Financial mismanagement and governance failures. The Ministry intervened after the board accumulated a significant deficit and failed to submit a balanced budget as required under the Education Act.
Details of supervisor background not confirmed. Board has since been restored to elected governance; supervisor records are historical.
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No K-12 education experience confirmedVerified Facts
Under the Ontario Education Act, every student with special needs is entitled to an Individual Education Plan (IEP) and access to an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC)
88,175 — children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
1 in 50 — According to the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth, about children and youth aged 1 to 17 in Canada had an autism diagnosis
23.4% — Only 20,666 children have active funding agreements () — less than one in four
$965M — Ontario allocated to the Ontario Autism Program in 2026-27