Education funding, 2021-22
Learn about government funding for school boards. School boards can find information on grants and links to information about education funding from previous years.
2021-22 Grants for Student Needs
The Ministry of Education provides information about Grants for Student Needs (GSN) funding to school boards through memoranda to the sector.
- Memorandum 2021 B07: Planning for the 2021-2022 school year (PDF)
- Memorandum 2021 B08: 2021-22 Grants for Student Needs funding (GSN) (PDF)
- Memorandum 2021 B09: Capital funding for the 2021-22 school year (PDF)
- Memorandum 2021 B10: 2021-22 Priorities and Partnership Fund (PDF)
- Appendix A – 2021-22 Priorities and Partnerships Funding allocations (PDF)
- Memorandum 2021 SB06: Special Education Grant and mental health funding changes for 2021-22 (PDF)
- Memorandum 2021 SB07: Student transportation – Grants for Student Needs 2021-22 (PDF)
Ministry publications
Technical paper
The Technical paper 2021-22 contains:
- an overview of the grant formulas
- the details of the grant formulas
- other criteria for education funding through the Grants for Student Needs (GSN)
These are used to calculate school boards’ 2021-22 allocations for budgeting and financial reporting purposes.
Addendum to the 2021-22 technical paper: education funding modifications for isolate board school authorities
In Ontario, there are four isolate board school authorities which require modified funding formulas due to their unique circumstances, including the remoteness of their locations and that each board represents only one school. These boards are:
- James Bay Lowlands Secondary School Board (SSB)
- Moose Factory Island District School Area Board (DSAB)
- Moosonee District School Area Board (DSAB)
- Penetanguishene Protestant Separate School Board (PSSB)
Funding for these four isolate boards follows the same methodology as outlined in the technical paper with the specific modifications that are outlined in this addendum.
Grants for Student Needs projections for the 2021-22 school year
Find tables containing projected board-by-board allocations of the Grants for Student Needs (GSN) including other related information for the 2021-22 school year. The funding projections have been prepared by the Ministry of Education and are based on enrolment and other data provided by school boards.
The tables also contain board-by-board allocations from prior years.
2021-22 Education funding: a guide to the Special Education Grant
This guide provides an overview of special education and how it is funded in Ontario.
Special education funding guidelines: Special Equipment Amount (SEA), 2021-22
The Special Equipment Amount (SEA) guidelines outline the purpose of SEA funding, the eligibility criteria, SEA funding processes and reporting requirements for school boards.
Special education funding guidelines: Special Incidence Portion (SIP), 2021-22
Special Incidence Portion (SIP) guidelines outline the purpose of SIP funding, the eligibility criteria, SIP funding processes and reporting requirements for school boards.
List of schools eligible for Rural and Northern Education Fund allocation, revised July 2021
Find a list of schools eligible for funding through the Rural and Northern Education Fund allocation. The list comprises schools in which at least half of the students are from rural communities, with modifications made by board of trustees’ motion.
Reciprocal Education Approach
Base fee amounts per school board for 2021-22 under the reciprocal education approach.
Disclaimer
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- provide you with the content within 15 business days
Supporting regulations
- O. Reg. 616/21: Grants for Student Needs – Legislative Grants for the 2021-22 School Board Fiscal Year
- O. Reg. 617/21: Calculation of Fees for Pupils for the 2021-22 School Board Fiscal Year
References
- District school board and school authority tangible capital assets: provincial accounting policies and implementation guide, revised January 2021 (PDF)
- The secondary curriculum documents
- The Ministry of Education Uniform Code of Accounts, revised April 2021 (PDF)
- Contact us for Geographic adjustment factors – school facility specific, May 2015
- Contact us for Variable area per pupil benchmark table, May 2015
- Contact us for User Guide for the School Facilities Inventory System Application, dated November 2009
- Memorandum 2018 SB05: Cash management strategy (PDF)
- Memorandum 2018 SB19: Cash management strategy – proceeds of disposition (PDF)
- Supplementary application form for enhanced education and treatment (EET) programs (PDF)
- Application form for an education and community partnership program for 2021-22 (ECPP)
- Ontario schools, kindergarten to Grade 12: Policy and program requirements, 2016
- Memorandum 2021 SB07: Student transportation – Grants for Student Needs 2021-22 (PDF)
- Memorandum 2021 B12: COVID-19 resilience infrastructure stream: education related (CVRIS-EDU) projects – approvals (PDF)
- Appendix A: approved projects (Word, Excel)
- Contact us for The Report of the Pupil Accommodation Review Committee, dated August 1998
- Contact us to read the agreement and declaration of trusts between Ontario, various unions, associations and trustees’ associations
Previous years
For older funding information please contact:
Education Labour and Finance Division (edulabfinance@ontario.ca)