CMEC

5^th APEC Education Ministerial Meeting Publication Date: 2012-12-21

This report contains the main outcomes of the 5th APEC Education Ministerial Meeting, which took place May 21–23, 2012, in Korea. The meeting focused on topics such as globalization and education, innovation in education, and education cooperation. At the conclusion of the meeting, ministers adopted a joint statement, “Envisioning Together for the Future and Hope,” pledging to continue to foster regional innovative growth, promote future skills suitable for the global society, create innovative instructional delivery systems, and foster more collaborative policy decisions.

Key Policy Issues in Aboriginal Education: An Evidence-Based Approach Publication Date: 2012-12-19

This report considers how better data and evidence can be developed to support jurisdictions' efforts to improve the academic achievement and attainment of Aboriginal students in provincial and territorial elementary and secondary schools.

PIRLS 2011 – Canada in Context
Canadian Results from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study Publication Date: 2012-12-11

This report presents the first Canadian results of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2011. It provides information on the reading skills of Grade 4 students and describes home and school supports for literacy in Canada. Results are reported at both Canadian and international levels, with comparisons across Canadian provinces as well as with participating countries.

PCAP-13 2007: Report on Reading Strategies and Reading Achievement Publication Date: 2012-12-10

This report is the third in a series of research projects in which the PCAP-13 2007 data set is used to examine questions of interest to educational policy-makers and practitioners in Canada. It focuses on the factors that contribute to the performance of
13-year-old Canadian students in reading.

Organization of American States (OAS) VII Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education, Paramaribo, Suriname, March 1–2, 2012 Publication Date: 2012-12-10

This report contains the main outcomes of the OAS VII Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education held in March 2012, along with interventions by the Canadian delegation. The meeting focused on a variety of issues, including the teaching profession, schools as learning communities, the role of government as guarantor of a quality education, and the work of the Inter-American Committee on Education (CIE). In addition, ministers approved the Declaration of Paramaribo — “Transforming the role of the teacher in response to 21st-century challenges” — and elected the new CIE Authorities for the period 2012–2014.

PCAP 2010 Contextual Report Publication Date: 2012-11-08

This report examines the results from PCAP 2010 in relation to variables derived from questionnaires completed by students, teachers, and school principals. It reports the results both descriptively and using simple and multiple regression models.

PCAP-13 2007: Factors Contributing to Performance in Mathematics and Science Publication Date: 2012-05-03

PCAP-13 2007: Factors Contributing to Performance in Mathematics and Science is the first of a series of research projects in which the PCAP 2007 data set is used to examine questions of interest to educational policy-makers and practitioners in Canada. It focuses on the mathematics/science components of PCAP 2007 and, in particular, on the factors contributing to performance in these two subjects.

CMEC Technical Workshop on Pan-Canadian Aboriginal Data – Summary Report Publication Date: 2011-12-16

The CMEC Technical Workshop on Pan-Canadian Aboriginal Data was held in Ottawa, Canada from March 29 - 30, 2011. The purpose of the workshop was to examine the current state of data on Aboriginal education and to advise on the next steps to improve the availability of such data on Aboriginal learners across the country. By bringing together Canada's data experts in Aboriginal education, it reflected CMEC's commitment to strengthening existing partnerships and working to improve the available data about and for Aboriginal students. This summary report outlines key issues raised at the workshop, areas for further work, and overall themes identified during the course of the workshop. Ministers of education are committed to addressing issues related to Aboriginal education — through activities such as the workshop and the forum — to encourage knowledge mobilization and transfer, facilitate dialogue, and create new partnerships.

International Summit on the Teaching Profession, March 16–17, 2011, New York City, United States Publication Date: 2011-11-30

The Honourable Doug Currie, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, Prince Edward Island, led the Canadian delegation to the first International Summit on the Teaching Profession. This event marked the first time education ministers, teachers, and union leaders from around the world convened to discuss best practices in building a world-class teaching force. The discussions focused on teacher recruitment and preparation; development, support, and retention of teachers; teacher evaluation and compensation; and teacher engagement in education reform.

