Press Releases: 2016

PISA 2015 Results Shows High Levels of Achievement by Canadian Students

TORONTO, December 6, 2016 – According to a major international study released today by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Canadian students are among the highest achievers in the world in science, mathematics, and reading.

 

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial survey of the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds near the end of their compulsory schooling. PISA 2015 focused on scienc...

CMEC Launches On-Line Copyright Resource for Teachers

Toronto, October 12, 2016 – The Copyright Consortium of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), has launched the Copyright Decision Tool, an on-line resource developed for teachers to assist with their understanding of copyright. The new Web site — www.copyrightdecisiontool.ca — helps teachers assess when they can use copyright-protected materials without getting copyright permission under the ...

CMEC Moves Forward On Pan Canadian Education Initiatives

Toronto, July 8, 2016 – Provincial and territorial ministers of education and postsecondary education came together this week in Toronto for the annual meeting of their intergovernmental body, the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC).

 

Indigenous Education

 

Indigenous Education continues to be a high priority for CMEC. Ministers underscored once more the importance of making the history and legacy of India...

Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, to meet this week in Toronto

TORONTO, July 4, 2016 — Provincial and territorial ministers of education will be in Toronto, July 7-8, 2016, for the 105th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC). 

CMEC 105 will give ministers the opportunity to review progress on CMEC initiatives and activities, and discuss a wide variety of current issues in education. A communiqué will be released Friday afternoon, at the close o...

EduCanada: A world of possibilities Will Help Promote Provincial and Territorial Education Systems on the World Stage

TORONTO, May 30, 2016 – Provincial and territorial ministers of education now have another tool at their disposal for the promotion of their education systems to international students.

 

The new pan-Canadian education brand, EduCanada: A world of possibilities, was launched at the recent Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) 2016 Annual Conference in Montreal by the Honourable Doug Currie, Chair of the Council of Min...

CMEC Copyright Consortium Has Mixed Reaction to Copyright Board K–12 Tariff Decision

TORONTO, March 1, 2016 – The Copyright Consortium of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), was disappointed with some aspects of the Copyright Board of Canada's decision on Friday, February 19, 2016, setting the K–12 Elementary and Secondary School Tariffs for 2010–15. With its decision, the Copyright Board has set a tariff rate of $2.46 per student per year to copy print materials such as books, magazines, and newspapers for 2010–12, a...

Ministers of Education Acknowledge Landmark Report on Indian Residential Schools

TORONTO, January 29, 2016 — Provincial and territorial ministers of education are pleased to acknowledge the recent release of the final report of Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRCC) on the history of residential schools in Canada.

 

Over the past few years, ministers have been honoured to meet with each of the TRCC commissioners, the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Dr. Marie Wilson, and Chief Wilton Littlechild, to be apprised ...