Ontario education policy faces challenges

EDUCATION – ONTARIO –
POLICY ANALYSIS
BY: PAUL YOUNG, CPA,
CGA
DATE: OCTOBER 20, 2019

PAUL YOUNG - BIO
• CPA, CGA
• Academia (PF1, FA4 and MS2)
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Supply Chain Management
Contact information:
Paul_Young_CGA@Hotmail.com

SUMMARY
 Education across Canada have seen improvement in
graduation rates.
 NDP and Liberals continue to throw money at symptoms
which do not improve the effectiveness of delivery tax
dollars to the student education.
 Rural Ontario needs a new economic development
strategy
 Education is not being aligned in terms of the jobs today
as well as the future
 Too many students lack critical thinking, interpersonal
skills, time management and judgement
 Too many students have been treated as special when in
the fact the real world does not treat anyone special
 There are systemic issues with programs being offered at
the secondary level. There needs to be more emphasis on
financial planning, biology, IT, chemistry, writing and
physics.
 80-88% of the total education costs go to instruction costs.
Salary, Pension and benefit reforms need to happen to
ensure more money is focused on the students and not
the teacher.

AGENDA
 Ontario
 What is ARC
 Graduation Rates – High School
 Education Ranking / Canada
 Fraser Institute / Education Cost
 Teacher compensation
 Drummond Report
 What is Skills GAP?
 Skills GAP and Productivity
 Government Training Programs
 Issues facing Skills Development and Training
 Hamilton, Ontario
 New Math
 ARC School Closing
 Special Needs
 Skills Gaps
 Blog #1 – Education
 Blog #2 – Online education
 Blog #3 – Wynne Cuts
 Blog#4 – Educational Issues
 Blog #5 – Teachers vs Reality
 Blog #6 – School Boards and Waste
 Blog – eLearning
 OSSTF / misinformation
 Wynne Cuts
 Other resources

ONTARIO AND EDUCATION
 Source – Stats Canada and Government of Ontario
• McGuinty increase teacher compensation when
he took office
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/1
0/31/dalton_mcguinty_regrets_how_teachers_un
ions_were_handled.html
• Students are not being pushed to areas where
there are more upside to jobs
• Student debt is a big issue in Ontario -
https://globalnews.ca/news/3755628/canadian-
student-loans-regrets/
• Wynne and McGuinty policies led to private
sector jobs and investment fleeing the province.
-
http://business.financialpost.com/news/econo
my/public-sector-crowding-out-private-job-
growth-hampering-employment-opportunities-
in-canada
• New tax policies will hurt start ups -
http://business.financialpost.com/personal-
finance/taxes/canadas-proposed-tax-changes-
are-casting-entrepreneurs-as-the-bad-guys-
and-thats-bad-news-for-the-economy

FRASER INSTITUTE / EDUCATIONAL
COSTS
Source - https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/education-spending-in-public-schools-in-canada-2019
There are 100K less students in School
in 2015-2016 than 2006-2007

WHAT IS ARC?
Source - http://peopleforeducation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Ontario-school-closing-list-2017.pdf
orhttp://www.standard-freeholder.com/2017/06/29/ontario-hitting-pause-on-school-closures---media-
teleconference
Based on guidelines provided by the Ministry of education the various
school boards conduct review of enrolment as part of assessing whether a
school should be close or not.

GRADUATION RATES
Source - https://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/81-595-m/2011095/tbl/tbla.11-eng.htm http://www.the10and3.com/the-vast-disparity-in-canadas-high-school-graduation-rates-
00016/
• Many school systems have no fail system. The stats of graduation do not indicate the quality of grads
• Many students, especially in Ontario are struggling with the math and sciences. Jobs of today and the
future require knowledge in areas like math, biology, chemistry, physics, etc. -
https://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/8001901-eqao-students-fall-further-and-further-behind/
• There has been improvement in education - http://www.red-leaf.com/where-does-the-canadian-
education-system-rank-globally/
• Students are not being encourage to enter the trades - http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/skilled-
trades-shortage-costing-windsor-essex-600m-every-year-says-report-1.4168822

EDUCATION
RANKINGS
Source -
https://www.conferenceboard.c
a/hcp/provincial/education.asp
x

