Ontario Model Parliament

Ontario Model Parliament
OMP Shield Logo
Abbreviation OMP
Motto Engaging Students in Democracy since 1986
Formation 1986
Type NGO
Purpose Education
Headquarters Upper Canada College
Location
Region served
Ontario
Official language
English
Conference Chair
 Aleksei Wan
Faculty Advisor
 Mr. Matt Griem
Affiliations UCC
Website OMP

The Ontario Model Parliament (OMP) is a model parliament for high school students in Ontario, Canada. The OMP was founded in 1986, much through the efforts of Dr. Paul Bennett, a former history master at Upper Canada College in Toronto. The OMP is not affiliated with any political party.

More than 200 students participate in the OMP each year. The annual OMP commences with an "Elections Day", in which the "government" and "opposition" are established. The delegates then prepare their "legislation" for the legislative sessions held in the spring. The students convene at Queen's Park, the legislative building for Ontario. The students debate their bills as if they were real Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). In addition, the delegates hear from keynote speakers. In the past, such speakers have included The Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell (Lieutenant Governor of Ontario) in 2015, Kathleen Wynne (Premier of Ontario) in 2014, John Tory (formerly the Leader of the Opposition for Ontario and currently Mayor of Toronto), James Bartleman (formerly the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario) and Rex Murphy (political commentator and host of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Cross Country Checkup). Ontario Model Parliament celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2011.

Past simulations

Ontario Model Parliament
Session Year Location Junior Premier Senior Premier Chairs
30 2015 University of Toronto & Queen's Park Adam Rothman Kyle Fitzgerald Aleksei Wan
29 2014 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Jordan Samaroo Conor Healy Aleksei Wan & Sachin Pasricha
28 2013 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Nikhil Kassum Romeo Tello Christopher Taylor & Sachin Pasricha
27 2012 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Conor Healy Kaleem Hawa Ryan Manucha, Malik Ismail, Sebastian Marotta & Shashwat Koirala
26 2011 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Lucas Manucha Kaleem Hawa Jamie Henderson, Ryan Manucha & Shashwat Koirala
25 2010 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Christopher Taylor Kaleem Hawa Ali Jutha & Jamie Henderson
24 2009 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Taylor Webb Jeremiah Rivers John Henderson & Ali Jutha
23 2008 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Ryan Manucha Kyle Crawford David Marshall & John Henderson
22 2007 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Steven Xu Will Meneray Emma Groia & David Marshall
21 2006 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Jaimie Hildebrand Olivier Mclean Emma Groia & Brandon Soeiro
20 2005 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Steven Lee Shamir Dawood Brandon Soeiro & Zachary Schwartz
19 2004 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Chris Horkins Rahim Bapoo & Brandon Soeiro
18 2003 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Farouk Hussein Mark Salzman & Derrick Leung
17 2002 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Chanakya Sethi
16 2001 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Ryan Gallagher
15 2000 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Jonathan Schachter & Jamie Cameron
14 1999 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Sagar Chandaria & Tim Tutsch
13 1998 Upper Canada College & Queen's Park Martin Ross

Dates

For 2015, the dates for OMP are the following:

Governance

For 2015, the Ontario Model Parliament Executive includes:

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