Ontario Model Parliament
| OMP Shield Logo | |
| Abbreviation | OMP |
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| Motto | Engaging Students in Democracy since 1986 |
| Formation | 1986 |
| Type | NGO |
| Purpose | Education |
| Headquarters | Upper Canada College |
| Location | |
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Region served
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Ontario |
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Official language
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English |
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Conference Chairmen
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Aleksei Wan & Sachin Pasricha |
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Faculty Advisor
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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), Kathleen Wynne (Premier of Ontario), 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
| Session | Year | Location | Junior Premier | Senior Premier | Chairs |
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| 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:
- Elections Day: April 7, 2015
- Simulation: April 8–9, 2015
Governance
For 2015, the Ontario Model Parliament Executive includes:
- Chairs: Aleksei Wan
- Vice Chair: James Coady
- Director of Academic Programming: Nikhil Kassum
- Director of Registration: Javid Karim
- Director of Communications: Kinton Cheung
- Director of Operations: Shakir Lakhani
- Director of Delegate Services: Miles Hoaken
- Secretary: Matthew Jagdeo
- Head of Press Corps: Derek Lam
- Faculty Adviser: Mr. Matt Griem