TEACHING COMPENSATION
Source - http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/81-604-x/2016001/t/tbld2.1-eng.htm
• McGuinty increase teachers compensation
by 25% -
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012
/10/31/dalton_mcguinty_regrets_how_teach
ers_unions_were_handled.html
• Pension funding issues -
http://business.financialpost.com/personal-
finance/retirement/ontario-is-reportedly-
going-to-overhaul-its-pension-funding-
obligations-and-ease-rules
• Declining enrolment -
https://www.fraserinstitute.org/blogs/school
-enrolment-in-canada-a-snapshot
• School boards have struggle with costs, i.e.
hydro, wages, etc. -
https://tvo.org/article/current-affairs/the-
next-ontario/ontarios-school-boards-are-a-
mess-we-made

ENROLLMENT AND FUNDING
 Source -
https://www.fraserinstitute.org/blogs/bust
ing-the-myth-of-ontarios-massive-
education-cuts?fbclid=IwAR2xJMVY-
OeGSXxuvywquqGZStPfVjl0ZxAgI3RyMU_2y
Ioki3mPN0SiVXI

NDP AND EDUCATION 1. We have declining enrolment as such schools need
to be reviewed for their operational efficiency!
https://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/7419349-
niagara-school-closures-show-need-for-a-single-
school-system/
2. How are you going to create new jobs? Business has
been cutting back due to labor reforms including
minimum wage hikes -
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-
jobs-update-losses-minimum-wage-1.4528669
3. see no emphasis on skills trade, math, sciences
and/or sex education
4. Are you going to deal with teacher’s salaries?
http://business.financialpost.com/executive/careers
/teachers-should-earn-their-high-pay
5. ETFO endorsement -
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ndp-
elementary-school-teachers-ndp-endorsement-
1.4656696
6. New teachers cannot find jobs -
http://www.macleans.ca/work/jobs/two-thirds-of-
new-teachers-cant-find-full-time-work/
7. Teacher retirement -
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/
education/anatomy-of-an-ontario-teachers-
paycheque/article6015968/#c-image-0

EDUCATION CUTS / ONTARIO – WYNNE AND MCGUINTY
 Teaching Cuts / Toronto - http://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/education/2015/03/02/perfect-storm-
means-painful-cuts-for-torontos-catholic-school-board.html
 Lack of oversight education - https://tvo.org/article/current-affairs/ontarios-school-boards-are-a-mess-
we-made
 Niagara School Board Cuts - https://cupe.on.ca/niagara-catholic-district-school-boards-plans-cut-front-
line-school-board-workers-will-impact-services-says-cupe-1317/
 Belleville - http://www.intelligencer.ca/2017/06/24/teachers-union-upset-with-school-budget
 OSSTF - https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/8605412-durham-school-board-chair-says-ontario-
s-education-funding-doesn-t-work-how-would-the-parties-fix-it-/

AVERAGE COST FOR SCHOOL /BLUEWATER SCHOOL BOARD
Source - http://www.bwdsb.on.ca/About_Us/home%20page
Bluewater District School
Board currently has
approximately 16,000
students in 39 elementary
schools and 9 secondary
schools. The board
employs about 3,000
permanent and casual
staff. There are 10 elected
trustees on the Board.
The 2017-18 budget continues the board’s
commitment to provide quality education
to its students
and meet the priorities of the strategic plan
through the following measures:
• Implementing investments outlined in
2017-18 labour agreements including
class size reductions, additional
staffing for special education,
programming and other system
Investments
• Responding to changes in funding
levels while ensuring student
achievement and wellbeing
• Addressing surplus school spaces
• Managing increased labour related
costs
• Focusing on efficiencies and
effectiveness in the stewardship of
financial resources
School Operations/Closing

JOB CUTS / TEACHING
Amanda, I would read the drummond report or AG report
or F/S. Drummond report was clear that costs were too
high. Wynne and McGuinty decided to up wages and perks
to teachers which led to issues with school board budgets!
https://london.ctvnews.ca/parents-upset-as-bluewater-
board-cuts-educational-assistants-1.2425318
https://www.toronto.com/news-story/5474356-public-
school-board-cuts-hundreds-of-teaching-jobs-to-balance-
budget/

