CALCULATION OF FEES FOR PUPILS FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL BOARD FISCAL YEAR

CONTENTS 1. Interpretation 2. Application 3. Education for Indians 4. Fees, residing in Ontario 5. Fees, not residing in Ontario 6. Fees, s. 68 boards 7. Fees, pupils to whom s. 49 (6) of the Act applies 8. Fees, summer school and continuing education 9. No fee between boards Interpretation 1. (1) In this Regulation, “continuing education class or course” has the same meaning as in section 91 of the grant regulation; (“classe ou cours d’éducation permanente”) “day school A.D.E. of elementary school pupils of a board” means the average daily enrolment determined for the board under section 85 of the grant regulation; (“effectif quotidien moyen des écoles de jour pour les élèves de l’élémentaire d’un conseil”) “day school A.D.E. of other pupils of a board” means the average daily enrolment determined for the board under section 90 of the grant regulation; (“effectif quotidien moyen des écoles de jour pour les autres élèves d’un conseil”) “day school A.D.E. of pupils of a board” means the average daily enrolment determined for the board under section 84 of the grant regulation; (“effectif quotidien moyen des écoles de jour pour les élèves d’un conseil”) “day school A.D.E. of secondary school pupils of a board” means the average daily enrolment determined for the board under section 87 of the grant regulation; (“effectif quotidien moyen des écoles de jour pour les élèves du secondaire d’un conseil”) “day school program” does not include continuing education or summer school classes or courses; (“programme d’école de jour”) “elementary school pupil” means a pupil who is enrolled in any of junior kindergarten, kindergarten and grades 1 to 8; (“élève de l’élémentaire”) “grant regulation” means Ontario Regulation 616/21 (Grants for Student Needs — Legislative Grants for the 2021-2022 School Board Fiscal Year) made under the Act; (“règlement sur les subventions”) “isolate board” means a school authority other than a section 68 board; (“conseil isolé”) “P.A.C.”, for a pupil, means the pupil accommodation charge for a pupil as determined under subsections (3) and (4); (“frais de pension”) “secondary school pupil” means a pupil who is enrolled in any of grades 9 to 12; (“élève du secondaire”) “section 68 board” means a board established under section 68 of the Act; (“conseil créé en vertu de l’article 68”) “summer school class or course” means a summer school class or course as defined in subsection 95 (1) of the grant regulation. (“classe ou cours d’été”) O. Reg. 617/21, s. 1 (1). (2) For the purposes of this Regulation, a pupil is considered to be a pupil of a board if they are a pupil of the board for the purposes of the grant regulation. O. Reg. 617/21, s. 1 (2). (2.1) Any fiscal year referred to in this Regulation is from September 1 to August 31. O. Reg. 207/22, s. 1. (3) The pupil accommodation charge for a pupil is $141 in the case of an elementary school pupil or $282 in the case of a secondary school pupil. O. Reg. 617/21, s. 1 (3). (4) Despite subsection (3), if a board has entered into an agreement under subsection 188 (3) of the Act that provides for a payment by the Crown in right of Canada to provide classroom accommodation for a specified number of pupils, the pupil accommodation charge for each pupil accommodated as a result of the agreement is zero. O. Reg. 617/21, s. 1 (4). Application 2. (1) This Regulation applies to boards for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. O. Reg. 207/22, s. 2. (2) If, as of September 1, 2022, no regulation has been made under subsection 11 (3) of the Act in respect of the 2022-2023 fiscal year, this Regulation applies to boards for that fiscal year, with necessary modifications. O. Reg. 207/22, s. 2. (3) On the day a regulation made under subsection 11 (3) of the Act in respect of the 2022-2023 fiscal year comes into force, this Regulation ceases to apply in respect of that fiscal year. O. Reg. 207/22, s. 2. Education for Indians 3. (1) This section applies in respect of a pupil who is enrolled in a day school program in a school operated by a district school board or an isolate board if a fee in respect of the pupil is receivable by the board from, (a) the Crown in right of Canada; or (b) a band, the council of a band or an education authority where the band, council of a band or education authority is authorized by the Crown in right of Canada to provide education for Indians. (2) The fee in respect of the pupil is calculated by multiplying the day school A.D.E. of the pupil by the base fee for the board as set out in, (a) Column 2 of Table 1, in the case of a pupil who is an elementary school pupil enrolled in a school operated by a district school board; (b) Column 3 of Table 1, in the case of a pupil who is a secondary school pupil enrolled in a school operated by a district school board; or (c) Column 2 of Table 2, in the case of a pupil who is enrolled in a school operated by an isolate board. