School Bus Ontario (SBO) is a non-profit association that provides advocacy, education, and legislative consultation services to the owners of school bus fleets and supplier/manufacturer/distributor companies across Ontario for over 60 years. We encourage related organizations to become members of SBO, committed to professionally and reliably serving the needs of student transportation in Ontario. For any specific matters related to school bus routes, bus stops, etc., please contact your local school board/transportation consortia or bus company, as these types of service issues lie outside the role and mandate of SBO.
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Driver Responsibilities Ontario School bus drivers are held to the highest standards of safety, supervision, and preparedness considering the critical role they play in our communities. In recognition of the [...] -
Retention and Recruitment Bonus Fall 2024 The eligibility criteria for the R & R have changed from the former Driver Retention Program (DRP) and each consortia has different rules and [...] -
On Oct. 1, 2023 Ontario’s minimum wage, the lowest wage employers are permitted to pay their workers per hour, rose from $15.50 to $16.55, a 6.8 per cent increase. For [...] -
Parents & Caregivers Please note that School Bus Ontario (SBO) does NOT have information on individual school bus routes. To find information about your child’s school bus, you will need [...] -
Fall 2023 Top tips for school bus safety: STOP for the school bus! Every day in every region of Ontario, there are reports of motorists blowing by stopped buses when [...] -
School Bus Companies with Deep Roots in Communities Orville Hammond, standing beside taxi, 1947 Many of School Bus Ontario’s (SBO) companies have been operating in Ontario for decades and, in [...] -
The new amber red system is designed to enhance school bus safety across Ontario. Watch SBO’s Robert Monster, Safety expert, on CP 24 discuss how and why the new system [...] -
Back to School Information With the back to school season underway, it is important to familiarize yourself with the following guidance documents that have been issued by the Ministry of [...] -
As of January 1, 2017 criminal background checks required by MTO for Class B and E licences are no longer being conducted through DriveTest, ServiceOntario Centres or the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Security [...] -
If you have an interest in working with children and youth, driving a school bus may be a great job for you! Approximately 18,000 school buses travel two million kilometers [...]