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Ford government takes over Peel District School Board, puts York Catholic board ‘on notice’
- On Jan. 28, 2026, Paul Calandra, Ontario's Minister of Education, placed Peel District School Board under provincial supervision and gave York Catholic District School Board 14 days to respond.
- The province said York Catholic District School Board has run deficits for five consecutive years and depleted reserves, raising doubts about its long-term budget sustainability.
- The intervention halted a mid-year layoff plan that would have cut 60 classroom teachers, affecting about 1,400 students in Peel District School Board.
- Calandra said he will review responses from Peel District School Board within two weeks and decide on supervision, warning, "I think they'll be hard pressed to convince me in 14 days that they will change what has been five years of, frankly, mismanagement and bad decision-making."
- Amid broader interventions, York Catholic District School Board's Jan. 27 meeting lost quorum after trustees defeated an audit motion, with six other school boards already under provincial supervision.
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Ford government takes over Peel District School Board, puts York Catholic board ‘on notice’
Ontario is placing the Peel District School Board (PDSB) under provincial supervision and warning the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) it could be next, citing serious concerns about governance failures, internal conflict and long-term financial instability.
·Canada
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Ontario education minister putting Peel school board under provincial control
Ontario's education minister placed a seventh school board under supervision Wednesday in order to prevent dozens of teachers from being laid off, he says, and he is planning to soon take control of another board over financial concerns.
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