Ontario to Introduce Legislation to Strengthen School Board Oversight

May 29, 2025

• Our government is introducing the Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025 to strengthen government oversight, accountability and transparency in public school boards, postsecondary education and children’s aid societies.
• Parents deserve confidence that school boards are making decisions in the best interests of their children’s education. That’s why we are strengthening accountability and transparency across Ontario’s school boards to ensure that every dollar invested is preparing students with practical skills for good-paying, stable careers. 
• We’re also ensuring hard working postsecondary students and their families have a clear understanding of the admissions requirements, how their fees are being spent and how their research will be protected with a more transparent postsecondary system that continues to support student success.
• By strengthening oversight and accountability for children’s aid societies, we are also ensuring vulnerable children are aware of their rights and receive the care, support and protection they deserve.
• The measures build on our government’s ongoing work to ensure students, children and youth benefit from accountable and transparent public systems and get the supports they need to reach ultimate achievement academically and personally.