About PublicSchools.ca
PublicSchools.ca is an open directory of Canadian public schools and school boards. We normalize official records from every province and territory into a common schema and publish them as a searchable, map-based site and open CSV/JSON exports.
Current Coverage
The directory currently includes 14,776 schools across 808 boards in every province and territory. Data was last refreshed on July 09, 2026.
| Province/Territory | Boards | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | 443 | 2302 |
| British Columbia | 60 | 1914 |
| Manitoba | 49 | 963 |
| New Brunswick | 7 | 350 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 | 255 |
| Northwest Territories | 9 | 49 |
| Nova Scotia | 8 | 372 |
| Nunavut | 25 | 44 |
| Ontario | 83 | 4943 |
| Prince Edward Island | 2 | 49 |
| Quebec | 92 | 2783 |
| Saskatchewan | 27 | 722 |
| Yukon | 1 | 30 |
Data Sources
Where possible we use official open-data releases from each provincial or territorial Ministry of Education. When an official directory is behind a WAF or does not provide a downloadable list, we use public Wikipedia lists as a fallback.
- Alberta — Alberta Education School & Authority Information Reports.
- British Columbia — BC Data Catalogue and BC Geographic Warehouse K-12 schools layer.
- Manitoba — Manitoba Education Schools in Manitoba search.
- New Brunswick — Wikipedia list of schools in New Brunswick (official directory behind WAF).
- Newfoundland and Labrador — NL Department of Education Public Enrollment 2025-26.
- Nova Scotia — NS Department of Education Directory of Public Schools 2025-2026.
- Northwest Territories — Wikipedia list of schools in the Northwest Territories.
- Nunavut — Wikipedia list of schools in Nunavut.
- Ontario — Ontario Data Catalogue School Information and Student Demographics.
- Prince Edward Island — Wikipedia list of schools in Prince Edward Island (official directory behind WAF).
- Quebec — Données Québec localisation des établissements scolaires.
- Saskatchewan — Saskatchewan Ministry of Education Active List of School Division Schools 2025-26.
- Yukon — Wikipedia list of schools in Yukon.
Open Data Exports
All normalized records are released as CSV and JSON:
Limitations
- Coordinates are sourced from OpenStreetMap Nominatim when not provided by the original dataset.
- Schools from Wikipedia-sourced provinces may lack full addresses, postal codes, and phone numbers.
- Enrollment, grade ranges, and school type are shown when available in the source data.
- We do not collect ratings, reviews, or standardized test scores.
Found an error? Use the Report an error about this school link on any school page.