2023/24 Interim Operating Grants

Last updated on April 19, 2024

Government is providing an additional $733 million in operating grants to school districts in 2023/24 that total an estimated $6.754 billion.

The ministry is increasing the basic per-student allocation for standard, alternate and continuing education schools by 9.4% for 2023/24.

Other changes include:

  • An additional $129.9 million for students with special needs, a 17.5% increase.
  • An additional $10.2 million in the Indigenous Education Targeted Funding, a 10.1% increase.
  • An additional $26.0 million for English and French Language Learners (ELL/FLL), a 22.3% increase.

Supplement Rate Increases

Supplement 2023/24
Rate Increase
2023/24
Rates
Basic Allocation
     (standard, continuing education and alternate schools)
$740 $8,625
Basic Allocation
     (online learning)
$600 $6,960
Students with Special Needs    Level 1 $4,220 $49,070
Students with Special Needs  ‒  Level 2 $2,000 $23,280
Students with Special Needs  ‒  Level 3 $1,010 $11,760
English / French Language Learners $150 $1,735
Indigenous Education $145 $1,710
Non-graduated Adult Education $475 $5,505
Summer Learning
     (Gr 1-9)
$21 $245
Summer Learning
     (Gr 10-12)
$42 $490

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

2023/24 Operating Grants Manual PDF  
Overview of the 2023/24 Operating Grant Allocation Formula
     
(updated April 2024)
PDF  
2023/24 Operating Grant Tables
     (updated April 2024)
PDF XLSX
Summary of Grants to Date, 2023/24
     (updated April 2024)
PDF XLSX

 

 

2023/24 Interim Operating Grants Summary by School District

     (updated April 2024)


Funding Estimator Program for 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26

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.