{
 "id": "funding-model-by-province",
 "title": "Independent-school funding model by province",
 "attribution": "Qentak Research, from provincial government sources and the Fraser Institute. Alberta and Quebec rates are approximate (secondary sources).",
 "notes": [
  "Verified ceiling across the five funding provinces is 70% (Alberta, secondary sources) and floor 35% (BC Group 2). The draft's '35% to 80%' upper bound has no support: suggested '35% to 70%' (or 'about 35% to 70%') pending the Alberta funding manual.",
  "Percentages are of different bases (BC: local district operating grant; SK: provincial per-student average; MB: 50% of net operating cost per FTE with a dollar cap; AB: per-student grants; QC: educational services subsidy). State the basis in captions.",
  "Quebec 60% and Alberta 70% are secondary-source values; fetch the primary budget rules/funding manual before publishing."
 ],
 "retrieved": "2026-11-15",
 "rows": [
  {
   "code": "BC",
   "name": "British Columbia",
   "funds": true,
   "min": 35,
   "max": 50,
   "basis": "Group 1 = 50%, Group 2 = 35% of the local public school district per-student operating grant (school is placed by comparing its per-student operating cost with the district grant). Distributed learning moved to 50/35 from 2020/21.",
   "approx": false
  },
  {
   "code": "AB",
   "name": "Alberta",
   "funds": true,
   "min": 70,
   "max": 70,
   "basis": "Accredited funded private/independent schools receive about 70% of public per-student funding on most grants (100% for some categories, e.g. ECS or complexity per secondary sources); new operators ineligible in year 1.",
   "approx": true
  },
  {
   "code": "SK",
   "name": "Saskatchewan",
   "funds": true,
   "min": 50,
   "max": 50,
   "basis": "Qualified Independent Schools: 50% of the provincial per-student average on actual eligible registered students (2022 release also described an incremental rate at 400+ students; unconfirmed).",
   "approx": false
  },
  {
   "code": "MB",
   "name": "Manitoba",
   "funds": true,
   "min": 50,
   "max": 50,
   "basis": "Funded independent schools: Instruction and Services grant = lesser of $6,837 per eligible pupil or the school's eligible operating cost, where the per-pupil rate is derived from 50% of the 2023/24 net operating cost per FTE public pupil (2025/26). Plus special needs L2 $9,500 / L3 $21,130, curricular materials $60, and indirect shared services (clinician, facilities, transport).",
   "approx": false
  },
  {
   "code": "QC",
   "name": "Quebec",
   "funds": true,
   "min": 60,
   "max": 60,
   "basis": "Subsidised private schools receive about 60% of the public per-pupil amount for educational services only (no buildings or student services); one comparison cites about 50%.",
   "approx": true
  },
  {
   "code": "ON",
   "name": "Ontario",
   "funds": false,
   "min": 0,
   "max": 0,
   "basis": "No operating funding for independent schools.",
   "approx": false
  },
  {
   "code": "NS",
   "name": "Nova Scotia",
   "funds": false,
   "min": 0,
   "max": 0,
   "basis": "No operating funding for independent schools.",
   "approx": false
  },
  {
   "code": "NB",
   "name": "New Brunswick",
   "funds": false,
   "min": 0,
   "max": 0,
   "basis": "No operating funding for independent schools.",
   "approx": false
  },
  {
   "code": "PE",
   "name": "Prince Edward Island",
   "funds": false,
   "min": 0,
   "max": 0,
   "basis": "No operating funding for independent schools.",
   "approx": false
  },
  {
   "code": "NL",
   "name": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
   "funds": false,
   "min": 0,
   "max": 0,
   "basis": "No operating funding for independent schools.",
   "approx": false
  }
 ]
}