Trillium List overview

The Trillium List contains the titles of current textbooks approved by the Minister of Education that educators can use to teach students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 in Ontario’s publicly funded schools.

A textbook on the Trillium List is a comprehensive learning resource. It may consist of a single resource or a package of resources, and may be in print or digital format, or a combination of both. It is intended for use by an entire class or group of students and must pass rigorous evaluation by a team of qualified Ontario-based education experts.

Eligibility requirements, criteria and evaluation process are explained in The Ontario Curriculum Review and Revision Guide.

Regulation 298, “Operation of Schools – General”, made under the Education Act, requires that school principals select textbooks from the Trillium List in consultation with teaching staff, and requires that their selections be subject to the approval of their school board.

In instances where no textbook for a subject or course is included in the Trillium List, principals must consult with teaching staff and decide whether a textbook is required, and if so, select a suitable textbook for evaluation and approval by their school board.

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Information for publishers

As a publisher or a resource developer who wants to seek Trillium List approval, you should:

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Approved for the English-language education system

  • Math Now Grade 7, GTK Press, ISBN 978-1-55317-617-6, approved 11/08/2023
  • Math Now Grade 8, GTK Press, ISBN 978-1-55317-618-3, approved 11/08/2023
  • Mathology 7, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13537-752-9, approved 08/30/2024
  • Mathology 8, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13537-752-9, approved 08/30/2024

Approved for the French-language education system

  • Modulo Mathématiques 5, Groupe Modulo Inc., ISBN 999-9-21522-057-4, approved 09/28/2023
  • Modulo Mathématiques 6, Groupe Modulo Inc., ISBN 999-9-21522-067-3, approved 09/28/2023
  • Modulo Mathématiques 7, Groupe Modulo Inc., ISBN 999-9-21522-077-2, approved 09/28/2023
  • Modulo Mathématiques 8 ,Groupe Modulo Inc., ISBN 999-9-21522-087-1, approved 09/28/2023

Expiring textbooks for the English-language education system

At the start of each school year, the ministry updates the Trillium List to reflect its decisions to discontinue textbooks. The ministry informs school boards that the textbook will be removed from the Trillium List, that their schools must no longer purchase class sets of the textbook, and that they may continue to use the textbook for up to two more school years as a phase-out period while they decide how to replace it.

After two school years, the outdated textbook is removed from the Trillium List. School boards are responsible for ensuring that expired titles are not used as textbooks.  

The following textbooks are expiring from the Trillium List.

Must not be used as a textbook after August 31, 2024:

Elementary

  • Collections 1 Student Package, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13204-635-0
  • Collections 2 Student Package, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13204-636-7
  • Collections 3, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13197-805-8
  • Collections 4, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13197-808-9
  • Collections 5, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13197-810-2
  • Collections 6, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13197-812-6
  • D2L Ontario Science and Technology 4, D2L Corporation, ISBN 978-1-98995-860-5
  • D2L Ontario Science and Technology 5, D2L Corporation, ISBN 978-1-98995-862-9
  • Literacy in Action 4, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 0-13241-468-6
  • Literacy in Action 5, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13234-417-3
  • Literacy in Action 6, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13207-084-3
  • Nelson Science & Technology Perspectives 7, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17632-515-2
  • Nelson Science & Technology Perspectives 8, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17632-523-7
  • PCSP: Ontario Science and Technology, Grade 1, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77918-802-4
  • PCSP: Ontario Science and Technology, Grade 2, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77918-803-1
  • PCSP: Ontario Science and Technology, Grade 3, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77918-804-8
  • PCSP: Ontario Science and Technology, Grade 4, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77918-805-5
  • PCSP: Ontario Science and Technology, Grade 5, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77918-806-2
  • PCSP: Ontario Science and Technology, Grade 6, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77918-807-9
  • Pearson Investigating Science & Technology 7, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13208-004-0
  • Pearson Investigating Science & Technology 8, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13208-049-1
  • Science and Technology Activities Resource, Grade 1, GTK Press, ISBN 978-1-55317-221-5
  • Science and Technology Activities Resource, Grade 2, GTK Press, ISBN 978-1-55317-222-2
  • Science and Technology Activities Resource, Grade 3, GTK Press, ISBN 978-1-55317-223-9
  • Science and Technology Activities Resource, Grade 4, GTK Press, ISBN 978-1-55317-224-6
  • Science and Technology Activities Resource, Grade 5, GTK Press, ISBN 978-1-55317-225-3
  • Science and Technology Activities Resource, Grade 6, GTK Press, ISBN 978-1-55317-226-0
  • Science and Technology Activities Resource, Grade 7, GTK Press, ISBN 978-1-55317-227-7
  • Science and Technology Activities Resource, Grade 8, GTK Press, ISBN 978-1-55317-228-4
  • SightLines/ResourceLines 7, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13197-820-1
  • SightLines/ResourceLines 8, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13197-821-8

