The New Brunswick government has published provincial guidelines defining how AI should be used in K–12 classrooms. The guidelines address privacy (recommending consent before students use AI tools due to data retention risks), acceptable use, and integration with existing digital literacy programmes.
Three of New Brunswick’s school districts have created their own expanded guides building on the provincial framework. The approaches vary by district: Anglophone East restricts students under 13 from using AI tools without explicit consent; Francophone Northeast recommends supervision for students under 13; and Anglophone West requires parental consent for students under 16.
The provincial guidelines are voluntary guidance, not a legislative mandate. There is no legislated AI curriculum, no minimum hour requirement, no mandated teacher training, and no dedicated funding attached to the guidelines.
Score note: dimension 1 scores 1 (AI use guidance for schools exists at the provincial level; voluntary, not a binding curriculum mandate). Dimension 2 remains 0.