Elementary school

Hello kylaarmstrong.

Welcome to Expat.com!

Please, can you introduce yourself?

In meantime, you can read these articles about Study in Canada. Hope it helps.

Thank you,
Aurélie

our school boards are provincially run (then municipally)

here's some sites to check out:

citizenship and immigration canada (structure of schools in canada):
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/ … chools.asp

ontario ministry of education:
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/

toronto district school board (for publicly funded schools)
http://www.tdsb.on.ca/

cheers,

Hi,

Is it possible for a child that has no canadian papers yet to join schools in Toronto?

Hi Myriamm,

When you say 'a child that has no Canadian papers' do you mean just that, a child born in a foreign country whose parents are legal residents of Canada, or do you mean that you do not have legal status in Canada?

Canadian laws require all children to be placed in public or private schools; or to be home schooled following certain very strict regulations. School boards everywhere in Canada are obligated to provide a space for all children in their jurisdiction.

The documentation they require does not necessarily need to be Canadian documents. You will require a birth certificate (purely to establish the child's age) and record of vaccination, if the child has previously attended school a transcript of their academic history will also be required. That's about all.

Cheers,
William James Woodward - Brazil Animator, Expat-blog Team
(By the way, I'm a Canadian living in Brazil)

Thanks Will! Precious info..

What I meant is that, our canadian papers are still being processed. My son is born in a foreign country AND does not yet have his canadian papers..
Do you think it is still possible for him to go to school or would it be better to enroll him in a language school from until the beginning of the next academic year (sept 2013)?

Thanks again

Myriam