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noun
A publicly funded school with constitutional status in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan and statutory status in Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon, and operated by a school board, headed by trustees, and separate from the public school system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
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noun
A publicly funded school with constitutional status in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan and statutory status in Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon, and operated by a school board, headed by trustees, and separate from the public school system.
A publicly-funded school that falls under the constitutional definition, historically implemented only for Roman Catholics, but has been provided for Protestants since the secularization of the public school system during the 1980s.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, Ontario
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noun
A publicly funded school with constitutional status in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan and statutory status in Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon, and operated by a school board, headed by trustees, and separate from the public school system.
A publicly funded school provided for Roman Catholics or Protestants, whichever is considered a minority in a public school jurisdiction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
Qualifier: Alberta and Saskatchewan
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