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Minister of Education
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The government invoked the notwithstanding clause to impose a contract on education workers and ban strikes, then reversed course after two weeks following widespread backlash.
Ontario's education budget is larger in nominal dollars than it was in 2017-18, but independent and union-backed inflation-adjusted estimates show a widening funding gap. The CCPA calculated a cumulative $6.3B shortfall through 2025-26. For 2026-27, the province projected a 1% Core Education Funding increase while cutting the Classroom Staffing Fund by $56.2M. Under provincial supervision, the TDSB approved major staff and service reductions as Ontario's five education unions entered bargaining for more than 255,000 workers.