DRUMMOND
REPORT
 https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/02/15/edu
cation_cuts_misguided_and_shocking_say_experts.html
 Could it be that @fordnation @LisaThompsonMPP
@VictorFedeli have dusted off the Drummond Report?
 ETFO - https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/future-of-full-day-
kindergarten-in-doubt-as-the-province-looks-at-what-
s-working-1.4274320
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/02/15/edu
cation_cuts_misguided_and_shocking_say_experts.html
The liberals never implemented much of anything from
the Drummond Report

DECLINING
ENROLMENT
 Many schools are suffering from declining enrollment
 Economic development opportunities in rural areas
have been impacted by bad government polices like
hydro rates, carbon taxation, regulations, etc. -
http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2016/10/24/even
-greenest-of-grocers-burned-by-hydro-costs
 PC party would focus on delivering education as well as
creating the conditions that would foster economic
growth.
 NDP and Liberals lack a coherent strategy to address
rural related issues
 Public Safety Costs
 Declining student enrollment
 Economic development
 Aging rural population

BLOG – SKILLS
TRADE

 Source - https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/manufacturing/economic-advisers-push-ottawa-focus-
business-investment-job-re-skilling-205533/
 “The overarching goal of the influential Advisory Council on Economic Growth is to help Canadian
households add an extra $15,000 to their projected annual pre-tax incomes by 2030.
 In its third wave of recommendations, to be released later this week, the council says Canada urgently
needs another $15 billion in annual investments for adult skills development to help workers adjust to the
demands of the rapidly changing labour market.
 The group recommends the creation of an RRSP-type lifelong learning fund that enables workers to
accumulate tax-free savings, combined with contributions from employers and government, in order to
cover the cost of developing new skills midway through their working lives.
 Canada already has educational programs - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/government-
policies-education-skills-development-canada-november-2017
 Canada needs to revamp its post secondary model to better align skills to jobs of today and tomorrow -
https://www.inc.com/business-insider/21-new-jobs-future-robots-automation.html
 Job Retraining programs -The federal government provides funding for post-secondary education via CST
Transfers – All job training programs should be reviewed to ensure money is achieving the outcomes
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/training.html
 Primary and secondary school programs need to be revamp to ensure students are pushed to jobs of the
future - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2017-career-management-outlook-on-jobs-canada-
and-united-states

HAMILTON, ONTARIO – SKILL
TRADES
• The body shop owner said it best “We
need skill labor”
• Wynne has failed the skill trades
• The guy also said it was a photo op
• This is how Wynne confronts the
issues in Hamilton by pushing her
Guarantee Income Program -
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ha
milton/wynne-announcement-
hamilton-1.4082476
• Private sector investment leaving
Ontario -
http://business.financialpost.com/o
pinion/another-multinational-
employer-is-fleeing-ontario-and-
the-wynne-government-doesnt-
seem-to-care
• Trades -
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ott
awa/ontario-budget-threat-
certified-tradespeople-1.3868990

OTHER RESOURCES
Skills Gap -
http://www.thewhig.com/20
16/04/05/job-skills-gap-
worsening-study-finds
Slow Economy -
http://www.slideshare.net/pa
ulyoungcga/gross-domestic-
product-gdp-canada-july-
2016
Wage Growth -
ulyoungcga/wages-and-
employment-canada-july-
2016
Housing Costs -
ulyoungcga/real-estate-
trends-and-analysis-for-
canada-august-2016
Youth Unemployment -
http://debatepost.com/2016
/09/14/canada-continues-
importing-unskilled-
immigrant-while-
unemployment-rate-climbs-
to-7/
Innovation -
https://www.slideshare.net/p
aulyoungcga/federal-
government-programs-to-
support-innovation-and-
business
Career
Management/Innovation -
ulyoungcga/2016-
employment-outlook-
canada
Government Spending -
ulyoungcga/government-
policies-healthcare-and-
education-canada

