Press Releases: 2010

Canadian Students Score Top Marks in Major OECD Report

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TORONTO, December 7, 2010 — A major international report released today by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows Canadian students rank among the best in the world in reading, mathematics, and science.

The OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is one of the most comprehensive international student evaluations ever developed. The number of participating jurisdictions has rise...

Release of Major OECD Report on the Performance of Canadian and International Students in Reading, Math, and Science

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TORONTO, November 30, 2010 — The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), in cooperation with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and Statistics Canada, will be presenting Canadian results from latest OECD international assessment of student performance in reading, math, and science, on December 7, 2010, in Toronto.

The 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tested close to one half mil...

Ministers of Education Mark International Education Week

TORONTO, November 15, 2010 — The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), joins today with over 100 countries from around the world to celebrate the 11th annual International Education Week (IEW).

The purpose of IEW is to increase awareness and understanding of international education among participating countries through a variety of activities and events undertaken by governments, educational institutions, stakeholder groups, and individuals.

High-School Dropout Rates Fall Dramatically

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TORONTO, November 3, 2010 — High-school dropout rates in Canada have fallen dramatically over the past two decades, according to a report released today by the Centre for Education Statistics. The overall rate has been cut in half, from 16.6 per cent in 1990-91 to 8.5 per cent in 2009-10 — or from roughly one ...

CMEC Copyright Consortium Pursues Legal Option on Fair Dealing Rights for Students in Canadian Schools

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Education ministers apply for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada

 

TORONTO, September 29, 2010 — Ministers of education across Canada are seeking leave to take their legal argument regarding fair-dealing rights for students in Canadian schools to the Supreme Court of Canada.

The Copyright Consortium of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), is a...

Canada's Ministers of Education Hold Historic Meeting with the People's Republic of China

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WINNIPEG, September 24, 2010 — The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), Canada's long-standing intergovernmental body, held an unprecedented meeting with senior representatives of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

The first high-level consultation on education collaboration between ministers of education of the provinces and territories of Canada and the education leaders of ...

Canada's Ministers of Education Advance Learn Canada 2020 Priorities

WINNIPEG, September 24, 2010 — Ministers of education concluded the 98th meeting of their long-standing intergovernmental body, the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), today in Winnipeg.

CMEC 98 provided education ministers with an opportunity to engage on priorities outlined in

Ministers of Education mark International Literacy Day

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TORONTO, September 8, 2010 — Today, the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), joins with governments, business and labour, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals from around the world to celebrate International Literacy Day (ILD). ILD was established in 1965 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to underscore the va...

Ministers of Education Deliver on Education Data

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TORONTO, September 7, 2010 — The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), released extensive data today on Canada's education systems as part of its ongoing commitment to quality education data and research.

The second report in a series begun in 2009, Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective, 2010, expands on the data collected for OECD's flagship publication, Education at a Glance, which was...

CMEC Copyright Consortium Pleased with New Federal Copyright Legislation

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TORONTO, June 3, 2010 — Ministers of education across Canada responded positively to the tabling of new federal copyright legislation in Ottawa yesterday. The Copyright Consortium of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), supports the copyright legislation because it allows students and educators in elementary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities to have fair and reasonable access to publicly available Internet m...

Ministers put Education at the Forefront of the Economic Recovery

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Toronto, March 5, 2010 – Canada's education ministers were in Toronto this week for the 97th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), where they worked to further advance commitments made in their 2008 declaration, Learn Canada 2020<...

The Value of Reading and Learning as a Family

By Diane McGifford, Chair of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), and Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy and Minister responsible for International Education, Manitoba

 

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Margaret MacDiarmid, Minister of Education and Minister responsible for Early Learning and Literacy, British Columbia (the CMEC pan-Canadian lead on literacy)

January 27, 2010

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Canadians Sing for Literacy

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Toronto, January 27, 2010 – Families and communities from coast to coast to coast will be celebrating reading and learning together on and around January 27, 2010, for Family Literacy Day, ministers Diane McGifford and Margaret MacDiarmid announced today on behalf of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC).

“Family Literacy Day offers an opportunity for families across Canada to take part in community events and a...