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the day school A.D.E. of a pupil referred to in that subsection is the day school A.D.E. of other pupils of the board, calculated as if the pupil were the board’s only pupil. (4) If a party from whom a fee is payable requests, or if the board recommends and that party agrees, that the board provide an educational program, service or equipment for a pupil described in subsection (1) under an agreement that was entered into on or before August 31, 2019 under subsection 188 (1) of the Act, as that subsection read on August 31, 2019, the fee in respect of the pupil may be increased as follows: 1. If the board does not receive any funding for the program, service or equipment in the base fee determined for the pupil, the fee may be increased by an amount equal to the cost of the program, service or equipment. 2. If the board receives partial funding for the program, service or equipment in the base fee determined for the pupil, the fee may be increased by an amount equal to the cost of the program, service or equipment that exceeds the amount received in the base fee. (5) For the purposes of subsection (4), if the board providing the educational program, service or equipment and the party from whom the fee is receivable cannot agree on the amount by which the fee is to be increased, the amount shall be determined by three arbitrators, appointed as follows: 1. One arbitrator appointed by the board. 2. One arbitrator appointed by the party from whom the fee is receivable. 3. One arbitrator appointed by the arbitrators appointed under paragraphs 1 and 2. (6) The decision of the arbitrators or a majority of them is final and binding on the board and on the party from whom the fee is receivable. (7) Subject to subsection (8), if the board has entered into an agreement under subsection 188 (1.7) of the Act with an entity referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection 188 (1) of the Act, and the board agrees to provide supports and services prescribed under section 8 of Ontario Regulation 261/19 (Reciprocal Education Approach) made under the Act, the fee may be increased by an amount that is set out in the agreement. (8) The fee in respect of the services and supports referred to in subsection (7) shall not exceed the following amounts: 1. With respect to the services and supports referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection 8 (1) of Ontario Regulation 261/19, the fee shall not exceed $28,518. 2. With respect to the services and supports referred to in paragraph 2 of subsection 8 (1) of Ontario Regulation 261/19, the fee shall not exceed the cost of the equipment less $800. (9) This section does not apply in respect of a pupil to whom subsection 49 (6) of the Act applies. Fees, residing in Ontario 4. (1) This section applies in respect of the following pupils: 1. A pupil described in subsection 46 (2) of the Act who, i. is enrolled in a day school program in a school of a district school board or an isolate board, and ii. resides in a school section, separate school zone or secondary school district in which the pupil’s parent or guardian resides, on land that is exempt from taxation for the purposes of any board. 2. A pupil described in subsection 49 (5) of the Act who, i. is not a pupil described in clause (a) of the definition of “other pupil” in subsection 79 (1) of the grant regulation, ii. is enrolled in a day school program in a school of a district school board or an isolate board, and iii. resides on a reserve, within the meaning of the Indian Act (Canada), on which the pupil’s parent or guardian resides. (2) The fee that a board shall charge in respect of a pupil described in subsection (1) to the parent or guardian is $40 for each month or part of a month the pupil is enrolled in a school of the board. (3) A board charging a parent or guardian a fee of $40 for any month or part of a month under subsection (2) in respect of a pupil described in subsection (1) who is enrolled in a school of the board shall not charge the parent or guardian any fee under subsection (2) for the same month or part of a month in respect of another pupil described in subsection (1) who is enrolled in a school of the board. (4) This section does not apply in respect of a pupil to whom subsection 49 (6) of the Act applies. Fees, not residing in Ontario 5. (1) The fee in respect of a pupil who is enrolled in a day school program in a school of a district school board or an isolate board and whose parent or guardian does not reside in Ontario is an amount determined by the board that does not exceed the maximum fee determined under subsection (2) or (3). (2) Except as is provided in subsection (3), the maximum fee is the amount calculated as follows: 1. Take the amount calculated under subsection (5) in respect of the pupil. 