Press Releases: 2019

Canadian students among the highest achievers in reading according to new OECD report

TORONTO, December 3, 2019 – The results from a major international study released today by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) put Canadian students among the highest achievers in the world in 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 2018 focused on reading as its major doma...

Major OECD report on student performance in reading, science, and math, to be released December 3, 2019

TORONTO, November 26, 2019 – On December 3, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will be releasing the results from the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2018).

PISA is a triennial survey of the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds near the end of their compulsory schooling. PISA 2018 tested around 600,000 students in 79 countries and economies, in...

Provincial and Territorial Ministers Focus on Indigenous Education and the Future of Education at CMEC 108

VICTORIA, July 25, 2019 – Indigenous education and reconciliation, and reimagining the future of K-12 and postsecondary education in the context of the changing nature of work, were the main focus of provincial and territorial ministers responsible for education as they met this week in Victoria, on the traditional territory of the Lkwungen (Songhees) and Wyomilth (Esquimalt) peoples of the Coast Salish Nation, for the 108th meeting of the ...

Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Education to Meet in Victoria

TORONTO, July 15, 2019 — Provincial and territorial ministers of education will be in Victoria, July 24 and 25, 2019, for the 108th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC).

CMEC 108 will give ministers the opportunity to review progress on CMEC initiatives and activities and discuss a variety of current issues in education. The meeting will include two special sessions, one on Indigenous education and ...