School Board Update

Significant Legislation Impacting Ontario’s School Board Sector Receives Royal Assent

School Board Update

Significant Legislation Impacting Ontario’s School Board Sector Receives Royal Assent

Date: November 4, 2022

As we previously reported, the Ontario government introduced Bill 28, Keeping Students in Class Act, 2022 (Bill 28) on October 31, 2022.

On November 3, 2022, Bill 28 received Royal Assent and is now law. As a result, it creates collective agreements between school boards and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) with terms from November 3, 2022 and August 31, 2026 and which contain the central terms set out in Schedule 1 of Bill 28.

For a detailed summary of Bill 28, please see our School Board Update of November 1, 2022, Ontario Tables Significant Legislation Impacting School Board Sector.

Editor’s Note: On November 14, 2022, the Ontario government repealed Bill 28 and deemed it never to have come into force.


The article in this client update provides general information and should not be relied on as legal advice or opinion. This publication is copyrighted by Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP and may not be photocopied or reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without the express permission of Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP. ©