Ontario Mandating Holodomor Education for High School Students

The government is introducing new mandatory learning in the Grade 10 Canadian History course about the Holodomor famine and its impact on the Ukrainian community in Canada. 

The new curriculum will teach students about the adverse consequences of extreme political ideologies like those from Stalin’s totalitarian communist regime ensuring students learn from history especially amid Russia’s ongoing illegal war in Ukraine. 

Beginning September 2025, the new learning will strengthen students understanding of foundational Canadian values including democracy, freedom, human rights and the rule of law. 

To reinforce this learning, the province is also announcing an investment of $400,000 to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation to support the Holodomor Awareness Tour Bus, which includes a 40-foot mobile classroom designed to engage thousands of students through interactive hands-on lessons. 

All these actions are part of Ontario’s commitment to uphold Canadian values, educate students of the perils of far-left extremism, and affirm our ongoing support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and security. 

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