Unlike in Germany, where homeschooling is actually illegal, in Canada homeschooling programs are legal. The regulations for home based learning come under the provincial jurisdiction. This means that each province in the country may have a somewhat different set of rules to follow for homeschooling your child. This is similar to the United States where each state has a different set of legal rules for homeschooling.
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If you are Canadian citizens and are not living in Canada but elsewhere in the world you will have to look into the homeschooling regulations for the country that you currently reside in. The one exception to this is the families of military personnel. Even if they are posted to a military base in another country the military base is considered to be a part of the country of origin, in this case Canada. Therefore those living on the military base are also considered to be still on Canadian ground legally.
If you are not a military family and reside outside Canada you will need to adhere to the homeschooling rules of your country of residence. If you are in Brazil, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Germany or Sweden it will not be possible for you to homeschool as it is not legal in these countries. This list is by no means comprehensive and there may be other nations where getting your child to follow the homeschooling programs may be problematic at a legal level. So please do your own research on the matter before you begin to homeschool your child abroad.
If you are foreigners who are living in Canada, you are free to follow whichever homeschooling programs you like for your children. Depending on the state that you reside in you will need to consider the legalities of the process. As per the Immigration and Refugee protection Act every minor child in Canada, other than a child of a temporary resident not authorized to work or study, is authorized to study at the pre-school, primary or secondary level. This also allows you to put your child into a public school if you wish to not homeschool your minor child.
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