CMEC

Economic Downturn and Educational Attainment Publication Date: 2012-06-21

This fact sheet sheds light on the relationship between education and labour market outcomes by providing a brief overview of the impact of economic changes on the employment of individuals with different levels of educational attainment to identify which groups have been most affected by the economic downturn and which have benefitted most from the recovery. The 2008-through-2011 data for Canada and its provinces and territories are from Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey.

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.

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.

Interrupting High School and Returning to Education Publication Date: 2010-04-29

The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council (CESC), a partnershp 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 the proportion of young adults who have left high school without a diploma and, among them, the proportions who have returned to obtain a high -school diploma and who progressed to postsecondary education. It presents data for Canada and the provinces from the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS).

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.

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.

The Development of Education - Reports for Canada Publication Date: 2008-10-28

This document contains two reports. The first highlights the structure and management of the education systems in Canada, as well as access to learning, early childhood education, learning outcomes, and teacher training. The second focuses on inclusive education and its legislative frameworks and policies, as well as the programs and services provided to vulnerable populations in the elementary and secondary school systems.

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.

OECD Activity – Recognition of Non-Formal and Informal Learning (RNFIL): Report on Provincial/Territorial Activities and Pan-Canadian Overview Publication Date: 2007-12-21

This report provides information on recognizing non-formal and informal learning in Canada, most commonly known as Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR). It presents a pan-Canadian overview, including contextual information on demographics and economic and social developments, and descriptions of governmental, institutional, and other organizational PLAR arrangements. The overview document is supported by detailed reports from ten provinces and one territory.

PISA 2006 - The 2006 Canadian Report Publication Date: 2007-12-07

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) was initiated by the member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to provide policy-oriented international indicators of the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students. PISA assesses youth outcomes in three domains, reading, mathematics, and science, focusing on what students can do with what they have learned in school, at home, and in the community. This report provides detailed analysis of the performance of Canadian students in an international context, as well as information on results on a jurisidictional basis, and differences in performance linked to gender, immigrant status, parental education, and socioeconomic status.

Education at a Glance 2007: Country Profile for Canada Publication Date: 2007-09-17

This document provides an overview of the data from Canada in the publication Education at a Glance 2007, OECD Indicators. Included are data on the impact of learning, financial and human resources in education, access to education, and the learning environment and the organization of schools.

2007 PCERA Symposium on Literacy Initiatives Publication Date: 2007-05-16

The 2007 PCERA symposium focused on provincial and territorial literacy practices and policies, with an emphasis on the use of research and data to inform policy and programming decisions. This report on the sessions, discussions, and suggestions focuses on the effective use of data to support improvement and to develop and evaluate literacy initiatives and policies at both the adult and school levels, with a chapter on Aboriginal literacy.

Education at a Glance 2006: Country Profile for Canada Publication Date: 2006-09-12

This document provides an overview of the data from Canada in the publication Education at a Glance 2006, OECD Indicators. Included are data on the impact of learning, financial and human resources in education, access to education, and the learning environment and the organization of schools.

Enhancing Learning through Formative Assessment Publication Date: 2005-10-15

This Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) study aimed to contribute to an in-depth understanding of how teaching and learning occur and how student progress is assessed as a formative process, using a small number of exemplary innovations. In 2002, CMEC invited the provinces and territories to participate in this review, and five provinces completed the questionnaire. This report provides a review of research on formative evaluation in Canada as well as case studies from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, and Ontario.

Education at a Glance 2005: Country Profile for Canada Publication Date: 2005-09-19

This document provides an overview of the data from Canada in the publication Education at a Glance 2005, OECD Indicators. Included are data on the impact of learning, financial and human resources in education, access to education, and the learning environment and the organization of schools.

SAIP Science III Assessment 2004 - The Public Report Publication Date: 2005-06-15

This document forms the report to the public on the results of the pan-Canadian assessment of science achievement for 13-year-old and 16-year-old students, administered in the spring of 2004 by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), as part of the ongoing School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP). SAIP is a cyclical program of pan-Canadian assessments of student achievement in science, reading, and mathematics. The report describes the assessment program and provides results on a pan-Canadian and a jurisdictional level. In addition, information is included on the context for learning science in Canada, teachers and teaching, and the school context.

PISA 2003 - The 2003 Canadian Report Publication Date: 2004-12-06

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 to shed light on a range of factors that contribute to successful students, schools, and education systems. The 2003 report focuses on mathematics literacy, providing information on performance in mathematics, reading, science, and problem solving in an international context and on a jurisdictional basis. Other sections of the report look at the relationship between student engagement, student learning, and mathematics performance, and the relationship between family characterisitics, home environment, and mathematics performance.

Pan-Canadian results of francophone students in a minority-language setting in the School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP) Publication Date: 2004-10-15

This report presents an in-depth analysis of minority-francophone students' performance on the School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP) in mathematics, reading and writing, and science assessments, with a view to identifying reasons that might explain their lower performance, as well as to pinpointing avenues of action that might positively influence student performance. Chapters of the report list and review the research on factors relating to academic performance by students in minority-francophone settings, analyse student performance and contextual data gathered in surveys conducted in the first and second assessment cycles of SAIP, identify a range of possible avenues for intervention to improve students' academic performance, and provide possible directions for further research.

Education at a Glance 2004: Country Profile for Canada Publication Date: 2004-09-17

This document provides an overview of the data from Canada in the publication Education at a Glance 2004, OECD Indicators. Included are data on the impact of learning, financial and human resources in education, access to education, and the learning environment and the organization of schools.

Access, Inclusion and Achievement: Closing the Gap Country Response: Canada Publication Date: 2003-11-27

The 15th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers was held in 2003. The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) prepared this document on policies, strategies, practices, critical concerns, and aspirations for education, specifically in relation to the theme "Access, Inclusion and Achievement - Closing the Gap." The report is divided into two sections: Part A consists of best practices, case studies, innovative solutions and policies, and challenges of the educational systems in the provinces and territories, organized around the themes of access, inclusion, and achievement; Part B is linked to the nine points in the Halifax Statement for Education, which resulted from the 14th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers in 2000, and presents progress and success since that meeting in the areas most relevant to Canada's experience, including technologies in education and teacher training.