Barbour, M. K. (2014, January). State of the nation study: K-12 online learning in Canada. A presentation to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Gatineau, QC.

1. State of the Nation Study: K-12 Online
Learning in Canada
Michael K. Barbour
Sacred Heart University

4. Methodology
Jurisdiction
NL
NS
PE
NB
QC
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
YT
NT
NU
Federal
2008
KS / DA
DA
DA
DA
KS
KS / DA
KS
KS / DA
DA
MoE / DA
DA
DA
DA
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2009
MoE / DA
MoE / DA
KS / DA
MoE / DA
KS / DA
KS / DA
MoE / DA
MoE
KS / DA
MoE / DA
KS / DA
MoE / DA
MoE
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2010
2011
DA
MoE
MoE / DA MoE / DA
MoE
MoE
MoE
MoE / DA
MoE / KS MoE / KS
KS / DA MoE / DA
MoE
MoE
MoE
MoE / KS
KS / DA
MoE
MoE
MoE
MoE / DA
MoE
DA
MoE
MoE
MoE
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2012
2013
DA
MoE / DA
MoE / DA
MoE
MoE
MoE
MoE
MoE
MoE / KS
MoE / KS
MoE / DA
MoE / KS
MoE
MoE
MoE / KS
MoE / KS
MoE / DA
MoE / DA
MoE
MoE
MoE
MoE
MoE
MoE
MoE
MoE
AANDC / KS / DA

5. K-12 Distance Education Models

6. K-12 Distance Education Models

7. K-12 Distance Education Models

8. National Overview - Activity

9. National Overview - Activity

10. National Overview - Activity

11. National Overview - Activity
Jurisdiction
NL
NS
PE
NB
QC
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
YT
NT
NU
Federal
Total
# of K-12 students
67,604
128,131
20,406
101,079
1,306,848
2,051,865
195,152
169,939
616,375
638,835
5,122
8,300
9,074
138,400
5,456,800
# enroled in distance education
1,232
~2,550
62
~2,250
39,618
76,337
11,351
~8,000*
63,238
78,168
74
267
11
1,805
284,963
Percent involvement
1.8%
2.0%
0.3%
2.2%
3.0%
3.7%
5.8%
4.7%
10.3%
12.2%
1.4%
3.2%
0.1%
0.1%
5.2%

12. National Overview - Regulations
1. Legislative language to specifically govern DE
• NS, BC
2. Policy handbooks outlining regulation to
participate in DE
• NB, ON, MB
3. Individual agreements with DE programs
• PE, ON, BC, YK, NT, NV, Federal (some)
4. None
• NL, QC, SK

13. http://virtualschool.wikispaces.com/canada/

14. Your
Questions
and
Comments

15. Director of Doctoral Studies
Sacred Heart University, USA
mkbarbour@gmail.com
http://www.michaelbarbour.com