2. Multiply the amount obtained under paragraph 1 by 0.1. 3. Multiply the result obtained under paragraph 2 by the number of months or partial months during which the pupil is enrolled in a school of the board. (3) If a party from whom a fee is payable requests, or if the board recommends and that party agrees, that the board provide an educational program, service or equipment for a pupil described in subsection (1), the fee in respect of the pupil may be increased as follows: 1. If the board does not receive any funding for the program, service or equipment in the base fee determined for the pupil, the fee may be increased by an amount equal to the cost of the program, service or equipment. 2. If the board receives partial funding for the program, service or equipment in the base fee determined for the pupil, the fee may be increased by an amount equal to the cost of the program, service or equipment that exceeds the amount received in the base fee. (4) This section does not apply in respect of a pupil, (a) to whom subsection 49 (6) of the Act applies; or (b) who was a pupil of a board for the purposes of Ontario Regulation 489/20 (Grants for Student Needs — Legislative Grants for the 2020-2021 School Board Fiscal Year) made under the Act. (5) The amount referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection (2) in respect of the pupil is calculated by multiplying the day school A.D.E. of the pupil by the sum of the P.A.C. for the pupil and the base fee for the board as set out in, (a) Column 2 of Table 1, in the case of a pupil who is an elementary school pupil enrolled in a school operated by a district school board; (b) Column 3 of Table 1, in the case of a pupil who is a secondary school pupil enrolled in a school operated by a district school board; or (c) Column 2 of Table 2, in the case of a pupil who is enrolled in a school operated by an isolate board. (6) The day school A.D.E. of a pupil referred to in subsection (5) is the day school A.D.E. of other pupils of the board, calculated as if the pupil were the board’s only pupil. Fees, s. 68 boards 6. (1) The fee in respect of a pupil who is enrolled in a day school program in a school operated by a section 68 board and whose parent or guardian does not reside in Ontario is the amount determined as follows: 1. Take the expenditure of the board for the fiscal year that is acceptable to the Minister for grant purposes, excluding, i. expenditures for debt charges, ii. expenditures for the purchase of capital assets, as determined under the grant regulation, and iii. expenditures for the restoration of destroyed or damaged capital assets, as determined under the grant regulation. 2. Deduct the revenue of the board for the fiscal year from, i. any organization on whose property a school of the board is located, and ii. refunds of expenditure of the kind described in subparagraph 1 i, ii or iii. 3. Determine the number of pupil days for the period from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022 by adding, for each instructional day in that period, the number of pupils enrolled in schools of the board who receive instruction on that day. 4. Divide the amount obtained under paragraph 2 by the total number of pupil days determined under paragraph 3. 5. Multiply the result obtained under paragraph 4 by the number of instructional days for which the pupil is enrolled in a school of the board during the same period. (2) This section does not apply to a pupil to whom subsection 49 (6) of the Act applies. Fees, pupils to whom s. 49 (6) of the Act applies 7. (1) The fee in respect of a pupil who is enrolled in a day school program and to whom subsection 49 (6) of the Act applies is the amount determined in accordance with a fees policy developed for the purposes of this section by the board that operates the school in which the pupil is enrolled. (2) A board’s fee policy must not authorize a fee in respect of an elementary school pupil that is less than the amount that would be calculated under subsection 5 (5) in respect of an elementary school pupil, if that subsection had applied to the pupil and subsection 49 (6) of the Act had not applied to the pupil. (3) A