DIRECTION OF THE MINISTRY SUPERVISOR
WHEREAS Order in Council 867/2025 vests control and charge over the administration of the affairs of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) in the Ministry of Education;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to subsection 257.48 (2) of the Education Act (the “Act”), the Minister has appointed me, Robert Plamondon, as Ministry Supervisor of the OCDSB, and has delegated to me the Minister’s powers and duties under Division D of the Act;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to subsection 257.43 of the Act, all decisions and actions I make as the Supervisor in relation to the affairs of the OCDSB are deemed to have been decisions or actions of the OCDSB;
NOW THEREFORE, In order to ensure continuity in the functioning of the OCDSB’s governance structure during the period of Ministry Supervision, and to ensure overarching alignment between the OCDSB’s governance structure and the intent of the vesting order, I hereby direct as follows:
- All current and ongoing appointments, selections, or delegations of members of the board (trustees) to serve as OCDSB governance committee members or similar roles are revoked.
- If this Direction conflicts with a law, regulation, or a Ministry of Education directive in any way, the law, regulation, or Ministry directive prevails over this Direction. For clarity, the Ministry of Education issued a protocol in July 2025, Trustee Roles Responsibilities and Access to School Board Resources Protocol for School Boards Under Supervision, which directs that “trustees cease to have a role in any aspect of the governance of the school board unless permitted by the supervisor.”
Robert Plamondon
Ministry Supervisor
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
View: Direction Of The Supervisor Trustee Governance Role Clarification (PDF)
DIRECTION OF THE MINISTRY SUPERVISOR
WHEREAS Order in Council 867/2025 vests control and charge over the administration of the affairs of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) in the Ministry of Education;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to subsection 257.48 (2) of the Education Act (the “Act”), the Minister has appointed me, Robert Plamondon, as Ministry Supervisor of the OCDSB, and has delegated to me the Minister’s powers and duties under Division D of the Act;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to subsection 257.43 of the Act, all decisions and actions I make as the Supervisor in relation to the affairs of the OCDSB are deemed to have been decisions or actions of the OCDSB;
AND WHEREAS the OCDSB’s overarching policy and procedure framework has evolved over many years to become a large, disparate, and complex governance framework, which in turn creates a challenging and confusing experience for governance participants, staff, and the public;
AND WHEREAS there is significant value to the OCDSB in streamlining and modernizing this overarching policy and procedure framework;
NOW THEREFORE, Based on the contextual information provided to me by staff, including as detailed below, I hereby direct as follows:
- Given that policy P 114 GOV - Advocacy lacks any specific direction or guidance to the Board, making it superfluous, policy P 114 GOV - Advocacy, is rescinded.
- Given that policy P 013 GOV - Community Member Recognition Program established a program that the Board had already temporarily suspended in the spring of 2025, and given that this temporary suspension reflected a recognition that the program had largely outlived its intended purpose and needed to be reimagined or discontinued entirely, policy P 013 GOV - Community Member Recognition Program is rescinded.
- Given that policy P 051 GOV - Director of Education Performance Appraisal Process essentially duplicates a process that is already governed by a comprehensive regulatory regime in O. Reg. 83/24: Director of Education Performance Appraisal, making the policy superfluous, policy P 051 GOV - Director of Education Performance Appraisal Process is rescinded.
- Given that policy P 141 GOV - Integrity Commissioner was developed and issued prior to the regulatory change created by O. Reg 306/24: Integrity Commissioners and Process for Alleged Breaches of the Code of Conduct, and given that this change now makes substantial aspects of the policy unnecessary and in some ways incompatible with the regulation, policy P 141 GOV - Integrity Commissioner is rescinded.
Robert Plamondon
Ministry Supervisor
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
View: Direction Of The Supervisor Governance Policy Rescissions (PDF)
DIRECTION OF THE MINISTRY SUPERVISOR
WHEREAS Order in Council 867/2025 vests control and charge over the administration of the affairs of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) in the Ministry of Education;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to subsection 257.48 (2) of the Education Act (the “Act”), the Minister has appointed me, Robert Plamondon, as Ministry Supervisor of the OCDSB, and has delegated to me the Minister’s powers and duties under Division D of the Act;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to subsection 257.43 of the Act, all decisions and actions I make as the Supervisor in relation to the affairs of the OCDSB are deemed to have been decisions or actions of the OCDSB;
AND WHEREAS the Minister of Education has provided direction that the Ministry Supervisor is to appoint himself to the Audit Committee and to the Parent Involvement Committee;
NOW THEREFORE, In order to ensure continuity in the functioning of the Audit Committee and the Parent Involvement Committee during the period of Ministry Supervision, I hereby direct as follows:
- The OCDSB’s Ministry Supervisor is appointed as a member of the OCDSB Audit Committee, holding all of the powers, privileges, and duties ascribed to the board members appointed pursuant to section 3(1) of O. Reg. 361/10.
- The OCDSB’s Ministry Supervisor is appointed as a member of the OCDSB Parent Involvement Committee, holding all of the powers, privileges, and duties ascribed to the board member appointed pursuant to section 32 of O. Reg. 612/00.
- All meetings of the Audit Committee and Parent Involvement Committee required by regulation shall proceed in accordance with the applicable regulation.
- This Direction shall remain in effect for the duration of the Order in Council 867/2025 vesting order or until such time as the Minister of Education provides a different direction or the OCDSB board is otherwise reconstituted.
Robert Plamondon
Ministry Supervisor
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
View: Direction of the Supervisor - Supervisor Committee Appointments (PDF)