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  • The Ontario Government Will Make The Subject Of The Holocaust Compulsory In The Curriculum

    The Ontario Government Will Make The Subject Of The Holocaust Compulsory In The Curriculum

    Canada Global(Web News) A survey found that one in three young people in Canada and the United States believe that the Holocaust was fabricated, exaggerated or never happened. After May, Ontario Decided to make the subject of the Holocaust compulsory. Curriculum for high school students.

    These changes will be made in the Grade 10 History course. The curriculum will also cover fascism, the anti-Jewish movement of the 1930s and 1940s, and its contemporary impact in Canada. These changes could be introduced in the curriculum in September 2025. Education Minister Stephen Lachey said teachers also needed time to learn to read about it. This is not an easy subject.

    Last year, the government announced compulsory information about the Holocaust in Grade 6. which included the Canadian government’s response to human rights abuses during the Holocaust. The province will also invest $650,000 in community partnerships to provide resources to train student educators. This will include an Anti-Semitism Classroom Toolkit and training for grades 5 and 8.

  • Ontario launches Grade 11 program to work toward skilled trade apprenticeship

    Ontario launches Grade 11 program to work toward skilled trade apprenticeship

    Canada Global (Web News) Ontario will permit grade 11 students to start preparing for their skilled trades apprenticeships.

    According to Stephen Lecce, minister of education, the agreement allows high school students to work as apprentices and receive credits towards a secondary school graduation.

    According to Lecce, the modification aims to accelerate pupils’ entry into the trades.

    By 2027, the province estimates that 72,000 new jobs will be required in the construction sector.

    The 1.5 million homes the government of Premier Doug Ford has promised to construct by 2031.

    Tens of thousands of jobs will be available in skilled trades by 2026, according to the province.