Aug. 21, 2022
From virtual classes to daily COVID-19 checks and mandatory masks, children across Canada have weathered enormous changes in their learning since schooling was disrupted in March 2020.
Over the course of seven waves and numerous variants and subvariants, more than five million elementary and high school students have also had to grapple with getting sick or loved ones hit by the virus.
As they gear up to enter what will be their fourth academic year with the pandemic, what will the new 2022-2023 school term look like? We take a look at what the coming school year will look like by province and territory.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Following the emergence of Omicron, the province transitioned to established protocols for other circulating viral illnesses, which includes “self-management.” Public health officials will focus on responding to larger clusters of outbreaks. The following are guidelines set by the province as of April 16, 2022.