Education Act
ONTARIO REGULATION 357/06
HONORARIA FOR BOARD MEMBERS
Historical version for the period April 20, 2007 to June 2, 2010.
Last amendment: O. Reg. 163/07
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
Purpose
1. This Regulation sets out the method for calculating the limits on honoraria paid under section 191 of the Act and deals with public consultation requirements for district school boards. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 1.
Components of honorarium
2. (1) For a term of office beginning in 2006 or later, the honorarium for a member of a district school board, in respect of any year of his or her term of office, shall consist of such of the following components as the board determines, subject to section 4:
1. The base amount for the year.
2. The enrolment amount for the year.
3. The attendance amounts payable to the member for the year.
4. The distance amounts payable to the member for the year. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 2 (1).
(2) A year of a member’s term of office begins on December 1 and ends on the following November 30. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 2 (2).
Citizens’ advisory committee on honoraria
3. (1) Every district school board shall establish a citizens’ advisory committee on honoraria. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 3 (1).
(2) The committee shall consist of six people selected by the board, of whom,
(a) three shall be parent members within the meaning of subsection 1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 612/00 (School Councils) made under the Act; and
(b) three shall be community representatives who are members of a school council for a school under subsection 3 (1) of Ontario Regulation 612/00 (School Councils) made under the Act. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 3 (2).
(3) For a term of office beginning in 2006 or later,
(a) the board shall provide to the committee all available information needed to make the calculations set out in sections 5 to 9 for a member for each year of the term of office; and
(b) the committee shall review the information provided by the board and shall recommend to the board,
(i) an amount for the base amount, attendance amount and distance amount for a member for each year of the term of office, and
(ii) a percentage to be applied in calculating the enrolment amount limit for a member for each year of the term of office. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 3 (3); O. Reg. 163/07, s. 1.
(4) The board shall not establish its policy under subsection 4 (1) until the committee makes the recommendation under subsection (3). O. Reg. 357/06, s. 3 (4).
(5) For the period described in section 11,
(a) the board shall provide to the committee the information needed to make the calculations set out in that section for a member or former member; and
(b) the committee shall review the information provided by the board and shall recommend to the board an amount for the honorarium for the member or former member. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 3 (5).
(6) The board shall not establish its policy under subsection 4 (4) until the committee makes the recommendation under subsection (5). O. Reg. 357/06, s. 3 (6).
Policy re honorarium components
4. (1) For a term of office beginning in 2006 or later, the board shall establish a policy, on or before October 31 of the calendar year in which the term of office begins, with respect to,
(a) which components listed in paragraphs 1 to 4 of subsection 2 (1) it will pay during the term of office;
(b) for the base amount, the attendance amount and the distance amount, if the component will be paid, the amount of the component to be paid to a member for each year of the term of office, determined in accordance with sections 5, 7 and 8; and
(c) for the enrolment amount, if it will be paid, the percentage to be applied in calculating the enrolment amount limit for a member for each year of the term of office. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 4 (1); O. Reg. 163/07, s. 2 (1).
(2) The board may, at any time, change its policy under subsection (1) such that a component is not paid for a year, the amount of a component to be paid is lowered for a year, or the percentage to be applied in calculating the enrolment amount limit is lowered for a year. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 2 (2).
(3) If the board changes its policy for a year under subsection (2), it may restore the original policy made under subsection (1) at any time before the end of the period to which the policy applies. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 2 (2).
(4) For the period described in section 11, the board shall establish a policy, on or before October 31, 2006, with respect to the amount of the honorarium to be paid to a member for the period, determined in accordance with that section. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 4 (4).
Base amount
5. (1) The base amount for a member for a year of a term of office is an amount that does not exceed the base amount limit determined under subsection (2), (3) or (4), as the case may be. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 5 (1).
(2) For a member other than the chair or vice-chair, the base amount limit for the year is determined as follows:
1. For each year of the term of office beginning on December 1, 2006, $5,900.
2. For each year of a term of office beginning on or after December 1, 2010, the amount calculated for a year of the previous term of office, increased by the percentage increase in the Ontario Consumer Price Index as published by Statistics Canada for the period between,
i. July 1 of the calendar year in which the previous term of office started, and
ii. June 30 of the calendar year in which the term of office starts. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 5 (2); O. Reg. 163/07, s. 3.
(3) For the chair, the base amount limit for the year is determined by adding $5,000 to the amount determined under subsection (2). O. Reg. 357/06, s. 5 (3).
(4) For the vice-chair, the base amount limit for the year is determined by adding $2,500 to the amount determined under subsection (2). O. Reg. 357/06, s. 5 (4).
Enrolment amount
6. (1) The enrolment amount for a member for each year of a term of office is an amount determined for that year that does not exceed the enrolment amount limit. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 4 (1).
