New fee schedules set for non-resident and First Nation pupils at Ontario school boards for 2026-27

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Ontario has introduced a new regulation establishing how school boards must calculate and charge tuition fees for certain categories of pupils for the 2026-27 school year, with a potential rollover into 2027-28 if no replacement regulation is issued. Fees vary depending on the pupil's circumstances: First Nation pupils funded by the federal government or a band are charged based on board-specific base fees set out in attached tables; pupils residing in Ontario on tax-exempt land or reserves pay a flat $40 per month per family; pupils whose parents live outside Ontario but who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents pay up to 10% of a calculated per-pupil cost; and non-resident pupils attending solely through online learning whose parents are not citizens or permanent residents are subject to a board-developed fee policy with a legislated minimum floor. Boards operating under section 68 of the Education Act use a cost-per-pupil-day formula. No fees may be charged between boards. Boards and school authorities should review which pupils fall into each category, confirm applicable base fees in the tables, and ensure any local fee policies for non-resident online learners meet the minimum thresholds set out in this regulation.

Who this affects: district school boards · isolate school authorities · section 68 boards · parents or guardians of non-resident pupils · First Nation education authorities funding pupil placements