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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Ontario is set to give the Minister of Education the power to more easily put school boards under supervision and require more boards to put police officers in schools. For [...] -
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 [...] -
New Rules for Ontario’s Employers Ontario’s Bill 190, called the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024, has received royal assent and includes amendments to a number of employment related statues, [...] -
Tell your MPP to fix the funding formula to prevent more cancellations, delays! Send a letter here! -
“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 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 [...]