PCAP-2010 Report on the Pan-Canadian Assessment of Mathematics, Science, and Reading Publication Date: 2011-11-28

The Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP), a collaborative effort among Canadian provinces and territories, is a survey of the knowledge and skills of students in Grade 8/Secondary II in the core subject areas. The 2010 report describes the performance of Grade 8 students in the second administration of PCAP, in which the major domain was mathematics and the secondary or minor domains were science and reading. CMEC developed PCAP to ensure the availability of statistically valid, comparable data on student achievement which can be used by education researchers, policy-makers, and government officials to understand and make improvements to provincial and territorial education systems.

Second Report from the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment Publication Date: 2011-11-25

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a collaborative effort among member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). PISA is designed to provide policy-oriented international indicators of the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students and sheds light on a range of factors that contribute to successful students, schools and education systems. The Second Report from the 2009 PISA complements the first one by looking at the contextual variables associated with reading achievement. It provides information concerning the student- and school-related factors, and an examination of linkages between the student engagement in reading, attitudes, approaches to learning, and reading achievement.

Pan-Canadian Report on Official Languages in Education, 2005–06 to 2008–09 Publication Date: 2011-11-24

This is the second of two reports called for under the Protocol for Agreements for Minority-Language Education and Second-Language Instruction, 2005-2006 to 2008-2009. It provides a summative description of the achievement of outcomes supported by protocol funding — the projects, initiatives, and ongoing efforts in minority-language education and second-language instruction carried out by the provinces and territories.

Bringing Education in Canada to the World, Bringing the World to Canada: An International Education Marketing Action Plan for Provinces and Territories Publication Date: 2011-08-05

At the meeting of the Council of the Federation in July, 2011, provincial and territorial Premiers endorsed an International Education Marketing Action Plan. The Action Plan identifies opportunities for federal-provincial-territorial collaboration on marketing aiming. In 2008, international students spent $6.5 billion in Canada and created over 83,000 jobs. By 2025, the global demand for international education is predicted to quadruple from 1.8 million to 7.2 million students.

Measuring up: Canadian Results of the OECD PISA Study Publication Date: 2010-12-07

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a collaborative effort among member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). PISA is designed to provide policy-oriented international indicators of the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students and sheds light on a range of factors that contribute to successful students, schools and education systems. The 2009 report provides the initial results from the PISA 2009 assessment for Canada and the provinces in reading, mathematics, and science. Results are compared to other participating countries and across Canadian provinces. A second pan-Canadian report, with more detailed analyses of factors associated with student performance, will be published in early 2011.

Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective, 2009 Publication Date: 2009-09-08

This report is the first in a new series of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). It allows readers to compare data for the provinces and territories with data for OECD countries. The indicators presented in this report are parallel to 10 of the indicators presented in the OECD publication Education at a Glance, 2009.

Key Factors to Support Literacy Success in School-Aged Populations Publication Date: 2009-08-06

This literature review was commissioned by CESC to identify key factors and practices that support literacy success in school-aged students. The review focuses on reading and identifies how best to develop reading skills fundamental to lifelong learning.

Fact Sheet: Transitions to the Labour Market Publication Date: 2009-06-17

The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council (CESC), a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), to provide a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada. This fact sheet reports on transitions to the labour market.

Education in Canada Publication Date: 2008-07-08

Education in Canada is a document prepared and updated periodically by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), that gives a current pan-Canadian overview of education. Its content is based on information compiled from Canada's 13 jurisdictions and deals with topics such as: governance, funding, education systems, language, teaching, public and private schools, pre-elementary/elementary/secondary/postsecondary institutions, statistics, attendance, regional differences, university degrees/college diplomas, vocational training, adult education, technology and education, Aboriginal education, the role of CMEC, and ministerial priorities for education. This document is used for general reference and is often included as an appendix to country reports on education topics.

Education Indicators in Canada 2007 Publication Date: 2008-06-16

The statistical indicators of education in Canada in this 2007 report cover various aspects of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education, including enrolment, graduation, human resources, and financing. The first section provides a statistical portrait of the school-aged population, while the last one shows measures of transitions from secondary to postsecondary education, and to the labour market. Labour-market outcomes are also included.

Acquiring Literacy Skills: A Comparison of Provincial and International Results from PISA and IALSS Publication Date: 2008-06-06

Using data from the Program for International Student Assessment and the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, this study compared Canada's performance on literacy tests across jurisidctions and with those of other countries. The report also looks at the effects of student intake characteristics, school context and educational practices, and minority- and majority-language groups.