EMPLOYMENT
ISSUE
 Why? We have youth unemployment as well as the economy is sluggish in terms of
growth. Job creation is only 200K for 2016, but the bulk of new jobs are part-time.
http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/government-policies-broadcasting-canada-
commentary-and-analysis-november-2016?next_slideshow=1
 There are already issue with job settlement programs in terms of both funding and
openings. So, why would we bring in more new immigrants?
 FYI - https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2016/12/09/canada-must-learn-from-
mistakes-to-integrate-syrian-refugees-editorial.html or
http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/a-milestone-looms-for-canadas-syrian-refugees-
month-13/
 FYI
 I guess Trudeau's legacy will be "high tax, lower quality of life, high youth unemployment,
low business investment and big government"
 Yazidis
 http://www.calgarysun.com/2017/02/21/trudeau-spending-28m-to-give-1200-refugees-
asylum-this-year?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-
button&utm_campaign=Trudeau+spending+%2428M+to+give+1%2C200+refugees+asyl
um+this+year
 Truth about the border rush
 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/02/24/what-the-
canadian-media-ignores-about-canadas-new-refugee-crisis/?utm_term=.4314b4bad80f

USA VS CANADA IMMIGRATION
Are the new immigrants going to have the skills to create
the new googles? Link: Videos -
http://video.lauraingraham.com/Ingraham-slams-
Labrador-on-immigration-So-youre-where-Cantor-is--
26275295?playlistId=15975

TEACHING YOUTH TO CODE
 http://techportfolio.net/2017/05/closing-canadas-tech-skills-gap-teach-youth-to-code/
220,000 workers needed: That’s how vast Canada’s tech skills gap could
be by 2020, according to Canadian government and industry experts.
If that gap isn’t closed, many tech companies will be forced to look for
opportunities outside the country, Waveform CEO Kirk Simpson
recently told CBC News.
“If we can find the talent somewhere else, we might open a second
location in the U.S. market or in a European market,” he said. “And those
jobs will not go to Canadians.”

FEDERAL BUDGET 2017-2018
 Source – Government of Canada
Issues
• Provinces have policies for apprenticeship that will required modification to support more applicants
• Universities would have to increase classroom space and equipment to support more enrollment in areas like
engineering, math, sciences, IT
• STDC already exist in terms of seed financing. The problem is more money for innovation is that many deals
require bare minimum of $5 to $10M so that would be like 60 deals a year
• There are already innovation funds that both companies and universities/college leverage
• Startup take time to move ideas from incubation to market. FYI – Canada had already been moving to
advance manufacturing, expert farming, clean technology, 3-D printing, Information technology.

BLOG – SKILLS
TRADE

 Source - https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/manufacturing/economic-advisers-
push-ottawa-focus-business-investment-job-re-skilling-205533/
 “The overarching goal of the influential Advisory Council on Economic Growth is to help
Canadian households add an extra $15,000 to their projected annual pre-tax incomes by
2030.
 In its third wave of recommendations, to be released later this week, the council says
Canada urgently needs another $15 billion in annual investments for adult skills
development to help workers adjust to the demands of the rapidly changing labour
market.
 The group recommends the creation of an RRSP-type lifelong learning fund that enables
workers to accumulate tax-free savings, combined with contributions from employers and
government, in order to cover the cost of developing new skills midway through their
working lives.
 Canada already has educational programs -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/government-policies-education-skills-
development-canada-november-2017
 Canada needs to revamp its post secondary model to better align skills to jobs of today
and tomorrow - https://www.inc.com/business-insider/21-new-jobs-future-robots-
automation.html
 Job Retraining programs -The federal government provides funding for post-secondary
education via CST Transfers – All job training programs should be reviewed to ensure
money is achieving the outcomes https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/training.html
 Primary and secondary school programs need to be revamp to ensure students are pushed
to jobs of the future - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2017-career-
management-outlook-on-jobs-canada-and-united-states

HAMILTON, ONTARIO – SKILL TRADES
• The body shop owner said it best “We
need skill labor”
• Wynne has failed the skill trades
• The guy also said it was a photo op
• This is how Wynne confronts the
issues in Hamilton by pushing her
Guarantee Income Program -
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamil
ton/wynne-announcement-hamilton-
1.4082476

EMPLOYMENT / CANADA
 Source – Stats Canada
Ontario may have higher graduation rates which
is a good thing! However, it is the quality of
student that is the issue at hand. Many students
are told to go to University as such we have
likely more university/college than the economy
can support.
Wynne and McGuinty’s policies drove out
investment in areas likes goods producing.
Goods producing jobs tend to pay 25-30% more
than service sector jobs!

