The Construction division is responsible for the design and development of all new schools.  Also the construction division is responsible for renovations, additions and portable moves.

General Inquiries:  905-335-3665 x3253

Manual for School Construction in Ontario

Recently an expert panel of senior staff from numerous Boards across the Province representing Public, Catholic, French Public and French Catholic and hundreds of years of experience assisted the Ministry of Education to develop a manual to assist personnel at school boards involved in capital construction projects.

This manual is a useful tool for everyone to understand the steps and leading practices involved in new school construction and renovation projects.

The manual addresses 4 key phases of construction:

1. Pre-Design
2. Pre-Tender
3. Contract Preparation and Tender
4. Construction

Link to:  Leading Practices Manual For School Construction in Ontario.July 2010

Construction Project Timelines:

Our new construction projects follow an established time line. Many of the steps along the way are dictated by: Ministry of Education approvals, Ontario Building Code requirements, municipal planning approvals and public consultation.  The below schedules are based on the ideal timing for approvals.  However if there is a delay at any step in the process it may delay the project completion.  The schedules may be modified due to the addition or deletion of approval, requirements etc. 

Please note that these are large documents and have been formatted for 11x17 paper for legibility.

Typiclal Elementary School Construction Schedule

Typical Seconday School Construction Schedule

 Projects:

There are a number of projects approved by the Board that are currently underway.