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U.S. edtech company wants to discuss contracts with Ontario school boards while it’s investigated over data breach affecting hundreds of Canadian schools

Carly Penrose
Carly is a Toronto-based journalist. She holds a master of journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Her work has appeared in the National Post, This Magazine and The Canadian Press.
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Carly Penrose

26 June, 2025 • 2 min read

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PowerSchool, a California-based education software company whose products are used by school boards across Canada, registered a lobbyist “to understand Ontario's procurement rules regarding cross-border corporations and is requesting clarification on upcoming school board procurements.”

On March 4, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said no U.S. companies would be eligible for provincial government contracts worth more than $121,000 unless only American suppliers can offer the service. The policy applies to school boards, which are responsible for their own procurement processes independent of the provincial government.

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Ontario legislature shown here in 2023. A former Infrastructure Ontario vice president registered to lobby his former colleagues six months after leaving his position at the Crown corporation. (The Canadian Press/Andrew Lahodynskyj)</span>

U.S. edtech company wants to discuss contracts with Ontario school boards while it’s investigated over data breach affecting hundreds of Canadian schools

Carly Penrose

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