Alberta delaying new restrictions on flags in schools, national anthem mandate

Aug 14, 2026 | 10:54 AM

Alberta is delaying until later this year the implementation of new rules restricting which flags can be flown in schools.

The province says it’s also delaying a new mandate for schools to play the national anthem once a week.

The new rules were expected to come in effect on Sept. 1 in time for the school year.

They stem from a bill passed in the spring that the government had said was meant to remove ideology from the classroom.