Financing in education and loan system of Canada (02)

Provincial Education system                             Provincial Department Or Ministry

Education in Alberta>                                                   Alberta Education
Education in British Columbia>                                   Ministry of Education
Education in New Brunswick>                                     Ministry of Education
Education in Newfoundland and Labrador>                 Ministry of Education
Education in Manitoba>                                               Ministry of Education
Education in Northwest Territories>       Department of Education, Culture and Employment
Education in Nova Scotia>                                       Department of Education
Education in Nunavut>                                             Department of Education
Education in Ontario>                                                   Ministry of Education
Education in Prince>                                                Department of Education

Edward Island>                                          Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
Education in Quebec>                                               Ministry of Education

Education in Saskatchewan>               Department of Education, Culture and Employment

Education in Yukon>                                                      Ministry of Education



                          Provincial Funding

Provincial and territorial regulations, revised yearly, provide the grant structure that sets the level of funding for each school board in their jurisdiction, based on factors such as the number of students, special needs, and location. Public funding for provincial education comes either directly from the provincial or territorial government or through a mix of provincial transfers and local taxes collected either by the local government or by the boards with taxing powers as shown in table 2 in the appendix. 

Most of the provinces provide 100% of the funding for Elementary and Secondary education to their school boards and districts to operate their schools and educational programs, with four of the provinces Nova Scotia, Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan requiring their school boards to supplement through local revenues.

The three northern territories, Yukon, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories, provide education services for their Registered Indian and/or Inuit populations. All other registered First Nation children living off reserve are educated in the public elementary and secondary schools in the cities, towns, and communities where they reside. education Funding or loaning system responsibility for these students is assumed by the provincial government.

Primary & Secondary education funding

 Provincial Language Funding:

2005-2006………………………………$246,797,000
2006-2007……………………………...$255,397,000
2007-2008……………………………...$258,597,000
2008-2009………………………………$258,597,000