The IPRC Process

Education Series The IPRC Process IPRC (Identification, Placement, and Review Committee) is the formal meeting that decides WHERE your child will learn. Source: Ontario Regulation 181/98 Nothing starts until you ask in writing. A principal must refer a student to an IPRC if a parent requests it in writing. Source: Ontario Regulation 181/98 15 DAYS Within 15 days, the principal must send written notice of the referral. Source: Ontario Regulation 181/98. Not a deadline for the meeting itself. You receive formal notice at least 10 days before the meeting. The committee reviews the relevant educational, health, and psychological information and sends a written Statement of Decision. Source: Ontario Regulation 181/98 10 If you disagree: the steps File an appeal within 30 days of receiving the original Statement of Decision, or within 15 days of receiving the follow-up decision if you first requested another IPRC meeting. Escalation ladder Optional follow-up meeting File a written IPRC appeal Special Education Appeal Board (SEAB) Special Education Tribunal Source: Ontario Regulation 181/98 Start the written request endthewaitontario.com/education/iprc-process Source: Ontario Regulation 181/98. Verified 2026-11-03.