Council of Ministers of Education, Canada

Skills of Official-Language Minority Communities in Canada: Findings from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)

Publication Date: 2021-08-05

This report uses data from the Survey of Adult Skills conducted under the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). The report presents a detailed analysis of the skills of official language minority communities in literacy, numeracy, and problem solving in technology-rich environments in order to compare them with those of their respective linguistic majority.

Categories: Assessment and evaluation, Official languages

Protocol for Agreements for Minority-Language Education and Second-Language Instruction (2019-20 to 2022-23)

Publication Date: 2020-06-03

This document contains the Protocol for Agreements for Minority-Language Education and Second-Language Instruction 2019-20 to 2022-23 between the Government of Canada and the provinces and territories. The protocol is the framework through which the federal government provides contributions to the costs incurred by the provinces and territories in the delivery of minority-language education and second-language instruction.

Categories: Official languages

Pan-Canadian Report on Official Languages in Education 2009-10 to 2012-13

Publication Date: 2017-01-26

Compiled jointly by the provinces and territories through CMEC, and funded by Canadian Heritage, the Pan-Canadian Report is specifically for public audiences and describes the achievement of outcomes called for in the provincial/territorial action plans for official languages in education between 2009–10 and 2012–13.

Categories: Official languages

Foundation document for a cultural approach to teaching – September 2012

Publication Date: 2013-09-22

Pan-Canadian framework for cultural appropriation in French-language schools

 

Since 2002, several pan-Canadian assessments have shown that 13—16-year-old francophone students living in minority settings performed less well than their counterparts in majority settings. Studies have shown that their performance can be improved by providing them with sociocultural skills to help them use language as a tool for learning, communication, and personal development. This document presents the pan-Canadian framework for cultural appropriation in French-language schools and describes the four components designed to help educators to refine their teaching approaches as an essential part of identity-building.

Categories: Official languages

Explore and Destination Clic 2007-08 Annual Report

Publication Date: 2013-07-16

Through Explore and Destination Clic, bursaries are granted to students across Canada to enable them to enrol in five-week immersion courses in either French or English at accredited postsecondary institutions. The programs are funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage and administered by the provinces and territories, in conjunction with CMEC. The report for 2007-08 looks at the organization and administration of the programs, financial and statistical data, and evaluations by multiple stakeholders.

Categories: Official languages