TORONTO, May 16, 2001 (LSN.ca) – In a press release issued last week, the Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops praised, “the Ontario government for having taken a first initiative to support parents who for conscientious reasons choose to send their children to faith based independent schools.” The press release notes “the OCCB has long been in support of parental choice in such matters.”
The government proposes to phase in a partial tax credit, beginning in the 2002 taxation year, that would be provided for kindergarten, elementary and secondary tuition fees at independent schools in Ontario. The credit rates, to be applied to the first $7,000 of tuition fees exclusively, are proposed to be phased in over a five-year period starting at 10% of tuition and capping at 50% of tuition.
See the OCCB release: https://www.occb.on.ca/english/pressfund.html
See related LifeSite coverage: https://lsn.ca/ldn/2001/may/010510.html#1