NEW MATH
SCRAPPED
Source -
https://torontosun.com/news/l
ocal-news/levy-the-new-math-
must-focus-on-basics

ARC / SCHOOL CLOSINGS
Hey @osstf @ETFOeducators
You back the Liberals for years even though the education system was a disaster. @fordnation gets elected
as such has decided to dust of the drummond report! Libs also force school closings, right?
https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/7292879-four-durham-schools-among-121-in-ontario-slated-
to-close-in-coming-years/ or https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/seven-schools-in-owen-sound-to-close-by-2017-
1.2867481

SPECIAL
NEEDS /
EDUCATION
SOURCE -
HTTP://WWW.DURHAMRADIO
NEWS.COM/ARCHIVES/117579

SKILL GAP RANKING
Source - https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/09/these-are-the-ten-best-countries-for-skill-and-education/ or
http://reports.weforum.org/global-human-capital-report-2017/
2015 Ranking 2017 Ranking
2015 Canada was ranked 4th when it
comes to managing of human capital
as compare to 11th in 2017

SKILL GAP AND PRODUCTIVITY
United States:
 Roughly 200 million adults in the U.S. today make up the "digital workforce," where productivity requires skills using a number of digital platforms.
 Amazingly, only one out of ten workers from this group rate themselves as proficient with the digital tools they use, according to video training
company Grovo.
 This skills gap costs the U.S economy a whopping $1.3 trillion every year, and comes at a time when productivity growth is already down over
historical periods. For example, the Wall Street Journal reports that the average U.S. worker's output has risen just 1.3 percent per year during the past
five years, well below the 2.3 percent figure during the 20 years leading up to the economic crisis.
 The infographic below from Grovo outlines the cost of the digital skills gap and which skills are essential for the 21st century workforce.
Canada
 Canadian businesses, particularly small and medium sized ones, are falling behind in adopting new technologies, mainly because they can’t find the
people they would need to implement the changes, the report says. And that could have negative consequences. “If Canada does not address the
talent and skills gap, it could cost the economy billions of dollars in lost productivity, tax revenues, and gross domestic product,” the report states.
 Out of 527,000 students who graduated in Canada in 2015, only 6 per cent — 29,000 — graduated from an IT field, the report found. Canada would
have to graduate around 43,000 IT students per year to keep up with job growth.
Source - http://www.inc.com/graham-winfrey/how-the-digital-skills-gap-is-crippling-productivity.html and http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/03/12/it-
jobs-skills-shortage-canada_n_9440872.html

EMPLOYMENT (CPC
VS LPC)
SOURCE –STATS CANADA

TOP CAREERS / CANADA
Source - http://globalnews.ca/news/2944692/the-top-eight-careers-of-the-
future-in-canada/ or https://www.trade-schools.net/ca/articles/careers-in-
demand.asp
Risks
• Healthcare funding –
Provinces are
strapped for cash
• Education funding –
declining enrolment
• Residential/non-
residential
investment has been
sluggish
1. Registered Nurse
2. Truck Driver
3. College or Vocational Instructor
4. Business Management Consultant
5. Welder
6. Licensed Practical Nurse
7. Occupational or Physiotherapy Assistant
8. Software Engineer or Designer
9. Aerospace Engineer
10. Industrial Electrician
11. Aircraft Pilot
12. Pharmacist
13. Psychologist
14. Steamfitter or Pipefitter
15. Construction Estimator
16. Veterinary Technician or Assistant
17. Dispensing Optician

TOP CAREERS IN CANADA FOR 2019
Source - https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/careersandeducation/the-20-highest-paying-in-demand-jobs-in-canada-for-2019/ss-BBUoDW9?ocid=spartanntp
Ranking Career Salary
1 Register Nurse $38,500 to
$120,000
2 Software Engineer $48,000 to
$153,000
3 Account Manager $57,000 to
$101,000
4 University
Professor
$29,000 to
$215,000
5 Anesthesiologist $109,000 to
$580,000
6 CPA $42,000 to 103,000
7 Business Analyst $27,000 to
$134,000
8 Engineering
Project Manager
$58,000 to
$122,000
9 IT Project Manager $53,500 to
$170,000
10 Aerospace $49,000 to
$110,000
11 Sales Rep $31,700 to $74,000
Ranking Career Salary
13 Register Nurse $38,500 to
$120,000
14 Industrial
Electrician
$48,750 to $81,500
15 Welder $53,500 to $91,500
16 Airline Pilot $40,200 to
$150,000
17 Optician $38.500 to
$75,500
18 Pharmacist $44,600 to
$144,700
19 Recruiter $20,000 to
$214,000
20 Clinical
Psychologist
$64,500 to
$160,000
21 Construction
Estimator
$21,000 to
$152,000
22 Veterinarian $28,000 to
$175,000

