The province's ombudsman says he is encouraged by the fact that school boards have been working on solutions to busing issues while he completed his investigation into the matter.
In his annual report released Tuesday, Paul Dube says he has now completed his fact finding on the school bus driver shortage in the GTA last fall.
The ombudsman has sent his findings to the school boards and bus companies and is waiting for a response before the report is made public in August.
Last fall, hundreds of students in Toronto and Peel region were affected by bus delays because of a driver shortage that lasted several months.
Last week, the TDSB and TCDSB announced changes to improve communication with parents and try to prevent future shortages.
Dube is not revealing his findings yet, but says he is encouraged that the school boards have started taking action while waiting for his recommendations.
The TDSB says it is reviewing the preliminary report and will have a response ready "shortly."
"With that in mind, we wouldn’t comment directly on the report until it’s official release," spokesperson Ryan Bird writes in a statement. "In general, the TDSB has taken a number of steps to improve communication with parents and to ensure that disruptions experienced in the fall will not happen again.”