Press Releases: 2018

Indigenous Education Major Focus of CMEC Meeting in Vancouver

Vancouver, July 6, 2018 – Provincial and territorial ministers of education met this week in Vancouver on the traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations for the 107th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC). Ministers also had the opportunity to participate in the CMEC Symposium on Indigenizing Teacher Education.

The Honourable Melanie Mark, Chair of CM...

Ministers of Education in Vancouver July 5–6 for their 107th Meeting and to Attend a Major Pan Canadian Event on Indigenous Education

Toronto, June 28, 2018 — Provincial and territorial ministers of education will be in Vancouver July 5–6 for the 107th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) and to attend a major pan-Canadian event, the CMEC Symposium on Indigenizing Teacher Education.

CMEC 107 will give ministers the opportunity to review progress on CMEC initiatives and activities and discuss a...

Provinces Release the Latest Results on the Performance of Grade 8 Students in Reading, Math, and Science

TORONTO, April 30, 2018 – A new report released today by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), presents a detailed portrait of the skills of Canadian youth in Grade 8 (Secondary II in Quebec) in three core areas of learning: reading, mathematics, and science.

The Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) was first introduced by ministers of education in 2007 to provide robust, comparable data on how well students are doing ...

CMEC to Release Latest Report on the Performance of Canadian Grade 8 Students in Reading, Math, and Science

TORONTO, April 24, 2018 – The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), will be presenting results from its latest assessment of the performance of Canadian Grade 8 students (Secondary II in Quebec) on April 30, 2018.

The Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) provides Canada with a report card in three core subjects: reading, mathematics, and science. PCAP 2016 tested approximately 27,000 students from close to 1,500 scho...

CMEC Copyright Consortium Issues a Policy Statement on Fair Dealing

TORONTO, March 7, 2018 – The Copyright Consortium of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), has released the Education Ministers’ Policy Statement on Fair Dealing<...