2025/26 Interim Operating Grants

Last updated on December 18, 2025

Government is providing an additional $114 million in operating grants to school districts in 2025/26 that total an estimated $7.267 billion.

The ministry is increasing the basic per-student allocation for standard, alternate and continuing education schools by 1.1% for 2025/26.

Other changes include:

  • An additional $87.0 million for students with disabilities or diverse abilities, an 8.9% increase.
  • An additional $1.2 million in the Indigenous Education Targeted Funding, a 1.1% increase.
  • An additional $2.3 million for English and French Language Learners (ELL/FLL), a 1.4% increase.

Supplement Rate Increases

Supplement 2025/26
Rate Increase
2025/26
Rates
Basic Allocation
     (standard, continuing education and alternate schools)
$100 $9,015
Basic Allocation
     (online learning)
$80 $7,280
Inclusive Education  â€’  Level 1 $570 $51,300
Inclusive Education  â€’  Level 2 $270 $24,340
Inclusive Education  â€’  Level 3 $140 $12,300
English / French Language Learners $20 $1,815
Indigenous Education $20 $1,790
Non-graduated Adult Education $65 $5,755
Summer Learning
     (Gr 1-9)
$5 $260
Summer Learning
     (Gr 10-12)
$5 $510

Please refer to the following documents for more details and district specific grant estimates:

2025/26 Operating Grants Manual
     (March 2025)
PDF  
Overview of the 2025/26 Operating Grant Allocation Formula
     (December 2025)
PDF  
2025/26 Operating Grant Tables
     (December 2025)
PDF XLSX
Summary of Grants to Date, 2025/26
     (December 2025)
PDF XLSX
Summary of 2025/26 Operating Grant Announcement
     (December 2025)
PDF  
National School Food Program (Federal)
     (September 2025)
PDF  

 

 

2025/26 Interim Operating Grants Summary by School District

     (December 2025)

Funding for Graduated Adult Enrolment

2025/26 Graduated Adult Enrolment and Funding  (PDF)  (updated December 2025)

Funding Estimator Program for 2025/26, 2026/27 and 2027/28

Funding and Allocation makes available to boards a tool to assist in estimating their funding for the next three years.

The Estimator is in the form of an Excel workbook and can be input with a district's projected enrolments to estimate a particular year's funding.

A customized Estimator for a district will be provided on request by e-mail to Michael Lebrun.