The regulations take their authority from specific sections of the Education Act and describe additional legal requirements that must be met by the Government of Alberta, school boards, charter schools, private schools, teachers and parents.
Links:
- EDUCATION ACT (link to full document)
- SCHOOL COUNCILS REGULATION (link to full document)
- Education Act Section 55
Québec’s school governance model is intended to bring the decision-making process as close as possible to the students and to those who are most directly involved in their education, with their best interests in mind.
Links:
- School service centres
- Main characteristics
- Structure of a school services centre
- Governing boards
- Board of directors of a school service centre
At the request of the minister or the provincial education authority, the advisory council may provide advice and recommendations to the provincial education authority on any matter relating to the public education system in Manitoba.
Provincial advisory council on education
The role of the advisory council is to advise the minister about any matter relating to the public education system in Manitoba, including advising the minister:
- on any education matter referred to the advisory council by the minister; and
- on any education matter that the advisory council wishes to bring to the attention of the minister.
Links: https://web2.gov.mb.ca/bills/42-3/b064e.php#P4
"Parents' Bill Of Rights" Passed And Enshrined In Legislation
Released on October 20, 2023
The Government of Saskatchewan has passed the "Parents' Bill of Rights" and invoked the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
This protects the important role that parents and guardians have in supporting their children. The notwithstanding clause is part of the Constitution of Canada and allows federal and provincial governments to enact legislation that operates notwithstanding certain provisions of the Charter.
"Parents and guardians have a right to know what is being taught in their children's school," Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill said. "'The Parents' Bill of Rights" is an inclusionary policy that ensures that parents are at the forefront of every important decision in their child's life."
The Bill passed today invokes section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to entrench in law key elements of the parental inclusion and consent policies announced on August 22, 2023. It will permit the legislation to operate without interruption.
The passing of this Bill provides parents with assurance and confidence that they will be involved in the important decisions involving their children no matter where they go to school in Saskatchewan. The Bill has received royal assent and is now in force.