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Оказывается, я была права: то, что в Канаде якобы нельзя оставлять детей до 12 лет ни на минуту одних, а иначе полиция, суд и лишение родительских прав в перспективе - всего лишь urban legend, страшилка, рассказываемая старыми иммигрантами новым.
http://www.oacas.org/resources/whatisacas.htm#alone
http://www.casmt.on.ca/Publications/For_Parents/FP_homealone.htm
http://forum.canadianparents.ca/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=4443&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1
"There is no law that prevents parents from leaving their children alone at home at any age. I believe that the legislators feel that this decision should be left to parents to make in a responsible fashion taking into consideration their particular child's maturity level.
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AFter posting my answer, I decided to confirm it by calling the Ministry of Community and Social Services branch of the Ontario government. I am pleased to report that my original answer was correct and that under the Child and Family Services Act, there is no minimum age when a child may be left alone. It is up to the parent to decide how responsible the child is before making that decision. Accordingly, you wife need not worry that it is illegal to leave your 8 year old son alone at home while she goes jogging."
http://www.oacas.org/resources/whatisacas.htm#alone
http://www.casmt.on.ca/Publications/For_Parents/FP_homealone.htm
http://forum.canadianparents.ca/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=4443&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1
"There is no law that prevents parents from leaving their children alone at home at any age. I believe that the legislators feel that this decision should be left to parents to make in a responsible fashion taking into consideration their particular child's maturity level.
(...)
AFter posting my answer, I decided to confirm it by calling the Ministry of Community and Social Services branch of the Ontario government. I am pleased to report that my original answer was correct and that under the Child and Family Services Act, there is no minimum age when a child may be left alone. It is up to the parent to decide how responsible the child is before making that decision. Accordingly, you wife need not worry that it is illegal to leave your 8 year old son alone at home while she goes jogging."