(1.1) The enrolment amount shall be calculated anew in each year of a member’s term of office. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 4 (1).
(1.2) The enrolment amount limit is determined by multiplying the percentage determined by the board for the year under clause 4 (1) (c) or subsection 4 (2) or (3), as the case may be, by the amount determined for the member under subsection (2), (3) or (4), as the case may be. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 4 (1).
(2) For a member other than the chair or vice-chair, determine an amount as follows:
1. Multiply the enrolment of the board for the year as determined under section 9, by $1.75.
2. Divide the number determined under paragraph 1 by the number of members determined for the board under subclause 58.1 (2) (k) (i) or subsection 58.1 (10.1) of the Act, as the case may be. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 6 (2); O. Reg. 163/07, s. 4 (2).
(3) For the chair, add the amount determined under subsection (2) to the amount determined as follows:
1. Multiply the enrolment of the board for the year as determined under section 9 by 5 cents.
2. Determine the greater of,
i. the amount determined under paragraph 1, and
ii. $500.
3. Determine the lesser of,
i. the amount determined under paragraph 2, and
ii. $5,000. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 6 (3); O. Reg. 163/07, s. 4 (3).
(4) For the vice-chair, add the amount determined under subsection (2) to the amount determined as follows:
1. Multiply the enrolment of the board for the year as determined under section 9 by 2.5 cents.
2. Determine the greater of,
i. the amount determined under paragraph 1, and
ii. $250.
3. Determine the lesser of,
i. the amount determined under paragraph 2, and
ii. $2,500. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 6 (4); O. Reg. 163/07, s. 4 (4).
Attendance amount
7. (1) The attendance amount is an amount that does not exceed the attendance amount limit of $50. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 7 (1).
(2) The attendance amount may be paid to a member for attending any meeting of a committee of the board that is required to be established by an Act or a regulation made under an Act. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 7 (2).
Distance amount
8. (1) The distance amount is an amount that does not exceed the distance amount limit of $50. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 8 (1).
(2) For a board member described as follows, the distance amount may be paid to the member for attending any meeting of the board or of a committee of the board that is required to be established by an Act or a regulation made under an Act:
1. The board member is a member of a board that has,
i. a board area greater than 9,000 square kilometres, as set out in Table 1 of Ontario Regulation 412/00 (Elections to and Representation on District School Boards) made under the Act, as that regulation reads on the day that the board makes its determination under section 4, or
ii. a dispersal factor of greater than 25, as set out in Table 5 of Ontario Regulation 412/00 (Elections to and Representation on District School Boards) made under the Act, as that regulation reads on the day that the board makes its determination under section 4.
2. On the day of the meeting, the distance between the member’s residence and the place where the meeting is held is more than 200 kilometres. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 8 (2); O. Reg. 163/07, s. 5.
(3) A board member may receive the distance amount only once in respect of any day. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 8 (3).
Enrolment
9. For the purposes of section 6, the enrolment of the board for a year of a term of office is the estimate of the board’s day school average daily enrolment that was,
(a) determined for the purposes of the regulation made under section 234 of the Act in respect of calculating average daily enrolment for the school board fiscal year that ends in the calendar year in which the year of the term of office begins; and
(b) submitted to the Ministry together with the estimates required by clause 231 (11) (c) of the Act. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 6.
Service for a partial year
10. (1) The honorarium for a board member who serves for a partial year, other than a partial year during the period described in section 11, is determined in accordance with this section. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 10 (1).
(2) The base amount is an amount that does not exceed the base amount limit for the partial year, which is determined by prorating, according to the time served, the base amount for a board member who serves for a full year. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 7.
(2.1) The enrolment amount is an amount that does not exceed the enrolment amount limit for the partial year, which is determined by prorating, according to the time served, the enrolment amount for a board member who serves for a full year. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 7.
(3) The attendance amount and the distance amount are determined in accordance with sections 7 and 8, with necessary modifications. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 10 (3).
Period from September 1, 2005 to November 30, 2006
11. In respect of the period from September 1, 2005 to November 30, 2006, the board may pay to a member or former member an honorarium that does not exceed an amount determined as follows:
1. Divide the amount set out in Table 1 opposite the name of the board by 12.
2. Multiply the amount determined under paragraph 1 by the number of months for which the member or former member served.
3. Subtract from the amount determined under paragraph 2 any honorarium paid to the member or former member before July 12, 2006 in respect of the period.
4. Add to the amount determined under paragraph 3 any honorarium paid under subsection 191 (3) of the Act, as it read immediately before the coming into force of section 16 of the Education Statute Law Amendment Act (Student Performance), 2006, to the member or former member in respect of the period. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 11.; O. Reg. 163/07, s. 8.
