PART IX FINANCE
Legislative grants
234 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations governing the making of grants, from money appropriated by the Legislature, (a) for educational purposes; (b) for the construction of child care facilities; (c) for the construction of facilities for the co-ordination and provision of services and programs that, (i) promote healthy emotional, social and physical development in children, (ii) help children succeed in school, or (iii) provide other assistance, advice, education or training relating to the care and development of children; (d) to promote the use of school buildings and premises by community groups and to allow community groups to use such buildings and premises. 2006, c. 10, s. 28; 2018, c. 8, Sched. 9, s. 4. Same (1.1) A regulation made under subsection (1) may set out rules respecting the number of instalments in which payments of legislative grants shall be paid to boards, the dates on which the payments shall be made and the amounts of the payments as a percentage of the total amount payable to the boards.  2009, c. 34, Sched. I, s. 7 (1). (1.2) Repealed:  2009, c. 34, Sched. I, s. 7 (1). Same (2) Regulations made under subsection (1) shall ensure that the legislation and regulations governing education funding operate in a fair and non-discriminatory manner, (a) as between English-language public boards and English-language Roman Catholic boards; and (b) as between French-language public district school boards and French-language separate district school boards.  1997, c. 31, s. 113 (1). Same (3) Regulations made under subsection (1) shall ensure that the legislation and regulations governing education funding operate so as to respect the rights given by section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  1997, c. 31, s. 113 (1). Same (4) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a regulation made under subsection (1) may, (a) provide for the method of calculating or determining any thing for the purposes of calculating or paying all or part of a legislative grant; (b) prescribe the conditions governing the calculation or payment of all or part of a legislative grant; (c) authorize the Minister to, (i) withhold all or part of a legislative grant or delay payment of an instalment of a legislative grant if a condition of the legislative grant is not satisfied, or (ii) require that all or part of a legislative grant be repaid if a condition of the grant is not satisfied.  1997, c. 31, s. 113 (1); 2009, c. 34, Sched. I, s. 7 (2). Same (5) Without limiting the generality of clause (4) (b), the approval or confirmation of the Minister of any thing may be prescribed in a regulation made under subsection (1) as a condition governing the calculation or payment of all or part of a legislative grant.  1997, c. 31, s. 113 (1). Additional powers of Minister (6) The Minister may, for the purposes of the calculation and payment of legislative grants, prescribe the standards that shall be attained by a community group in respect of the provision of adult basic education under subsection 189 (3) and the criteria that shall be used to determine whether the standards are attainable.  1997, c. 31, s. 113 (1). Same (7) A regulation made under subsection (1), (a) may be general or particular in its application; and (b) may be made to apply with respect to any period specified in the regulation including a period before the regulation is made.  1997, c. 31, s. 113 (1). Payment schedule (8) The Minister may, in accordance with any rules referred to in subsection (1.1), prescribe the number of instalments in which payments of legislative grants shall be paid to boards, the dates on which the payments shall be made and the amounts of the payments as a percentage of the total amount estimated by the Minister to be payable to the boards.  2009, c. 34, Sched. I, s. 7 (3). Legislation Act, 2006, Part III (9) An act of the Minister under this section is not a regulation within the meaning of Part III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006.  1997, c. 31, s. 113 (1); 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 136 (1). (10)-(13) Repealed:  2009, c. 25, s. 27. Definition (14) In subsections (2) and (3) and in Division F, “education funding” means revenue available to a board, (a) from grants made under subsection (1), (b) from taxes under Division B of this Act or Part IX of the Municipal Act, 2001 or Part XI of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as the case may be, other than taxes for the purposes of, (i) paying a board’s share of the amount of any cancellation, reduction, refund or rebate of taxes under section 361, 364, 365 or 365.2 of the Municipal Act, 2001 or under section 329, 331, 332 or 334 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as the case may be, (ii) paying a board’s share of the amount of the tax assistance provided under section 365.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001 or under section 333 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as the case may be, (iii) paying rebates or reducing taxes under section 257.2.1 or 257.12.3 of this Act, or (iv) paying the board’s share of any amount that was deferred, cancelled or refunded under section 8 of the Provincial Land Tax Act, 2006 by reason of clause 8 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), (f) or (h) of that Act or under a regulation made under clause 25 (1) (f), (h) or (i) of that Act; and (b.1)  Repealed:  2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table. (c) from education development charges under Division E.  1997, c. 31, s. 113 (1); 1998, c. 33, s. 39; 2000, c. 25, s. 45 (1, 2); 2001, c. 17, s. 1 (1); 2002, c. 17, Sched. C, s. 7; 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table; 2006, c. 32, Sched. C, s. 15 (4); 2006, c. 33, Sched. Z.3, s. 8 (4). Note:  The amendments made by the Statutes of Ontario, 1998, chapter 33 apply, except where the context otherwise requires, with respect to the entire 1998 taxation year not just that portion of it that follows December 18, 1998.  See:  1998, c. 33, s. 47 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 113 (1) - 01/01/1998 2001, c. 17, s. 1 (1)
- 01/10/2004 2002, c. 17, Sched. C, s. 7 (1) - 01/01/2003; 2002, c. 17, Sched. C, s. 7 (2) - 01/10/2004; 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003 2006, c. 10, s. 28
- 01/06/2006; 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 136 (1) - 25/07/2007; 2006, c. 32, Sched. C, s. 15 (4) - 01/01/2007; 2006, c. 33, Sched. Z.3, s. 8 (1, 4) - 01/01/2009 2009, c. 25, s. 27
- 15/12/2009; 2009, c. 34, Sched. I, s. 7 (1-3) - 01/09/2010 2018, c. 8, Sched. 9, s. 4 - 08/05/2018 Boards to share in municipal grants