Press Releases: 2017

CMEC Celebrates 50 Years of Pan-Canadian Leadership in Education

Charlottetown, July 20, 2017 – Provincial and territorial ministers of education were in Charlottetown this week for the 106th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC).

50th anniversary of CMEC

This year marks the 50th anniversary of CMEC. Since 1967, CMEC has been an integral part of the education landscape in Canada. It brings together ministers of education from all...

Ministers of Education to Celebrate 50 Years of Pan-Canadian Leadership in Education at their 106th Meeting in Charlottetown

TORONTO, July 13, 2017 — Provincial and territorial ministers of education will be in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on July 19–20, 2017, for the 106th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC).

CMEC 106 will give ministers the opportunity to review progress on CMEC initiatives and activities and discuss a wide variety of current issues in education, including global competencies, Indi...

CMEC Copyright Consortium Pleased with Federal Court of Appeal Decision

TORONTO, February 6, 2017 – The Copyright Consortium of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), is pleased with the Federal Court of Appeal's January 27, 2017, decision in the judicial review of the Copyright Board of Canada's decision setting the 2010–15 Access Copyright tariff for elementary and secondary schools outside of Quebec for the copying of print materials such as books, magazines, and newspapers. In its decision, the court upheld substant...