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Milton’s Catholic School Board Balances the Books. What Comes Next?

From the Milton Constituency Association – Ontario Centrist Party
June 25, 2025

On June 24, the Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) approved a balanced operating budget of $533.9 million for the 2025–2026 school year.

Board Chair Marvin Duarte and Director of Education John Klein praised the effort as fiscally responsible and aligned with their multi-year strategy. Despite being the lowest-funded school board per student in Ontario, HCDSB continues to meet compliance targets set by the Ministry of Education.

For Milton residents, the news is both reassuring and frustrating. The Board is doing everything it can with limited provincial support. But the reality is that funding formulas are not keeping pace with population growth, student need, or facility demand.

What the Numbers Show

  • Projected total enrolment: 36,421 students across elementary and secondary levels

  • Estimated revenue: $546.1 million

  • Estimated expenses: $533.9 million

  • Budget submission deadline: June 30, 2025

On paper, this is a balanced and compliant budget. On the ground, it reflects a system that is stretched thin, especially in fast-growing communities like Milton.

A Centrist Perspective on Education in Growth Regions

According to Syed Mohsin Rizvi, Chair of the Milton Constituency Association:

“Milton’s growth is visible in every classroom, every hallway, and every school parking lot. Our teachers are stepping up, but the provincial support isn’t keeping up. This is not about meeting minimums. It’s about building a future that works.”

The Ontario Centrist Party respects the careful stewardship shown by HCDSB leadership. But we also believe that the Ministry of Education must act to correct a structural imbalance in how education funding is delivered to high-growth communities.

What Needs to Change

1. Enrolment-Linked Capital Funding
The province should tie school capital project approvals directly to population growth data, so that new buildings are authorized as need increases, not delayed by bureaucracy.

2. Mid-Year Funding Adjustments
Current funding models rely too heavily on outdated projections. Milton needs a dynamic model that reflects actual student growth as it happens.

3. Frontline Support and Staffing Stability
Balanced budgets should not come at the expense of under-resourced classrooms or burnt-out educators. Investments in mental health, special education, and support staff must be built into the baseline.

Our Next Step

Milton continues to meet the challenges placed before it. But it cannot do this alone. The provincial government must treat growing communities like Milton as priorities, not footnotes.

The Ontario Centrist Party is preparing a public policy submission to the Ministry of Education that outlines common-sense reforms to ensure funding fairness across Ontario. Milton will be at the center of that conversation.

We encourage all residents — parents, students, teachers, and local leaders — to get involved.

Connect with the Milton CA
Website: https://ontariocentristparty.ca/milton
WhatsApp: CPO Milton CA Whatsapp

A Letter to Milton: Local Leadership Starts With Listening

Strategic Advisory Note: Milton CA Leadership Priorities

To: Syed Mohsin Rizvi, Chair – Milton CA
From: Mansoor Qureshi, Leader – Ontario Centrist Party
Date: June 2025
Re: Milton Needs Leadership That Solves, Not Just Speaks

Mohsin,

Milton’s growth story is undeniable—but the provincial response has been slow, fragmented, and often dismissive of what residents are going through on the ground.

We don’t need to match other parties in messaging. We need to outperform them in problem-solving. Here’s where you start: these are Milton’s five most urgent issues—at the provincial level—and what you can do right now to start solving them.

1. School Overcrowding and Delayed Provincial Funding

The issue: Milton’s schools are among the most overcrowded in the province. Some have capacity over 120%, with kids spending years in portables.
Why it’s provincial: School board funding formulas are set by Queen’s Park, and capital approvals are slow, especially in high-growth towns like Milton.
What to do:

  • Request a meeting with Halton District School Board and identify top 3 pressure points.
  • Advocate publicly for automatic funding triggers tied to population thresholds—not political lobbying.
  • Start a local campaign: “No More Portables by 2027.”

2. Transit Neglect and East-West Disconnection

The issue: GO Transit focuses on getting people to Toronto—but local connectivity inside Halton is broken. Derry Road, Britannia, and Steeles corridors are congested, unsafe, and underserved.
Why it’s provincial: Metrolinx controls GO expansions and is prioritizing regional hubs over suburban mobility.
What to do:

  • Push for local bus pilot programs between Milton, Oakville, and Burlington through provincial transit grants.
  • Make the case for off-peak and weekend GO train expansion—especially for low-income and shift workers.
  • Collaborate with nearby CA teams to present a united Halton Transit Reform proposal to Queen’s Park.

3. Delayed Health Infrastructure

The issue: Milton’s hospital expansion is badly behind pace. Family doctors are scarce, and the town lacks mental health resources for youth and seniors.
Why it’s provincial: Hospital expansions, clinic licenses, and primary care access are under the Ministry of Health.
What to do:

  • Publish a Milton Care Gaps Report—get data on family doctor shortages, wait times, and service deserts.
  • Advocate for a Satellite Mental Health Hub with walk-in counselling for youth, integrated with local schools and rec centres.
  • Propose local medical student placement incentives in Milton through OMA and provincial channels.

4. Mismanaged Housing Intensification

The issue: Towers are going up, but parking, schools, traffic control, and services are falling behind. Residents feel development is imposed, not integrated.
Why it’s provincial: The Ontario government’s housing targets pressure municipalities, but with no enforcement of infrastructure balance.
What to do:

  • Call for a Growth Readiness Scorecard before provincial approvals: no build gets greenlit unless roads, schools, and clinics are accounted for.
  • Position CPO as the voice for “Yes to Growth, Only If it Works.”
  • Publicly challenge MPPs pushing one-size-fits-all targets without infrastructure accountability.

5. Lack of Provincial Investment in Newcomer Integration

The issue: Milton has one of the highest newcomer settlement rates in Ontario, but provincial services (employment, legal aid, community health) are still centralized in Mississauga or Toronto.
Why it’s provincial: Newcomer programs, ESL, and settlement funding flow through provincial ministries.
What to do:

  • Form a Milton Newcomer Working Group to collect lived experiences.
  • Advocate for decentralized provincial service access points in Milton: employment support, legal aid, and mental health.
  • Push for ESL classroom ratios and funding to reflect post-2020 population data, not outdated projections.

Next Steps for the CA

  • Build your leadership team around these five issue tracks: one volunteer per domain.
  • Begin regular contact with school trustees, regional councillors, and parent associations.
  • Host a Quarterly Milton CA Forum with guest experts—urban planners, educators, doctors—who can ground these problems in data, not just headlines.
  • Share one public dispatch per month: what you’re hearing, what you’re working on, and how residents can help shape policy.

Final Thought

Don’t waste time trying to look like a candidate. Build yourself as a connector—between the community and the provincial system. That’s where real influence begins.

Milton doesn’t just need a voice. It needs a bridge. And you, Mohsin, are in the best position to build it—with full support from the party.

Let me know when you’re ready to turn these tracks into team briefs or public campaigns. I’ll back your strategy fully.

Mansoor Qureshi
Leader, Ontario Centrist Party
https://ontariocentristparty.ca