Press Releases: 2006

Third International Education Week in Canada

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Toronto, November 9, 2006

International Education: Canada Partnering with the World

November 13–17, 2006

For the third consecutive year, ministers of education across Canada are supporting International Education Week (IEW), which will take place from November 13–17. IEW raises awareness in participating countries of ...

Open Letter from the Chair of the CMEC Copyright Consortium to the Co-chairs of Access Copyright

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September 29, 2006

Bruno Beauregard, Co-Chair
Greg Pilon, Co-Chair
Access Copyright
One Yonge St., Suite 800

Toronto, ON  M5E 1E5

Dear Mr. Beauregard and Mr. Pilon:

The Copyright Consortium of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) wishes to express its serious concern over Access Copyright's initiative, Captain Copyright (www.captaincopyright.ca).  We echo the criticisms which have been...

90th CMEC Meeting: Ministers of Education Reaffirm Leadership Role in Pan Canadian Education Issues

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St. John's, NL, September 26, 2006 -- Education ministers met this week in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, for the 90th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada.  Ministers focused on continued action and progress on postsecondary education and skills training, Aboriginal education, and literacy.

Postsecondary Education and Skills Training

Provincial and territorial...

Pan-Canadian Forum to Address Adult Literacy

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PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, June 18. 2006 – More than 150 policy experts and literacy stakeholders will discuss common solutions to low literacy skills among 40 per cent of adult learners at a special forum on June 19 and June 20 at the University of Northern British Columbia.

"Adult literacy skills are essential not just to the quality of life of individuals and their families, but to the social and economic health of our...

Education Ministers Want Amendment in Federal Copyright Legislation

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Priority issue – educational use of the Internet – discussed with federal ministers

TORONTO, May 30, 2006 – When education ministers consider the federal government's new copyright legislation, educational access to the Internet will remain a priority. The ministers' Copyright Consortium Chair, the Honourable Jamie Muir of Nova Scotia, has met with Canadian Herit...

Unemployment Rate for High School Dropouts Double that of University Graduates

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Toronto, April 12. 2006 -- In 2004, the unemployment rate for 25- to 29-year-olds who had not completed high school stood at 15% compared to 7% for university graduates. This was one of many pieces of information contained in a major report released today by education ministers and Statistics Canada.

Education Indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program 2005 is a comprehensive, data-based re...

89th CMEC Meeting: Ministers of Education Renew their Commitment to Aboriginal Education

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Yellowknife, March 8, 2006 -- Ministers of education from the provinces and territories met this week in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and reaffirmed their commitment to work collaboratively with Aboriginal leaders and communities, and the federal government in areas under their respective jurisdiction, to improve access to education and to ensure success for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples.

The Premier of the No...