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Education Funding, 2021-22

Each year, the Ministry of Education provides funding to school boards through a series of grants. This page contains information on this year's grants, plus links to information on grants from previous years.

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Information on the 2021-22 Grants for Student Needs

“B” and “SB” Memoranda

Memorandum 2021 B07: Planning for the 2021-2022 School Year
Memorandum 2021 B08: 2021-22 Grants for Student Needs Funding (GSN)

Memorandum 2021 B09: Capital Funding for the 2021-22 School Year
Memorandum 2021 B10: 2021-22 Priorities and Partnership Fund

Appendix A – 2021-22 Priorities and Partnerships Funding Allocations

Memorandum 2021 SB06: Special Education Grant and Mental Health Funding Changes for 2021-22 (PDF, 295 Kb)
Memorandum 2021 SB07: Student Transportation – Grants for Student Needs 2021-22

Ministry Publications

Technical Paper 2021-22 (PDF, 1.62 Mb)
Addendum to the 2021-22 Technical Paper: Education Funding Modifications for Isolate Board School Authorities (PDF, 279 Kb)
Grants for Student Needs Projections for the 2021-22 School Year (PDF, 1.72 Mb)
2021-22 Education Funding: A Guide to the Special Education Grant (PDF, 355 Kb)
Special Education Funding Guidelines: Special Equipment Amount (SEA), 2021-22 (PDF, 1.11 Mb)
Special Education Funding Guidelines: Special Incidence Portion (SIP), 2021-22 (PDF, 1.74 Mb)

Supporting Regulations

O. Reg. 616/21: Grants for Student Needs – Legislative Grants for the 2021-22 School Board Fiscal Year
O. Reg. 617/21: Calculation of Fees for Pupils for the 2021-22 School Board Fiscal Year

References

List of Schools Eligible for Rural and Northern Education Fund Allocation, revised July 2021 (PDF, 559 Kb)
Base Fee Amounts per School Board for 2021-2022 under the Reciprocal Education Approach
District School Board and School Authority Tangible Capital Assets: Provincial Accounting Policies and Implementation Guide, revised January 2021 (PDF, 1.58 Mb)
The Secondary Curriculum Documents
The Ministry of Education Uniform Code of Accounts, Revised April 2021 (PDF, 251 Kb)
Geographic Adjustment Factors – School Facility Specific, May 2015 (ZIP, 346 Kb)
Variable Area Per Pupil Benchmark Table, May 2015 (ZIP, 76 Kb)
User Guide for the School Facilities Inventory System Application, dated November 2009 (PDF, 1.05 Mb)
Memorandum 2018 SB05: Cash Management Strategy (PDF, 210 Kb)
Memorandum 2018 SB19: Cash Management Strategy – Proceeds of Disposition (PDF, 156 Kb)
Special Education Funding Guidelines: Special Equipment Amount (SEA), 2021-22 (PDF, 1.11 Mb)
Special Education Funding Guidelines: Special Incidence Portion (SIP), 2021-22 (PDF, 1.74 Mb)
Supplementary Application Form for Enhanced Education and Treatment (EET) Programs (PDF, 86 Kb)
Application Form for an Education and Community Partnership Program for 2021-22 (ECPP) (PDF, 365 Kb)
Ontario Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12: Policy and Program Requirements, 2016
Memorandum 2021 SB07: Student Transportation – Grants for Student Needs 2021-22 (PDF, 253 Kb)
Memorandum 2021 B12: COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream: Education Related (CVRIS-EDU) Projects – Approvals (PDF, 336 Kb)

Appendix A: Approved Projects (Word, Excel, 713 Kb)

The Report of the Pupil Accommodation Review Committee, dated August 1998 (PDF, 98 Kb)
Trust Agreements

Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario Employee Life and Health Trust, October 6, 2016 (PDF, 591 Kb)
Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association Employee Life and Health Trust Agreement and Declaration of Trust, October 6, 2016 (PDF, 707 Kb)
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation Employee Life and Health Trust Agreement and Declaration of Trust, October 6, 2016 (PDF, 582 Kb)
Fiducie de soins de santé au bénéfice des membres de l'Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens – Convention et déclaration de fiducie, January 30, 2017 (PDF, 575 Kb)
Canadian Union of Public Employees Education Workers Benefits Trust, February 28, 2018 (PDF, 470 Kb)
Ontario Non-union Education Trust Agreement, March 8, 2018 (PDF, 719 Kb)

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