Provincial Homeschool Regulations
The following is a list of homeschool provincial regulation links and information for your convenient reference. It is highly recommended that you contact a local support group and/or the Home School Legal Defence Association to answer specific concerns and obtain current information on homeschool regulations in your province. Should you notice that this page requirse updating due to new legislation/policy please don’t hesitate to contact us.
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ALBERTA HOME EDUCATION
In Alberta parents are required to register their school age child with a school that accepts homeschool students. Students can register in a homeschooling program any time. Students registered prior to September 30 may receive funding. The following links are helpful:
• Home Education Regulation
• Home Education Policy
• Home Education Funding
• School Act
• Student Learning Outcomes
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BRITISH COLUMBIA HOME EDUCATION
The following links and information have been provided by: BC Home Learners Association (BCHLA)
Please take the time to read through the School Act Laws pertaining to homeschooling (Division 4, and specifically Sections 12 and 13, of the Act) on the BC Government Ministry of Education site. Every home educating parent needs to be familiar with BC home education law. Know your legal status; you will need to inform others.
• Registration as a Homeschool Child
• BC School Act, Sections 12-14
• Distributed Learning and Homeschooling - the Differences
• Independent Schools Distributed Learning Programs
• Public Distributed Learning or Distance Education Programs
• Distance Ed Learning Policy
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MANITOBA HOME EDUCATION
The following information has been provided by: Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth (March 2007)
In Manitoba, parents are required to register for homeschooling and submit two Progress Reports per year: one at the end of January and one at the end of June. These report forms are included in the Notification Packages that are sent to all home schooling parents. There is no financial support from the provincial government available for homeschooling. A staff member performs a monitoring and support role for parents of homeschooled students. Homeschooling parents may access the department library for materials.
The following information is taken from the department’s web site and details the choices available with regard to curriculum. Homeschoolers are not required to follow the provincial curriculum, but many do so by choosing the Independent Study option or by combining attendance at a funded independent school or public school with homeschooling. Homeschooling requires that students receive an equivalent education to what they would get in the public school system.
Curriculum Options for Homeschoolers
In terms of teaching curricula, parents may choose to follow one of three different routes:
1. Independent Study Option - The Independent Study Program (formerly known as the Correspondence Branch) offers course materials and marking services for grades 1-12. Print based courses can be taken in two ways; by course materials set out in lesson-by-lesson format with marking services, or resource packages without marking services. At the Grade 1-6 level, courses are offered in the core areas (Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies & Science). At the grade 7-12 level, additional options are available along with the core areas. For further information, call Toll-free 1 800 465-9915.
2. Christian-Based Curricula - There are a number of Christian-based curricula being used by homeschooling parents. Most programs are laid out in a lesson-by-lesson format. Some programs offer external marking services, while others do not. If you would like to discuss this option further, you may wish to contact the Home Schooling office, the Manitoba Association of Christian Home Schoolers, or Hearth Families Incorporated.
3. Child Centered Instruction - Parents may also use a child-centered approach. In these cases, parents may elect to use print and non-print materials from a variety of sources. They may also supplement their teaching with a variety of personal experiences, and activities that occur at appropriate times during the child's education. Some parents who choose this method elect to use the curriculum guides available from the Manitoba Textbook Bureau. (Toll-free 1 800 305-5515). Parents wishing to follow this option may wish to contact the Home Schooling office, or the Manitoba Association for Schooling at Home.
The Manitoba government does not provide funding for homeschooling.
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NOVA SCOTIA HOME EDUCATION
The following information was obtained from: Nova Scotia Home Education Association (Sept 2007)
As homeschoolers in Nova Scotia, we are quite fortunate; we are not required to take standardized tests each year or to send in elaborate portfolios. However, we are required to register with the Department of Education, and to send in a brief report of the child's progress in June. You can find more information and the necessary registration forms on the Department of Education website.
• Home Education Law: Excerpts of Nova Scotia home education law.
• Education Funding in Nova Scotia: A brief on education funding in Nova Scotia.
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ONTARIO HOME EDUCATION
Policy/Program Memorandum No.131
This memorandum provides direction to school boards and schools concerning policies related to home schooling and the excusing of children from school who are receiving home schooling. School boards should bring this memorandum to the attention of parents who are providing home schooling.
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YUKON HOME EDUCATION
Home Education in Yukon: A great government page on the home education process in the Yukon including the government’s definition of home education, how to register, types of support available, community resources and contact information.
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