Capital resources for school boards

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 2026 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.

Education Development Charges (EDCs) guideline

Education Development Charges (EDCs) help school boards acquire and prepare land for new school sites in high-growth communities.

The Education Development Charges guideline (PDF) provides information on how eligible school boards can establish and administer EDCs.