School Bus Ontario (SBO) is a non-profit association providing 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 CBO.
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“September of Discontent” Could Lead to Student Bus Disruptions as Operating Costs Soar Aug. 30, 2024 – The Ontario Government has severely slashed funding for school bus operators in many [...] -
May 2024 The Ministry of Education has released the 2024/25 school year funding – which has been renamed from Grants for Student Needs (GSN) to Core Education Funding (CEF.) Student [...] -
Retention and Recruitment Bonus The new Retention and Recruit bonus (R&R) is rolling out across the province and SBO is working to create a smoother transition so that next year, [...] -
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 [...] -
MVIS LICENCE RENEWAL – 2024 August 4, 2023 Message from MTO to School Bus Ontario Recently I wrote to you to advise of the Ministry of Transportation’s (MTO) decision to [...] -
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 [...]