Honorarium for members of school authorities
12. (1) A school authority may pay to its members an honorarium at the same rate and on the same conditions as the allowance being paid to its members on December 1, 1996. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 12 (1).
(2) If a school authority was paying an amount as an additional allowance to its chair or vice-chair on December 1, 1996, the school authority may pay that amount as an additional honorarium to its chair or vice-chair, at the same rate and on the same conditions as applied on December 1, 1996. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 12 (2).
TABLE/TABLEAU 1
HONORARIUM FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 TO NOVEMBER 30, 2006/ALLOCATION VERSÉE DU 1er SEPTEMBRE 2005 AU 30 NOVEMBRE 2006
Item/Point |
Column/Colonne 1 |
Column/Colonne 2 |
Name of Board/Nom du conseil |
Amount/Montant $ | |
1. |
Algoma District School Board |
7,869 |
2. |
Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board |
8,002 |
3. |
Avon Maitland District School Board |
9,360 |
4. |
Bluewater District School Board |
9,764 |
5. |
Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board |
8,987 |
6. |
Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board |
6,934 |
7. |
Conseil de district des écoles publiques de langue française n° 59 |
7,305 |
8. |
Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Grandes Rivières |
7,326 |
9. |
Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud |
7,517 |
10. |
Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’est Ontarien |
8,374 |
11. |
Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales |
5,994 |
12. |
Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Centre-Est de l’Ontario |
8,372 |
13. |
Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Nouvel-Ontario |
7,090 |
14. |
Conseil scolaire de district catholique Franco-Nord |
6,808 |
15. |
Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du Sud-Ouest |
6,939 |
16. |
Conseil scolaire de district du Centre Sud-Ouest |
6,821 |
17. |
Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l’Ontario |
6,237 |
18. |
Conseil scolaire de district du Nord-Est de l’Ontario |
6,091 |
19. |
District School Board of Niagara |
12,356 |
20. |
District School Board Ontario North East |
7,384 |
21. |
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board |
19,232 |
22. |
Durham Catholic District School Board |
11,266 |
23. |
Durham District School Board |
16,436 |
24. |
Eastern Ontario Catholic District School Board |
9,414 |
25. |
English Language Separate District School Board No. 38 |
10,530 |
26. |
Grand Erie District School Board |
10,738 |
27. |
Greater Essex County District School Board |
12,266 |
28. |
Halton Catholic District School Board |
11,694 |
29. |
Halton District School Board |
13,153 |
30. |
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board |
11,336 |
31. |
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board |
14,214 |
32. |
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board |
9,348 |
33. |
Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board |
7,591 |
34. |
Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board |
7,006 |
35. |
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board |
12,378 |
36. |
Keewatin-Patricia District School Board |
7,020 |
37. |
Kenora Catholic District School Board |
6,315 |
38. |
Lakehead District School Board |
8,415 |
39. |
Lambton Kent District School Board |
10,268 |
40. |
Limestone District School Board |
10,073 |
41. |
Near North District School Board |
8,546 |
42. |
Niagara Catholic District School Board |
11,022 |
43. |
Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board |
6,812 |
44. |
Northeastern Catholic District School Board |
6,479 |
45. |
Northwest Catholic District School Board |
6,213 |
46. |
Ottawa-Carleton Catholic District School Board |
12,669 |
47. |
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board |
15,790 |
48. |
Peel District School Board |
25,526 |
49. |
Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board |
9,494 |
50. |
Rainbow District School Board |
9,250 |
51. |
Rainy River District School Board |
6,671 |
52. |
Renfrew County Catholic District School Board |
7,330 |
53. |
Renfrew County District School Board |
8,170 |
54. |
Simcoe County District School Board |
14,297 |
55. |
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board |
10,534 |
56. |
St. Clair Catholic District School Board |
8,536 |
57. |
Sudbury Catholic District School Board |
7,799 |
58. |
Superior North Catholic District School Board |
6,061 |
59. |
Superior-Greenstone District School Board |
6,390 |
60. |
Thames Valley District School Board |
16,959 |
61. |
Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board |
8,241 |
62. |
Toronto Catholic District School Board |
18,678 |
63. |
Toronto District School Board |
25,993 |
64. |
Trillium Lakelands District School Board |
9,600 |
65. |
Upper Canada District School Board |
11,559 |
66. |
Upper Grand District School Board |
11,534 |
67. |
Waterloo Catholic District School Board |
10,287 |
68. |
Waterloo Region District School Board |
14,912 |
69. |
Wellington Catholic District School Board |
8,271 |
70. |
Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board |
10,902 |
71. |
York Catholic District School Board |
14,675 |
72. |
York Region District School Board |
20,671 |
O. Reg. 357/06, Table 1.