The ministry is working to motivate service, active citizenship and volunteering in local communities. The ministry communicated in the Planning for the 2021-22 School Year memo, the community involvement graduation requirement of 40 hours is restored for students graduating in the 2022-23 school year and beyond.

For the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years, the ministry provided flexible ways for students to obtain community involvement hours. At the principal’s discretion, students could earn hours during the time allotted for the instructional program on a school day, and through duties normally performed in the home. This can include helping an elderly relative with an errand or a sibling with homework. Additionally, students could count a maximum of 10 hours from paid employment for students aged 14 years and older. These flexible measures will continue to be available for the 2022-23 school year for all students.

In addition, schools continue to be permitted to develop their own electronic processes for collecting, recording and validating community involvement hours, including allowing electronic signatures that validate students’ hours.