School boards may apply for funding for construction projects such as school additions, school replacements or deep retrofits from the Ministry of Education through the Capital Priorities program. School boards identify their most urgent capital needs and submit business cases for these priority projects.
The projects are ranked based on a priority, which takes into account factors like enrolment growth or the merging of two or more schools into one new facility.
The Ministry has limited funds available for school boards. Not all the capital projects submitted for consideration receive funding approval. Historically, the TDSB has received approval for a small number of capital projects through the Capital Priorities process.
List of the Top 10 Capital Priority Projects for 2025-26
Business cases were prepared for the five projects identified below. They were submitted to the Ministry of Education for capital funding consideration under the Capital Priorities grant program in September 2025.
Below is the list of the five TDSB Capital Priority projects. They were ranked to align with the Ministry criteria and submitted for funding consideration.
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Ranking
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School Name
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Project Description
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| 1
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770 Don Mills Road
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Submit a business case to support the construction of a new 564 pupil place elementary school at Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East to accommodate current and future students residing in this emerging community. This future school would be embedded within the podium of a mixed-use development.
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| 2
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George R Gauld JS
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Submit a business case to support the rationale for a 472 pupil place replacement school for George R. Gauld JS to address current and projected accommodation pressure.
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| 3
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Secord ES
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Submit a business case to support the replacement of Secord ES with a new 824 pupil place elementary school.
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| 4
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William Lyon Mackenzie CI
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Submit a business case to support the construction of a 16-classroom addition at William Lyon Mackenzie CI to address current and projected accommodation pressures.
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| 5
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Canadian Tire Lands
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Submit a business case to support a new elementary school on Ethennonnhawahstihnen’ Lane to allow for redirected students residing within the nearby developments to return to their local neighbourhood. A school site has been purchased by the Board on Ethennonnhawahstihnen’ Lane to support a future elementary school.
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| 6
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Malvern CI Renovation
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Submit a business case to support the rationale for an internal retrofit at Malvern CI to create up to four new instructional classrooms to provide relief to the accommodation pressures currently facing the school.
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| 7
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Valley Park MS
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Submit a business case to support the rationale for an internal retrofit at Valley Park MS to create up to three new instructional classrooms to provide relief to the accommodation pressures currently facing the school.
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| 8
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Faywood ABC
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Submit a business case to support the rationale for an internal retrofit at Faywood ABC to create up to three new instructional classrooms to provide relief to the accommodation pressures currently facing the school.
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| 9
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Thorncliffe Park TOC
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Submit a business case to the support the rationale for future school capacity within the Thorncliffe Park Transit Oriented Community (TOC).
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| 10
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East Harbour TOC
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Submit a business case to the support the rationale for future school capacity within the East Harbour Transit Oriented Community (TOC).
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