BC school calendar rules updated: Indigenous perspectives requirement extended to 2026/2027 school year
B.C. Reg. 314/2012 – School Calendar Regulation, effective July 1, 2026 — under the School Act
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The School Calendar Regulation has been amended in two ways. First, a provision that previously applied to the 2025/2026 school year has been extended to cover the 2026/2027 school year. Second, a requirement that previously applied across the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 school years has been updated to apply to 2026/2027, and the specific obligation around Indigenous content has been reworded: school boards must now integrate Indigenous world views and perspectives—particularly those of the First Nations, treaty First Nations, or Nisg̱a'a Nation in whose traditional territory the board operates—into learning environments. School boards and administrators should review their calendar planning and curriculum integration practices to ensure they align with the refreshed and extended requirements for the upcoming school year.
Who this affects: school boards · school administrators · curriculum planners · public school operators in British Columbia
Source of truth: B.C. Reg. 109/2026 on the official source
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