<P> In Canadian Foundation for Children , Youth and the Law v. Canada ( 2004 ) the Supreme Court outlawed school corporal punishment . In public schools , the usual implement was a rubber / canvas strap applied to the hands , while private schools often used a paddle or cane administered to the student 's posterior . In many parts of Canada , ' the strap ' had not been used in public schools since the 1970s or even earlier : thus , it has been claimed that it had not been used in Quebec since the 1960s , and in Toronto it was banned in 1971 . However , some schools in Alberta had been using the strap up until the ban in 2004 . </P>
<P> In Canadian Foundation for Children , Youth and the Law v. Canada ( 2004 ) the Supreme Court outlawed school corporal punishment . In public schools , the usual implement was a rubber / canvas strap applied to the hands , while private schools often used a paddle or cane administered to the student 's posterior . In many parts of Canada , ' the strap ' had not been used in public schools since the 1970s or even earlier : thus , it has been claimed that it had not been used in Quebec since the 1960s , and in Toronto it was banned in 1971 . However , some schools in Alberta had been using the strap up until the ban in 2004 . </P>
when was corporal punishment banned in schools in canada
when was corporal punishment banned in schools in canada
2004
2004