In September 2023, Ontario implemented a revised Language Curriculum for Grades 1 to 8.
This new curriculum aligns with key recommendations in the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) Right to Read Inquiry Report  of February 2022. Literacy instruction in Ontario now emphasizes evidence-based, systematic, and explicit teaching practices, also called a Structured Literacy  approach. 

The Effective Early Reading Instruction guide is intended to support teachers’ ongoing efforts to build students’ reading skills. It provides teachers with information on foundational early reading skills, an understanding of how these skills develop in young children, and examples of evidence-based systematic and explicit instructional strategies to support students in becoming proficient and fluent readers.

In Ontario, there is the requirement under PPM 168  of protected time for reading instruction in Grades 1 to 3. In addition, early reading screening is madated by the ministry of education for all students in the publicly funded education system. Access to tiered classroom-based instruction and supports must be available to all students, based on needs identified through early reading screening or subsequent reading skills assessment.