O. Reg. 231/25: RESTRICTED PURPOSE REVENUES"

O. Reg. 231/25: RESTRICTED PURPOSE REVENUES, EDUCATION ACT

ontario regulation 231/25

made under the

Education Act

Made: October 8, 2025
Filed: October 15, 2025
Published on e-Laws: October 15, 2025
Published in The Ontario Gazette: November 1, 2025

Amending O. Reg. 193/10

(RESTRICTED PURPOSE REVENUES)

1. Section 3 of Ontario Regulation 193/10 is revoked and the following substituted:

Internal audits

3. (1) A district school board shall use the amount determined for the regional internal audit teams component of the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year only for the purpose of internal audits performed by a regional internal audit team.

(2) Any unspent amount determined for a district school board under a legislative grant regulation for a previous fiscal year that was restricted under this regulation for the purpose described in subsection (1) may only be used in the current or subsequent fiscal years for that same purpose.

2. Subsection 4.1 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “regulations” and substituting “regulation for the fiscal year”.

3. (1) Subsection 4.1.1 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “regulations” and substituting “regulation for the fiscal year”.

(2) Paragraph 1 of subsection 4.1.1 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “but not for temporary pupil accommodations needed for the provision of full day junior kindergarten and kindergarten” at the end.

(3) Paragraph 2 of subsection 4.1.1 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “but not for temporary pupil accommodations needed for the provision of full day junior kindergarten and kindergarten” at the end.

(4) Paragraph 3 of subsection 4.1.1 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “but not for temporary pupil accommodations needed for the provision of full day junior kindergarten and kindergarten” at the end.

4. Section 4.2 of the Regulation is amended by striking out the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting the following:

Retrofitting school space for child care

4.2 Any unspent amount determined for a board under a legislative grant regulation for a previous fiscal year that was restricted under this regulation for the purpose of expenditures that meet either of the following criteria may only be used in the current or subsequent fiscal years for that same purpose:

. . . . .

5. Sections 5 to 6 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

Special education

5. (1) A board shall use the amount determined for its special education fund under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year only for the purpose of special education.

(2) Any unspent amount determined for a board under a legislative grant regulation for a previous fiscal year that was restricted under this regulation for the purpose described in subsection (1) may only be used in the current or subsequent fiscal years for that same purpose.

Northern adjustment

5.1 (1) A district school board that is the lead in a regional co-operative shall use the following amounts only for the purpose of the regional co-operative:

1. The amounts determined for the northern supports amount (part of the measures of variability component) under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year.

2. The amounts determined for the integrated supports amount (part of the measures of variability component) under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year.

Indigenous education board action plan

5.2 (1) A district school board shall use the amounts determined under this section only for the purpose of a board action plan.

(2) Determine an amount as follows for the Indigenous education lead for the fiscal year:

A – B

in which

“A” is the maximum amount determined for the Indigenous education lead component under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year, and

“B” is the expenses of the board for the fiscal year to pay for the salaries, benefits, travel and professional development of the Indigenous education lead, if any.

If A – B is negative, it is deemed to be zero.

(3) Determine an amount as follows for Indigenous languages for the fiscal year:

A + B – C

in which

“A” is the Indigenous languages component for elementary school pupils under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year,

“B” is the Indigenous languages component for secondary school pupils under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year, and

“C” is the expenses of the board for the fiscal year to pay for the salaries and benefits incurred in relation to the provision of instruction in the subject of an Indigenous language.

If A + B – C is negative, it is deemed to be zero.

(4) Determine an amount as follows for First Nations, Métis and Inuit studies for the fiscal year:

A – B

in which

“A” is the First Nations, Métis and Inuit studies component under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year, and

“B” is the expenses of the board for the fiscal year to pay for the salaries and benefits incurred in relation to the provision of instruction in the subject of First Nations, Métis and Inuit studies.

If A – B is negative, it is deemed to be zero.

(5) Determine the amount for the board action plan component determined under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year.

(6) Any unspent amount determined for a district school board under a legislative grant regulation for a previous fiscal year that was restricted under this regulation for the purpose described in subsection (1) may only be used in the current or subsequent fiscal years for that same purpose.

