National Statistics

Roots of Empathy was first offered in 1996 as a pilot program in the Toronto Board of Education. In 2000, Roots of Empathy began to spread across the country and by the 2005-06 school year, was running in nine provinces.

In the 2009-10 school year in Canada:

• Over 46,575 children are participating in the program in 1,867 classrooms and 1,223 schools in nine provinces across Canada.
• There are 1,215 Instructors delivering the program. These Instructors are supported by 139 Key Point People (local program coordinators), 80 Mentors, 17 Trainers, five Senior Mentors and seven Provincial Managers.
• The program is offered in English, French and French Immersion classrooms. A total of 106 French-language programs are running across Canada; 65 programs are running in French school boards and 41 in French immersion classrooms.
• ROE is delivered to more than 3,185 Aboriginal children across Canada, including 80 programs on-reserve.

Since 1996, Roots of Empathy has reached
approximately 316,050 students in Canada.

For more information on Roots of Empathy across Canada, click on a province below:

Cumulative number of children reached in Canada: