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Canadian Information

School Corporal Punishment is banned:

Newfoundland: School Act, S.N. 1996, c. S-12.1, Section 36 states that a person shall not administer corporal punishment to a student in school. There is nothing stated in the Regulations about the use of force.


British Columbia: Under the School Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, C.412, Section 76(3) it states that discipline of a student while attending an educational program made available by a board or a provincial school must be similar to that of a kind, firm and judicious parent but must not include corporal punishment.


Prince Edward Island: The School Act, S.P.E.I. 1993, C.35, Section 73(1) provides that the manner in which a student is disciplined while attending school shall be similar to that administered by a kind, firm and judicious parent, but shall not include corporal punishment.


New Brunswick: The Education Act, S.N.B., 1997, c. E-1.12, section 23 provides that a teacher shall not discipline any pupil by administering corporal punishment.


Yukon: The Education Act, S.Y., 1989-90, c.25, Section 36, provides that corporal punishment shall not be used in the discipline of students.


North West Territories: The Education Act, S.N.W.T., 1995, c.28, Section 34(3) provides that corporal punishment shall not be used in the discipline of students.


Nova Scotia: the Ministerial Education Act Regulations, N.S. Reg. 80/97, Section 37(4)(e) provides that corporal punishment is not an acceptable component of discipline in the schools of Nova Scotia.



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School Corporal Punishment is legal, unless prohibited by the school board:

Alberta: The subject is not mentioned in the Education Act or Regulations, but 26 of the 65 school boards have banned corporal punishment. (March 2000 - Reported by the Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA)


Quebec: Nothing stated.


Manitoba: Nothing stated


Ontario: The Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E-2, Section 264(e) states that it is the duty of a teacher to maintain, under the direction of the principal, proper order and discipline in the teacher's classroom while on duty in the school and on school grounds. Section 23(1) of R.R.O., Reg. 298, states that a pupil shall accept such discipline as would be exercised by a kind, firm and judicious parent.


Saskatchewan: The Education Act, S.S. 1995 c.E-0:2, Section 150(3)(f) states that every pupil shall submit to any discipline that would be exercised by a kind, firm and judicious parent.

Source: Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA. February 2000.