Check out our Partnership Opportunities  webpage and video as helpful tools for understanding the various pathways to engagement. How you engage will depend on what your agency offers, when, where, for whom; and, if there is an identified TDSB need for the programming, service or resource. 

The best first step is for you to view our Partnership Opportunities video. Then, if applicable, complete an Educational Programming Partnership Proposal. After submission, you will be able to view the status of your proposal as it makes its way through the assessment process. If you have any questions about the process by which Educational Programming Partnerships are accepted to operate in TDSB during instructional time, take a moment to view our video on Educational Programming Partnerships. 

Please make sure you save often. Next, make sure you go through the proposal and answer those questions highlighted with a red box. Finally, hit 'submit' only once and wait for the message to say it has been submitted. If you continue to experience difficulty, contact educationalpartners@tdsb.on.ca.

Currently we have a backlog of proposals submitted. We will aim to provide a decision in 8 months. The length of time in assessment depends on the scope or complexity of the initiative being proposed, and if the programming is addressing an identified educational need prioritized by the TDSB.

Please see our reference documents regarding criteria: Partnership Opportunities; Educational Partnerships Criteria; Educational Partnerships Process. A video overview is also available. 

No. The appropriate pathway is through the Permits Department and you must complete a permit application.  

The TDSB insurance program does not extend to its educational partners. Partners are responsible for maintaining their own insurance, to insure against civil litigation alleging professional errors, omissions or charges.

Depending upon the programming being provided, some educational partnership agreements will require an insurance certificate to be provided prior to finalizing a partnership. The certificate must indicate that the partner has a minimum of $5 million liability insurance naming the TDSB as “additionally insured”, effective for the duration of the partnership agreement. To assist partners in meeting the liability insurance requirement, the TDSB has contracted Aon insurance brokers to provide insurance. Aon insurance brokers offer our partners the benefit of insurance expertise by dedicated insurance agents.

Please note the following process: Aon will provide a quote to the partner directly. If the partner accepts the quote from Aon, all insurance-related fees will be settled with Aon directly, after which the insurance certificate will be emailed to the partner and the TDSB Educational Partnership Office. Partners are free to obtain liability insurance coverage from other vendors. However, the insurance certificate must meet the requirements specified in their partnership agreement.

No. TDSB staff cannot submit proposals. TDSB staff also cannot be involved in assessing proposals from agencies in which they have a conflict of interest.