BLOG #1 - EDUCATION
Hi all, I like to educate many of you on the issues facing Ontario and they are not
pretty. The Drummond Report was very specific that education had to change -
https://business.financialpost.com/opinion/the-drummond-report-gave-ontario-
a-good-plan-then-kathleen-wynne-buried-it or
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/allan-richarz-ontarios-teachers-are-
overpaid?fbclid=IwAR0D8RHxM5y2JykWZIWZZuspTke1VhPE_LEPb8RBM2xs-
YQEZvLu8PRNXsg
Education is 2nd biggest expenditure that the province of Ontario pays out -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/ontario-fiscal-and-economic-cliff
And https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/government-policy-education-
ontario
Funding for education is based on students. There are many schools that have
issues with enrolment. https://www.northernpolicy.ca/article/ontario-school-
closures-a-%E2%80%9Cdollars-and-sense%E2%80%9D-alternative-%E2%80%93-
community-hub-schools-1351.asp
Teacher compensation is a big issues for school boards -
https://business.financialpost.com/executive/careers/teachers-should-earn-their-
high-pay This is a big issue for school boards.

EDUCATIONAL CUTS
 During the election I made comments on teachers, especially the whole education system as such many of my comments were
ignored. Here are examples of what has happen with education and more will come if we trust that Wynne says there is no new
money. The key word “New” money. The board could in fact give teachers a 2% raise, but that means the raise will have to make
up via cuts in other areas of education, i.e. school consolidation, increasing class sizes, transportation costs, etc.:
 http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2012/06/14/catholic-school-board-laying-off-10-library-support-specialists
 http://www.lfpress.com/2013/04/23/london-district-catholic-school-board-says-declining-enrolment-behind-reductions
 http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/141683/sixty-percent-of-school-boards-to-cut-jobs-more-expected-liberal-failure-to-fix-
faulty-funding-formula-creating-another-year-of-crisis
 http://news.ca.msn.com/ontario/mississauga/school-board-cuts-spending-to-balance-dollar15b-budget
 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-budget-seeks-to-close-some-schools-1.1262910
 http://metronews.ca/news/toronto/260938/toronto-and-peel-school-boards-prepare-for-biggest-cuts-since-harris-years/
 http://campaignforpubliceducation.ca/?p=1416
 http://www.therecord.com/news-story/2594137-catholic-school-board-cuts-20-full-time-jobs/
 http://weareontario.ca/index.php/windsor-essex-catholic-school-board-cuts-11-2-million/
 So, why are liberals not providing details of the impact of the cuts? I guess it is easy to shoot the messenger than themselves!
 http://www.hrreporter.com/articleview/9847-1500-more-jobs-to-be-cut-in-public-service-ontario-budget
 Hudak has been very clear on his message on education:
 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-votes-2014/ontario-pc-platform-sees-larger-class-sizes-cancels-teacher-pay-
hikes-1.2642657
 Wynne only did pay increase for some workers in the budget as way she showed she cared for support workers.

