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- Access, Culture & CanadaScotland made period products free. What the law actually saysSince August 2022, Scottish law has required councils to make period products free for anyone who needs them (Scotland’s official guidance says visitors are included), and schools, colleges and universities to do the same for their students. Here is what the law requires, what it doesn’t do, and what exists in Canada.
- Access, Culture & CanadaPeriod care on a tight budgetShort on money for period products this month? Here is where to look today, what schools, campuses and some workplaces provide, and a few plain words for asking. It sells nothing. It is the short version; the full list lives in its own guide.
- Access, Culture & CanadaFree period products in Canada, by province and programWhere to get period products at no cost today, what the federal pilot and the workplace rule say, and which provincial and territorial programs we could confirm. Each row is sourced and dated.
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