Cellphone Ban

• Quebec school cellphone ban has had positive impact, students and administrators say

  Quebec's expanded school cellphone ban is getting top marks from some students and administrators who say the measure has improved students' concentration and social interactions.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2025
  
• Youth and Technology: How no cellphones in schools is going in Alberta

  A few months into the province-wide cellphone ban in Alberta, an Edmonton high school principal said it's resulting in more face-to-face engagement between students.

  Education

  Jan 20, 2025
  
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• Cellphone restrictions, school zone speed limits take effect as B.C. kids head back to classroom

  Effective Tuesday morning, B.C. school districts are required to have policies regulating the use of cellphones in the classroom.

  Education

  Sep 3, 2024
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• Back to school: Optimism abounds as new cellphone rules set to begin in N.S. classrooms

  The province's new rules on cellphones will take effect, and that has most educators, students and parents feeling optimistic.

  Education

  Aug 31, 2024
• Ontario warns of ‘discipline measures’ if students don’t follow classroom cellphone ban

  Ontario's education minister is reminding Ontarians of the upcoming cellphone ban in classrooms and warns of disciplinary measures, including being sent to the principal's office.

  Education

  Aug 29, 2024
• Cellphone ban coming to Manitoba schools this fall

  Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says a cellphone ban is coming this fall to schools across the province.

  Education

  Aug 15, 2024
• Manitoba parents voice support for ban on electronic devices in the classroom

  Recently, Saskatchewan introduced an electronic device ban for the fall, making Manitoba the only province outside of Atlantic Canada to not have a provincially mandated policy.

  Education

  Aug 9, 2024
• Saskatchewan limits cellphone use in schools

  The Saskatchewan provincial government is limiting cellphone use in schools from kindergarten to Grade 12 for the upcoming 2024-25 school year.

  Education

  Aug 6, 2024
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• Could cellphone ban in Ontario schools come to Saskatchewan?

  Ontario's cellphone ban in classrooms raises questions about whether something similar could be coming to Saskatchewan.

  Education

  May 1, 2024
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• New Brunswick child and youth advocate suggests schools be cellphone-free zones

  Kelly Lamrock told a legislative committee last week that cellphone use inhibits students' ability to analyze and make detailed arguments.

  Education

  Feb 20, 2024