O. Reg. 288/26: ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY, EDUCATION ACT
ontario regulation 288/26
made under the
Education Act
Made: August 21, 2026
Filed: August 24, 2026
Published on e-Laws: August 24, 2026
Published in The Ontario Gazette: September 12, 2026
Amending O. Reg. 374/23
(ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY)
1. (1) Subsections 12 (1), (2) and (3) of Ontario Regulation 374/23 are revoked and the following substituted:
Notice of acquisitions
(1) For the purposes of subsection 195 (1.2) of the Act, the Minister shall approve or refuse a board’s request to acquire or apply for approval to expropriate a school site or any other land under subsection 195 (1.1) of the Act on or before the 90th day after the day the board submits the request.
(2) The Minister may extend the timeline specified in subsection (1) by an additional 30 days.
(3) Despite subsection (1), if a request is in respect of a board’s acquisition of a school site, part of a school site or other property from another board, as described in clause 1 (2) (b) (i), the Minister shall approve or refuse the request on the day the Minister notifies the board whether or not the Minister gives the approval referred to in clause 1 (2) (c).
(2) Subsection 12 (5) of the Regulation is revoked.
Commencement
2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of the day subsection 9 (2) of Schedule 2 to the Putting Student Achievement First Act, 2026 comes into force and the day this Regulation is filed.
Le ministre de l’Éducation,
Paul Calandra
Minister of Education
Date made: August 21, 2026
Pris le : 21 août 2026