Secondary

  • Accounting 1, Sixth Edition, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13092-332-5 for BAF3M
  • Foundations of English 9, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77471-827-1 for ENG1P
  • Live Ink Trillium Pack B, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13286-400-8 for ENG1P and ENG2P
  • Live Ink: Print and Digital Student Kit A, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13286-399-5 for ENG1D, ENG1P and ENG2P
  • McGraw-Hill Ryerson ON Science 9, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, ISBN 978-0-07072-689-5 for SNC1D
  • McGraw-Hill Ryerson Science Links 9, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, ISBN 978-0-07072-690-1 for SNC1P
  • Nelson Literacy 9, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17635-256-1 for ENG1P
  • Nelson Science Connections 9, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17624-128-5 for SNC1P
  • Nelson Science Perspectives 9, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17635-519-7 for SNC1D
  • On parle!, R.K. Publishing, ISBN 978-1-77200-045-0 for FSF1P
  • Pearson Investigating Science 9, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13208-062-0 for SNC1D
  • Principles of Accounting, Third Edition, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13034-090-0 for BAF3M
  • SightLines 9 and ResourceLines  9/10, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-77026-630-1 for ENG1D and ENG1P
  • SightLines 10 and ResourceLines 9/10, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13028-781-6 for ENG2D and ENG2P
  • Viewpoints 12 and Reference Points, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13039-223-7 for ENG4U
  • Work Smart: Strategies for Career Success, Emond Montgomery Publications Ltd., ISBN 978-1-55239-267-6 for GLC2O

Must not be used as a textbook after August 31, 2025:

Elementary

  • Alphakids 1, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN  978-0-77914-971-1
  • Alphakids 2, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN  978-0-77914-972-8
  • Cornerstones Grade 1, Gage Learning Corporation/Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN  978-0-17629-155-6
  • Cornerstones Grade 2, Gage Learning Corporation/Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17629-156-3
  • Cornerstones Grade 3, Gage Learning Corporation/Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17629-157-0
  • Cornerstones Grade 4, Gage Learning Corporation/Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17629-158-7
  • Cornerstones Grade 5, Gage Learning Corporation/Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17629-159-4
  • Cornerstones Grade 6, Gage Learning Corporation/Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17629-151-8
  • Crossroads 7, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77151-320-6
  • Crossroads 8, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77151-322-0
  • Language 7, Oxford University Press Canada, ISBN 978-0-19542-859-9
  • Language 8, Oxford University Press Canada, ISBN 978-0-19542-860-5
  • Literacy in Action 7, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13507-357-5
  • Literacy in Action 8, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13800-693-8
  • Literacy Place for the Early Years – Grade 1, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77915-638-2
  • Literacy Place for the Early Years – Grade 2, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77916-857-6
  • Literacy Place for the Early Years – Grade 3, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77916-856-9
  • Momentum 1, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77912-097-0
  • Momentum 2, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77912-107-6
  • Momentum 3, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77912-113-7
  • Momentum 4, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77912-119-9
  • Momentum 5, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77912-221-9
  • Momentum 6, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77912-227-1
  • Moving Up with Literacy Place, Grade 4, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77917-837-7
  • Moving Up with Literacy Place, Grade 5, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77917-085-2
  • Moving Up with Literacy Place, Grade 6, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77917-086-9
  • Nelson Language Arts Grade 1, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17629-129-7
  • Nelson Language Arts Grade 2, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17629-130-3
  • Nelson Language Arts Grade 3, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17629-131-0
  • Nelson Language Arts Grade 4, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17629-132-7
  • Nelson Language Arts Grade 5, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17629-133-4
  • Nelson Language Arts Grade 6, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17629-134-1
  • Nelson Literacy 3, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17611-113-7
  • Nelson Literacy 4, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17634-396-5
  • Nelson Literacy 5, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17624-150-6
  • Nelson Literacy 6, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17624-151-3
  • Nelson Literacy 7, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17610-611-9
  • Nelson Literacy 8, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17610-843-4
  • Nelson Social Studies Grade 1, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17682-760-1
  • Nelson Social Studies Grade 2, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17681-954-5
  • Nelson Social Studies Grade 3, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17677-747-0
  • Power Magazine – Grade 4, Gage Learning Corporation/Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17629-344-4
  • Power Magazine – Grade 5, Gage Learning Corporation/Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17629-345-1
  • Power Magazine – Grade 6, Gage Learning Corporation/Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17629-346-8
  • Stepping Up With Literacy Place, Grade 7, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-0-77919-750-7
  • Stepping Up With Literacy Place, Grade 7 (6 Units) Revised, Scholastic Canada Ltd., ISBN 978-1-44300-473-2

Secondary

  • Points de connexion, Pearson Education Canada, ISBN 978-0-13386-544-8 for the discontinued course FSF1P (this remains an approved textbook for FSF1D)

Must not be used as a textbook after August 31, 2026:

Secondary

  • Exploring Business for the 21st Century, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, ISBN 978-0-07089-158-6 for BBI1O and BBI2O
  • The World of Business 5th Edition, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17633-751-3 for BBI1O and BBI2O
  • The World of Business: A Canadian Profile, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17620-140-1 for BBI1O and BBI2O
  • Business Technology Today, Nelson Education Ltd., ISBN 978-0-17633-545-8 for BTT1O and BTT2O
  • Essential Skills for Digital Literacy, CCI Learning Solutions Inc., ISBN 978-1-55332-082-1 for BTT1O and BTT2O
  • Insights: Succeeding in the Information Age, Irwin Publishing, ISBN 978-0-77252-873-5 for BTT1O and BTT2O

Expiring textbooks for the French-language education system

The following textbook is expiring from the Liste Trillium.

Must not be used as a textbook after August 31, 2025:

  • Geographie en action, TC Média Livres Inc., ISBN 978-2-76506-177-9 for the discontinued course CGC1P