Indigenous languages and board action plan

5.3 (1) A district school board shall use the following amounts only for the purpose of paying the salaries and benefits incurred in relation to the provision of instruction in the subject of an Indigenous language and for the purpose of the board action plan:

1. The amount determined for the Indigenous languages component for elementary school pupils determined under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year.

2. The amount determined for the Indigenous languages component for secondary school pupils determined under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year.

First Nations, Métis and Inuit studies and board action plan

5.4 (1) A district school board shall use the amount determined for the First Nations, Métis and Inuit studies component determined under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year only for the purpose of paying the salaries and benefits incurred in relation to the provision of instruction in the subject of First Nations, Métis and Inuit studies and for the purpose of the board action plan.

Transportation to provincial or demonstration schools

5.5 (1) A district school board shall use the amount determined for the transportation to provincial or demonstration schools allocation under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year only for the purpose of eligible expenses for transportation to and from a school of the Centre Jules-Léger Consortium, the Ontario School for the Blind, an Ontario School for the Deaf or a demonstration school established by or operated under an agreement with the Minister for pupils with severe communicational exceptionalities.

(2) An expense is an eligible expense in a year for the purpose of subsection (1) if it is an expense approved by the Minister for the purpose of the transportation to provincial and demonstration schools allocation of the grant regulation for the fiscal year.

Student transportation and school facilities — spending limit

5.6 A district school board shall not use more than the amount calculated as follows for the purpose of student transportation and school facilities for a fiscal year:

1. Take the amount determined for the student transportation fund under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year.

2. Add the amount determined for the school facilities fund under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year.

3. Add the product of 0.05 and the total amount determined for the classroom staffing fund, the learning resources fund and the special education fund under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year.

Rural and northern education

5.7 (1) A district school board shall use the amount determined for the rural and northern education allocation under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year only for the purpose of expenditures described in subsection (2) that are incurred by the board in relation to a school included in the document entitled “List of Schools Eligible for Rural and Northern Education Allocation”, revised July 2025, which is available on a website of the Government of Ontario, other than a school added to that document as part of an amendment that became effective after that fiscal year.

(2) The expenditures referred to in subsection (1) are expenditures for the purpose of,

(a) improving educational programs or support services for educational programs;

(b) improving transportation of pupils; or

(3) Any unspent amount determined for a district school board under a legislative grant regulation for a previous fiscal year that was restricted under this regulation for the purpose described in subsection (1) may only be used in the current or subsequent fiscal years for that same purpose.

Mental health workers staff

5.8 (1) A district school board shall use the amount determined for the mental health workers staff component determined under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year only for the purpose of paying the salaries, benefits or wages of health professionals who provide mental health services for secondary school pupils.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1),

“health professional” means a member of a health profession within the meaning of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991.

Mental health and wellness

5.9 (1) A district school board shall use the amount determined for the mental health and wellness allocation under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year only for the purpose of school-based or board-based mental health staffing, programs or initiatives.

Student safety and well-being

5.10 (1) A district school board shall use the amount determined for the student safety and well-being allocation under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year only for the purpose of student safety and well-being.

French as a second language, areas of intervention amount

6. (1) An English-language district school board shall use the amount determined for the areas of intervention amount (part of the LRF – FSL component) determined under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year only for the purpose of expenditures related to French as a second language programs or initiatives in accordance with the document set out in subsection (2).

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1),

(a) for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the document is entitled “Eligible Activities/Expenses 2024-25 – French as a Second Language Component: Areas of Intervention”, dated June 11, 2024, which is available on a website of the Government of Ontario; and

(b) for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, the document is entitled “Eligible Activities/Expenses 2025-26 – French as a Second Language Component: Areas of Intervention”, dated July 10, 2025, which is available on a website of the Government of Ontario.

Commencement

6. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.

Made by:
Pris par :

Le ministre de l’Éducation,

Paul Calandra

Minister of Education

Date made: October 8, 2025
Pris le : 8 octobre 2025