If this has been posted, I apologize.
Sexual education compared across Canada
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The grade at which children are expected to know the names of all body parts:
Ontario: Grade 1
B.C.: Kindergarten
Alberta: Kindergarten
Saskatchewan: Grade 5 (possibly earlier)
Manitoba: Kindergarten
Quebec: By 5 years old
New Brunswick: Grade 6
PEI: Grade 6
Nova Scotia: Grade 3
Newfoundland and Labrador: Grade 4
The grade at which children are introduced to the concept of sexual orientation:
Ontario: Grade 3
B.C.: Grade 6
Alberta: Unclear
Saskatchewan: Grade 3
Manitoba: Unclear
Quebec: By 5 years old
New Brunswick: Grade 8
PEI: Grade 8
Nova Scotia: Grade 3
Newfoundland and Labrador: Grade 9 (may be mentioned earlier)
The grade at which children are introduced to the concept of gender identity:
Ontario: Grade 3
B.C.: Grade 6
Alberta: Unclear
Saskatchewan: Grade 1
Manitoba: Grade 5
Quebec: Between 8 and 11 years old
New Brunswick: Grade 6
PEI: Unclear
Nova Scotia: Grade 4
Newfoundland and Labrador: Unclear
The grade at which children are told about STIs and their prevention:
Ontario: Grade 7
B.C.: Grade 6
Alberta: Grade 6
Saskatchewan: Grade 6
Manitoba: Grade 7
Quebec: Between 12-17 years old
New Brunswick: Grade 9 and 10
PEI: Grade 8 (expected to understand abstinence in Grade 7)
Nova Scotia: Between Grades 5 and 7: HIV/AIDS mentioned in Grade 5, consequences of sex in Grade 6, contraceptive methods in Grade 7
Newfoundland and Labrador: Grade 7 (HIV/AIDS mentioned in Grade 5)
The grade at which children are told about Internet safety and/or sexting:
Ontario: Grade 4
B.C.: Grade 4
Alberta: Unclear
Saskatchewan: Grade 4
Manitoba: Unclear
Quebec: Unclear, but strong focus on safety/exploitation starting in kindergarten
New Brunswick: Unclear
PEI: Unclear
Nova Scotia: Grade 8
Newfoundland and Labrador: Unclear
The grade at which children are told about birth control:
Ontario: Grade 7
B.C.: Grade 6 (unclear)
Alberta: Grade 8
Saskatchewan: Grade 9
Manitoba: Grade 7
Quebec: Between 12 and 17 years old
New Brunswick: Grade 9 and 10
PEI: Grade 8 (expected to understand abstinence in Grade 7)
Nova Scotia: Grade 7
Newfoundland and Labrador: Grade 8
The grade at which children are expected to understand consent (healthy relationships in general are discussed earlier, or the two are blurred in many provinces):
Ontario: Grade 7 (some mention in Grade 2)
B.C.: Grade 8
Alberta: Grade 8
Saskatchewan: Grade 9
Manitoba: Grade 5
Quebec: Between 10-11 years old
New Brunswick: Grade 7, emphasized in Grade 9 and 10
PEI: Grade 9
Nova Scotia: Grade 7
Newfoundland and Labrador: Grade 8
The grade at which children are told about sexual abuse:
Ontario: Grade 4
B.C.: Kindergarten
Alberta: Grade 8
Saskatchewan: Grade 3
Manitoba: Unclear
Quebec: By 5 years old
New Brunswick: Grade 8
PEI: Grade 8
Nova Scotia: Grade 5
Newfoundland and Labrador: Grade 2
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http://globalnews.ca/news/1847912/se...across-canada/
Exactly the right age to reach these 'milestones' may open to debate, but having no set guidelines isn't. Alberta showing up as
unclear on several is ridiculous.