversial supporter of Premier Doug Ford. Bill 213 contains a provision that allows Canada Christian College to grant arts and science degrees. Co...
Liberals set to kick-start talks on new child-care system and funding, Hussen says
OTTAWA — Two key federal cabinet ministers marked the anniversary of a landmark report on women's issues in Canada with a political push for a national daycare system, encouraging provinces and MPs to not stand in the way of the