board’s fee policy must not authorize a fee in respect of a secondary school pupil that is less than the amount that would be calculated under subsection 5 (5) in respect of a secondary school pupil, if that subsection had applied to the pupil and subsection 49 (6) of the Act had not applied to the pupil. Fees, summer school and continuing education 8. (1) The fee in respect of a pupil to whom subsection 49 (6) of the Act applies and who is enrolled in a summer school or continuing education class or course provided by a district school board or an isolate board is the amount determined by the board. O. Reg. 617/21, s. 8 (1). (2) The fee referred to in subsection (1) in respect of a pupil enrolled in a continuing education class or course of the board shall not be less than the fee determined by applying paragraphs 1 to 3 of subsection (4). O. Reg. 617/21, s. 8 (2). (3) The fee referred to in subsection (1) in respect of a pupil enrolled in a summer school class or course of the board shall not be less than the fee determined by applying paragraphs 1 to 3 of subsection (6). O. Reg. 617/21, s. 8 (3). (4) The fee in respect of a pupil described in clause (a) or (c) of the definition of “other pupil” in subsection 79 (1) of the grant regulation who is enrolled in a continuing education class or course provided by a district school board or an isolate board is such amount as may be agreed on by the board and the party from whom the fee is receivable or, in the absence of an agreement, the amount determined as follows: 1. Estimate the expenses of the board in the fiscal year for continuing education classes or courses. 2. Divide the amount estimated under paragraph 1 by the continuing education A.D.E. of all pupils of the board, determined under sections 91 to 94 of the grant regulation. 3. Multiply the result obtained under paragraph 2 by the continuing education A.D.E. of the pupil, determined under sections 91 to 94 of the grant regulation. O. Reg. 617/21, s. 8 (4). (5) For the purposes of subsection (4), (a) the continuing education A.D.E. of all pupils of a board is the sum of the average daily enrolments determined for the board under sections 92 and 93 of the grant regulation; (b) the continuing education A.D.E. of a pupil is the continuing education A.D.E. of other pupils of the board, determined under sections 91 to 94 of the grant regulation and calculated as if the pupil were the board’s only pupil; and (c) the continuing education A.D.E. of all pupils of a board is determined using an estimate of the variables referred to in section 92 of the grant regulation. O. Reg. 617/21, s. 8 (5). (6) The fee in respect of a pupil described in clause (c) of the definition of “other pupil” in subsection 79 (1) of the grant regulation who is enrolled in a summer school class or course provided by a district school board or an isolate board is such amount as may be agreed on by the board and the party from whom the fee is receivable or, in the absence of an agreement, the amount determined as follows: 1. Estimate the expenses of the board in the fiscal year for summer school classes or courses. 2. Divide the amount estimated under paragraph 1 by the summer school A.D.E. of all pupils of the board, determined under sections 95 to 98 of the grant regulation. 3. Multiply the result obtained under paragraph 2 by the summer school A.D.E. of the pupil, determined under sections 95 to 98 of the grant regulation. O. Reg. 617/21, s. 8 (6); O. Reg. 383/22, s. 1. (7) For the purposes of subsection (6), (a) the summer school A.D.E. of all pupils of a board is the sum of the average daily enrolments determined for the board under sections 96 and 97 of the grant regulation; (b) the summer school A.D.E. of a pupil is the summer school A.D.E. of other pupils of the board, determined under sections 95 to 98 of the grant regulation and calculated as if the pupil were the board’s only pupil; and (c) the summer school A.D.E. is determined by using an estimate of the variables referred to in section 96 of the grant regulation. O. Reg. 617/21, s. 8 (7). (8) An estimate referred to in this section is an estimate that is required to be submitted under subsection 232 (6) of the Act. O. Reg. 617/21, s. 8 (8). No fee between boards 9. No fee is payable under this Regulation by one board to another board. TABLE 1 DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BASE FEES Item Column 1 Name of board Column 2 Elementary school pupil base fee, in dollars Column 3 Secondary school pupil base fee, in dollars 1. Algoma District School Board 13,125 15,186 2. Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board 11,943 12,301 3. Avon Maitland District School Board 11,552 12,017 4. Bluewater District School Board 11,022 12,191 5. Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board 11,325 11,606 6. Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board 12,301 12,704 7. Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario 11,801 12,658 8. Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario 13,271 15,293 9. Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir 13,367 14,745 10. Conseil scolaire catholique Providence 13,753 16,520 11. Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien 13,572 15,516 12. Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales 27,685 28,938 13. Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Grandes Rivières 16,701 20,624 14. Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Centre-Est de l’Ontario 12,674 13,747 15. Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Nouvel-Ontario 15,495 19,783 16. Conseil scolaire de district catholique Franco-Nord 16,840 20,160 17. Conseil scolaire de district du Nord-Est de l’Ontario 18,285 36,082 18. Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario 18,505 28,765 19. Conseil scolaire Viamonde 13,680 17,909 20. District School Board of Niagara 10,969 11,335 21. District School Board Ontario North East 14,784 16,873 22. Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board 10,918 11,205 23. Durham Catholic District School Board 10,685 11,460 24. Durham District School Board 10,597 11,082 25. Grand Erie District School Board 10,944 11,876 26. Greater Essex County District School Board 11,201 11,756 27. Halton Catholic District School Board 10,281 10,612 28. Halton District School Board 10,509 10,668 29. Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board 10,978 11,296 30. Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board 11,231 11,373 31. Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board 11,527 13,156 32. Huron Perth Catholic District School Board 12,502 12,683 33. Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board 14,745 14,602 34. Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board 10,755 11,544 35. Keewatin-Patricia District School Board 16,359 18,466 36. Kenora Catholic District School Board 18,275 17,958 37. Lakehead District School Board 12,517 13,042 38. Lambton Kent District School Board 11,361 12,180 39. Limestone District School Board 11,475 12,665 40. London District Catholic School Board 10,780 11,217 41. Near North District School Board 12,957 13,972 42. Niagara Catholic District School Board 11,105 11,378 43. Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board 14,881 15,297 44. Northeastern Catholic District School Board 16,700 16,934 45. Northwest Catholic District School Board 18,145 - 46. Ottawa-Carleton District School Board 11,144 11,490 47. Ottawa Catholic District School Board 11,027 11,644 48. Peel District School Board 10,947 10,965 49. Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board 11,048 11,846 50. Rainbow District School Board 12,417 12,861 51. Rainy River District School Board 17,187 19,939 52. Renfrew County Catholic District School Board 13,328 13,761 53. Renfrew County District School Board 12,371 14,089 54. Simcoe County District School Board 10,639 11,092 55. Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board 10,776 11,537 56. St. Clair Catholic District School Board 11,538 11,817 57. Sudbury Catholic District School Board 12,824 13,570 58. Superior-Greenstone District School Board 22,121 31,856 59. Superior North Catholic District School Board 27,055 - 60. Thames Valley District School Board 10,773 11,312 61. Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board 12,957 13,248 62. Toronto Catholic District School Board 11,482 11,945 63. Toronto District School Board 11,733 11,995 64. Trillium Lakelands District School Board 11,647 12,190 65. Upper Canada District School Board 11,501 12,970 66. Upper Grand District School Board 10,824 11,336 67. Waterloo Catholic District School Board 10,839 11,137 68. Waterloo Region District School Board 10,756 10,885 69. Wellington Catholic District School Board 11,467 12,209 70. Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board 11,154 11,644 71. York Catholic District School Board 10,697 10,992 72. York Region District School Board 10,847 11,059 TABLE 2 ISOLATE BOARD BASE FEES Item Column 1 Name of board Column 2 Pupil base fee, in dollars 1. James Bay Lowlands Secondary School Board 28,409 2. Moose Factory Island District School Area Board 19,515 3. Moosonee District School Area 20,192 4. Protestant Separate School Board of the Town of Penetanguishene 14,118 O. Reg. 383/22, s. 2. 10. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).