Ontario's new Learning Recovery Action Plan includes a resumption of EQAO testing, and funding for tutoring, reading programs, mental health, and experiential learning. Unlike plans in some other provinces and territories (see People for Education's pan-Canadian tracker: Education strategies in response to COVID-19), Ontario's plan does not include a long-term vision for educational recovery and renewal. Instead, its stated goal is to get students "back on track."
Time-limited tutoring program star of recovery plan
The largest component of the Recovery Action Plan will support nine months of tutoring programs managed by school boards.
The province has allocated $175 million in time-limited funding for tutoring for the period from April to December 2022. Boards must have programs in place by April 1st, and half of the funding must be spent by the end of August 2022. A further $1.4 million increase is also being provided for tu
The funding is being allocated to boards on a per pupil basis, based on an average ratio of 5 students per staff, though the groups can be smaller (or larger).