EDUCATION
 Teachers are not facing external competition for work. There are very few private schools competing
against the Catholic and Public Schools - http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/privsch/
 Private Sector has more challenges when it comes to keeping people. I guess you do not read skills
gaps, right? https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/education-skills-and-development-human-
capital-management-canada-may-2019
 Teachers were awarded more perks/money despite the provinces running deficits -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/education-ontario-policy-analysis-may-2019
 Vacant government buildings - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-auditor-general-
empty-government-buildings-1.4437910 (Annual Cost - Maintaining the empty sites is costing Ontario
taxpayers $18.9 million a year, Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk found. But she's even more concerned
about the slow pace of the government's efforts to dispose of the unused properties
 Govt cutting red-tape sell land and property - https://www.insauga.com/the-ontario-government-is-
selling-massive-amounts-of-land
 TDSB under utilized or empty schools - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/ontario-to-
put-new-pressure-on-tdsb-over-underused-schools/article23630307/
 Funding growth held - https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ontario-marginally-increases-school-board-
funding-but-per-pupil-amount-drops-1.4396534
 Liberals highlighted that 300 schools needed to be closed -
https://globalnews.ca/news/3298540/education-minister-reveals-300-schools-in-ontario-slated-to-
close/
 Municipalities are not dealing with their cost to serve model https://torontoist.com/2015/08/what-the-
citys-surplus-means/
 Bluewater Education - http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=104323 (selling of
vacant schools)
 Elimination of the Catholic School Board could save billions - https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/is-it-time-
to-merge-the-ontario-school-systems-1.4029050
 Urban Planning Issues - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/urban-planning-issues-facing-urban-
planners-april-2019
 Rural vs Urban - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/rural-affairs-canadajanuary-2018

TEACHER VS REALITY
More fear and smear by OSST and ETFO!
It never seems to amaze me how people quickly hit back at ford when it
comes to spending money on consultants. Wynne spend money on
consultants and you people say nothing, why?
People across Ontario know that Ontario is a mess. The
teachers need to be part of the solution as such chose to fight
the gov
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/education-ontario-
policy-analysis-may-2019
Where is the mentioned of the layoff fund?
Ford introduced a transitioned fund -
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ontario-puts-1-6b-
toward-ensuring-no-teacher-layoffs-due-to-larger-class-sizes. I
guess you missed that memo!

SCHOOL BOARD WASTE AND MISMANAGEMENT
 TDSB and Cell phones “Board Chair Robin Pilkey is upset that her team was called out for looking to spend
money foolishly. I stated, based on numbers from the board’s own RFP, that the cost of the handsets was
between $5.1 and $5.6 million.” - https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-toronto-district-school-
board-gets-touchy-over-pricey-iphone-
plan?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1559609627
 AG/Ontario - www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/annualreports/arreports/en17/v1_308en17.pdf
 Special Need Students “At the Toronto Catholic District School Board — one of four boards examined in the
report — half of the $46.5 million targeted for needy students through the Learning Opportunities Grant was
not used for that purpose in the 2015-16 school year. Instead, that money was diverted to help pay for teacher
salaries and special education, the report said.” - https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/12/06/tens-of-
millions-in-grants-targeted-for-needy-students-arent-reaching-them.html
 “School boards face a number of growing financial pressures that affect how funding is spent, ranging from
the impact of increased employee sick leave to inadequate special education funding that does not address
the growing needs of students, forcing most school boards to use funds from other grants to fill critical gaps.
In addition to those pressures is the increased restrictions on how funds are allocated that have a direct impact
on a school board's local flexibility to use funds where it is needed most – supporting students. ”AG Report
2017 - https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/statement-from-opsba-on-auditor-generals-annual-report-
662368743.html
 Liberals left more of the Harris policies in place including how school boards operate -
https://www.tvo.org/article/over-a-decade-later-the-liberals-have-left-more-of-harriss-legacy-in-place-than-
you-think

ONLINE EDUCATION
Source -
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/high
-schools-students-face-larger-classes-
mandatory-course-taught-online-says-
province
• Internet options exist for many rural areas. Many people
have satellite and/or used the cell towers to access
internet - https://lindsayadvocate.ca/bell-launches-new-
broadband-wireless-internet-service-in-rural-kawartha-
lakes/
• Many libraries and school have internet access. There are
opportunities during the day for students to do their
courses after school and/or doing a break
• Many post-secondary courses and professional level
courses are all done online
• 5G networks over time will provide better access to the
internet.

