A Summary of Legislation Regarding Home Schooling in Manitoba:

260.1 (1)	The parent or guardian of a child who is a pupil in a home school shall, in the prescribed form, notify the minister of the establishment of the home school.
260.1 (2)	The parent or guardian shall, in the prescribed form, notify the minister about the home school when it is first established, and on or before September 1 in each year.
260.1 (3)	Within 30 days after a home school is first established and on or before September 1 in each year, the parent or guardian shall provide the minister with the following information: (a) the name and birth date of each pupil in the school; (b) the name of the school or school division each child would otherwise attend; and (c) an outline of the education program and grade level for each pupil.
260.1 (4)	The parent or guardian shall provide the minister with periodic progress reports on each pupil in the home school. The reports must contain the information, and be provided according to a schedule determined by the minister.
260 (1)	Every parent of a child of compulsory school age and every person who has or receives a child of compulsory school age in his house, whether that child is his own or that of any other person and the child is resident with and in the care and custody of the parent or person, as the case may be, shall ensure that the child attends school, unless specifically excused in writing by the minister, in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the regulations.
262	No person is liable to any of the penalties set out in this Act for failing or refusing to send his child to school as required under section 260 where: (a) the child is in regular attendance at a private school, as defined in the Education Administration Act; or (b) the field representative certifies that in his opinion the child is currently receiving a standard of education at home or elsewhere equivalent to that provided in a public school; or (c) the child is unable to attend school by reason of sickness or other unavoidable cause or is excluded from attendance under subsection 261 (2); or (d) the child has attained the full age of 15 years and has obtained a certificate excusing his attendance signed by the parent/guardian and the school division.
264 (2)	For the purposes of this Part, every school attendance officer has jurisdiction over each child who is a resident of or a pupil in the area for which the school attendance officer is appointed or designated, and over all other children within that area.
265	A field representative has all the powers of a school attendance officer.