Canadian Home Based Learning
Resource Page

This is an informational website on Canadian home based learning (homeschooling*) resources, support, projects and events, as well as the "home school"* laws and regulations that apply to each Canadian province and territory.

To help you find what you're looking for, we've organized the site into several sections. Visit the appropriate provincial section for information specific to the province or territory where you live, and explore the Canada-wide pages for general information common to all.

Here is the complete list of all the pages in the Canada-wide section:

• Home
• Legalities: Canadian "home school" laws and regulations
• Support — connecting with others:
  • Canadian HBL organizations and support groups
  • Canadian email lists, message boards and chat rooms
• Conferences and curriculum fairs
• Other events and activities
• Projects:
  • HBL quilt
• Resources:
  • Canadian books and magazines
  • Canadian homeschool supply catalogues
  • Canadian HBL web sites
  • Canadian learning resources
  • Canadian HBL families' webpages
• HBL Kids
• Links: non-Canadian web sites of interest to Canadian HBL families
• Media relations: home educators willing to be interviewed for radio, television or print media.
• Contact us to announce upcoming events, new support groups, and provide us with any other updates or new content you'd like us to upload to the website.
• Frequently Asked Questions:
  • Is homeschooling legal in Canada?
  • How do I start homeschooling?
  • What if I feel unqualified to teach a certain subject?
  • What if homeschooling doesn't work out?
  • [this section is being updated]

There are several different terms used in reference to home based options in childhood learning. "Homeschool" is one of the most commonly used ones and was the first one we adopted.

The switch in our name from the term "homeschool" to the phrase "home based learning" reflects the fact that, while some parents do indeed take a structured classroom approach to home education, many of us do not replicate school at home. The term "home based learning" is broad enough to encompass both "school at home" and "unschooling" approaches, and any other pedagogies and styles in-between.