ONLINE EDUCATION
• eLearning has been around for over the past decade.
The market size is now $325B. -
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2018/07/31/e-
learning-climbing-to-325-billion-by-2025-uf-canvas-
absorb-schoology-moodle/#5765b0263b39
• There are powerful companies in eLearniing -
https://elearningindustry.com/top-10-elearning-
content-development-companies-2018
• Many students and professional struggle with eLearning
as it is self-pace. Self-pace takes commitment and
dedication.
• There are many options with eLearning courses
including blog postings or study-groups or interaction
with the professor. I taught eLearning in the past as
such I provided additional information and support to
my students.
• Ontario like many other jurisdiction is struggling with
both its costs and outcomes.
• Are there challenges? Access to internet in rural areas.
There are options as many towns and schools have been
wired with internet access.
• Students need to learn different skills at a young age
including eLearning. Many companies and government
offer eLearning courses as part of skills management for

OSSTF / HARVEY BISHOFF -
@HarveyBischof do you ever tell the truth?
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2022-election-
education-ontario-july-2019
Funding to education was increased by 2%
Class size was part of the Drummond report
No discussion on how students are not taking the sciences, IT,
math, etc courses
Instruction costs account for 80-88% of a School Board cost!
Source - BMO

OSSTF / BLOCKING
• OSSTF President is not interested in debate all
angles of policies:
• Instructional costs eat up 80-88% of the
school board budget -
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/allan-
richarz-ontarios-teachers-are-overpaid
• Declining enrolment -
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-
education-spending-increased-as-
enrollment-dropped-fraser-institute-
1.4276594
• Education received a 2% increase year over
year increase -

WYNNE CUTS During the election I made comments on teachers, especially the whole education system as such many of my
comments were ignored. Here are examples of what has happen with education and more will come if we trust that
Wynne says there is no new money. The key word “New” money. The board could in fact give teachers a 2% raise,
but that means the raise will have to make up via cuts in other areas of education, i.e. school consolidation,
increasing class sizes, transportation costs, etc.:
 http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2012/06/14/catholic-school-board-laying-off-10-library-support-
specialists
 http://www.lfpress.com/2013/04/23/london-district-catholic-school-board-says-declining-enrolment-behind-
reductions
 http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/141683/sixty-percent-of-school-boards-to-cut-jobs-more-expected-liberal-
failure-to-fix-faulty-funding-formula-creating-another-year-of-crisis
 http://news.ca.msn.com/ontario/mississauga/school-board-cuts-spending-to-balance-dollar15b-budget
 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-budget-seeks-to-close-some-schools-1.1262910
 http://metronews.ca/news/toronto/260938/toronto-and-peel-school-boards-prepare-for-biggest-cuts-since-
harris-years/
 http://campaignforpubliceducation.ca/?p=1416
 http://www.therecord.com/news-story/2594137-catholic-school-board-cuts-20-full-time-jobs/
 http://weareontario.ca/index.php/windsor-essex-catholic-school-board-cuts-11-2-million/
 So, why are liberals not providing details of the impact of the cuts? I guess it is easy to hoot the messenger than
themselves!
 http://www.hrreporter.com/articleview/9847-1500-more-jobs-to-be-cut-in-public-service-ontario-budget
 Hudak has been very clear on his message on education:
 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-votes-2014/ontario-pc-platform-sees-larger-class-sizes-cancels-
teacher-pay-hikes-1.2642657
 Wynne only did pay increase for some workers in the budget as way she showed she cared for support workers.

SUMMARY
 Education needs to re-look at the delivery and costing model. Teacher compensation eats a large part of
the School Board budget
 The provincial government will need to introduce pension, compensation and benefits reforms in order
to control the cost of education.
 Pension plans should be rolled into defined contribution and pensions matching should be topped at
4%.
 The government needs to eliminate the double dipping, i.e. teachers retired then substitute
 The govt and school boards need to look at school closings including building new schools and/or
renovating schools as part managing enrolment.
 More funding for teacher assistance to help with FDK and/or special needs students.
 The government needs to look at policies like carbon taxation, hydro rates, etc as part of reducing the
operational costs to schools.

OTHER RESOURCES
 Skills Gap - http://www.thewhig.com/2016/04/05/job-skills-gap-worsening-study-finds
 Slow Economy - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/gross-domestic-product-gdp-canada-july-2016
 Wage Growth - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/wages-and-employment-canada-july-2016
 Housing Costs - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/real-estate-trends-and-analysis-for-canada-
august-2016
 Youth Unemployment - http://debatepost.com/2016/09/14/canada-continues-importing-unskilled-
immigrant-while-unemployment-rate-climbs-to-7/
 Innovation - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/federal-government-programs-to-support-
innovation-and-business
 Career Management/Innovation - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2016-employment-outlook-
canada
 Government Spending - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/government-policies-healthcare-and-
education-canada

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