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Gym Class Report Card
Does your school get kids moving?
Camilla Cornell
Monday, February 08, 2010

Our sedentary lifestyle means that kids often don’t learn the basic physical skills they need to maintain an active lifestyle, says Andrea Grantham, executive director of advocacy group Physical and Health Education Canada. PHE Canada recommends that schools devote a minimum of 30 minutes per day for phys. ed instruction. So how are they measuring up? Check our chart to find out how well your province is doing.

Province/territory Suggested Physical Education Time per grade Mandatory or Recommended
British Columbia K to 9: 30 minutes/day Mandatory
Alberta 1 to 9: 30 minutes/day Mandatory
Saskatchewan K to 9: 30 minutes/day Recommended
Manitoba K to 6: 25 minutes/day
7 & 8: 22 minutes/day
Mandatory
Ontario 1 to 8: minimum 20 minutes/day Recommended
Quebec 1 to 6: 120 minutes/week
7 to 9: 150 minutes/week
 
New Brunswick K to 5: 100 minutes/week
6 to 8: 150 minutes/week
Recommended
Nova Scotia K to 2: 20 minutes/day
3 to 6: 25 to 30 minutes/day
7 to 9: 30 minutes/day
Recommended
Prince Edward Island K to 6: 15 minutes/day
7 to 9: 12 to 18 minutes/day
K to 6: Recommended
7 to 9: Mandatory
Newfoundland and Labrador K to 3: 17.5 to 22.5 minutes/day
4 to 9: 18 minutes/day
Recommended
Northwest Territories 1 to 9: 145 to 155 minutes/week Mandatory
Yukon K to 9: 30 minutes/day Mandatory
Nunavut 1 to 9: 20 minutes/day Mandatory

Originally published in Today's Parent, March 2010

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