Please note: the Safety Standards are currently being updated

Please note: the Safety Standards are currently being updated for mid-August 2026. As a result, some of the content on OPASSE may not be up to date. Contact Ask Ophea at safety@ophea.net if you would like copies of specific activity pages from the 2025-2026 year.

Elementary

Secondary
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About

About the Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education
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Concussions

Concussion protocol and implementation tools
Hand writing list

Administrators

Roles and responsibilities for Administrators

NEWS

  • The Summary of the September 2026 revisions to the Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education (OPASSE) is now available!
    Check out the Summary of revisions to OPASSE. This document includes, the summary of revisions to OPASSE along with a summary of the rational for the revisions.
  • Outdoor Education Toolkits!
    Check out the Outdoor Education Toolkits for grade 1 to 8 and 9 to 12 for tips & more to help create a culture of safety-mindedness before, during, and after outdoor education activities. This toolkits also includes lesson plans and conversation starters.