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1. Independent schools across Canada face diverse regulations

   Canada’s expanding independent school sector is rich in diversity. Not only are parents increasingly choosing from an array of independent schools for their children, but each province regulates and funds independent schools in diverse ...

2. Improving independent school regulation could improve choice for parents

   The costly government-regulated and government-run school systems inherited from the previous century appear unable to adequately serve modern expectations, prompting many to seek new principles to guide the development of better schools ...

3. Homeschooling in Canada continues to grow

   Every province in Canada over the 15-year period since 2000 showed a decline in the share of students attending a public school—while at the same time, the share of students attending independent schools increased. But it wasn’t only ...

4. School enrolment in Canada—a snapshot

   All across Canada a greater share of students and their families are choosing independent schools or homeschooling while the share of students attending public schools in every province is in decline. A recent Fraser Institute study ...

5. The reality of public education in Canada: spending up, enrolment down

   I regularly receive enquiries about the trends I see emerging in education. I’m not positioned to make predictions, but the work we’ve done in the past year in the Barbara Mitchell Centre does point to some dramatic changes in the last ...

6. The myth of education spending cuts in Ontario

   Appeared in the Financial Post Soon, the Wynne government will present its first budget since being re-elected with a majority last June. This will be a critical test, particularly with respect to the bond market and credit rating agencies. The governing ...