Capital resources for school boards

Guidelines to help school boards plan and manage school facilities.

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Overview

School boards may refer to this information to support decisions related to planning and managing school facilities.

Education capital policies and programs manual

The 2025 Education Capital Policies and Programs Manual (PDF) provides guidance on capital funding policies and programs including required processes and accountability measures for capital infrastructure.

The manual supports school boards with:

student accommodation planning — developing capital plans, infrastructure projects, capital funding requests and related considerations
approved school infrastructure projects — understanding roles and responsibilities for prioritization, implementation and funding

Joint‑use school resources

Joint-use schools involve 2 or more school boards operating schools in a single facility. We encourage school boards to consider collaborative capital project arrangements, particularly in rural, northern or smaller communities.

These resources support school boards considering a joint-use facility:

Joint‑use schools experience study (PDF) — insights and lessons learned from completed joint‑use projects
Leading practices toolkit for school boards considering a joint‑use school (PDF) — recommended approaches for designing, planning and operating shared schools

Pupil accommodation review guideline

The Pupil accommodation review guideline (PDF) sets out minimum standards for school boards when conducting pupil accommodation reviews. School boards must use the guideline to develop their own board policy, including their public consultation process.

Note: Since 2017, Ontario has asked school boards not to begin new pupil accommodation reviews.