Catholic schools in Canada

The existence of Catholic schools in Canada can be traced to the year 1620, when the first school was founded Catholic Recollet Order in Quebec.[1] The first school in Alberta was also a Catholic one, at Lac Ste.-Anne in 1842.[2] As a general rule, all schools in Canada were operated under the auspices of one Christian body or another until the 19th century.

  1. ^ Ministry of Education and Training 1994.
  2. ^ "History of Public Education in Alberta" (PDF). Alberta School Boards Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2018.