Press Releases: 2024

CANADA RANKS AMONG TOP OECD COUNTRIES IN FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS: RESULTS FROM THE PROGRAMME FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF ADULT COMPETENCIES (PIAAC...

TORONTO, December 10, 2024 – Canada turned in a strong performance in the second cycle of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), the results of which were released today by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

PIAAC assesses the foundational skills of wo...

Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Education Met in Ontario for the 112th CMEC Meeting

TORONTO, June 24, 2024 – Provincial and territorial ministers of education and postsecondary education met for the 112th Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) meeting in King City, Ontario, on June 12, 2024, to discuss initiatives of common interest and challenges in education, including artificial intelligence (AI), Indigenous education, and skills that meet emerging labour-market dynamics.

The Ontario representat...

CMEC COPYRIGHT CONSORTIUM PLEASED WITH FEDERAL COURT DECISION

TORONTO, March 8, 2024 – The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) Copyright Consortium (the “Consortium”) is pleased with the Federal Court’s February 22, 2024, decision in THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA ET AL v. THE CANADIAN COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY (Access Copyright). The Federal Court determined that the Consortium is entitled to a refund from Access Copyr...