Plain-Language Answers
Long, sourced answers to the questions Ontario parents actually search. Every legal point links to the regulation or Ministry page it comes from.
Ontario has no provincial gifted test and no provincial cut-off. How screening, testing and criteria work board by board, and what a gifted IEP contains.
10 min readHow to get an IEP in Ontario: the two routes, the written request to send your principal, the 30 school day rule, and what to do if the school stalls.
11 min readIEP meeting questions for parents in Ontario: your consultation rights under Reg. 181/98, what to bring, what to ask, recording rules and a printable checklist.
12 min readAn IEP is required in Ontario but the regulation carries no penalty. What to document, who to escalate to, and the wording to use at each step of the ladder.
10 min readWhat a psychoeducational assessment costs in Toronto, how to get one free through your school board, wait times, and what the report can and cannot diagnose.
11 min readAn Ontario advocate is not a lawyer and the title is unregulated. What advocates, consultants, lawyers and psychologists each do, what it costs, and free help.
11 min readAn IPRC decides two things: whether your child is identified as exceptional, and the placement. What happens at the meeting, and how it differs from an IEP.
9 min readThirteen signs it is time to call a special education consultant in Ontario, what each one usually needs, and how consulting differs from therapy or tutoring.
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