Ford Government Takes over Four School Boards — Including Toronto Public and Catholic — over Alleged Financial Mismanagement

OCDSB put under provincial supervision over financial 'mismanagement'

The provincial government will be appointing a supervisor to over see the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board's finances.

Ford government takes over four school boards — including Toronto public and Catholic — over alleged financial mismanagement

The four boards have either run deficits over many years or failed to balance budgets this year, Education Minister Paul Calandra told the Star.

Ontario takes control of 4 more school boards, including TDSB, over 'mismanagement': minister

Education Minister Paul Calandra says supervisors have been appointed to the boards after financial investigations showed growing deficits, depletion of reserves and ongoing mismanagement.

Ontario taking control of four school boards, including TDSB and TCDSB

The boards also include the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic School Board.

Ford government sends supervisors into more Ontario school boards, sidelining trustees

The move effectively gives the provincial government control over the day-to-day decisions of those boards, taking it away from trustees elected in October 2022.

Ontario taking control of four school boards, including TDSB

TORONTO — Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra says the province has taken control of four more school boards.