Articles from Canada
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 April 2012 Canada: Student strike in Quebec over access to education
Four EI affiliates, the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ), the Fédération nationale des enseignantes et enseignants du Québec (FNEEQ-CSN), the Fédération québecoise des professeures et professeurs d’université (FQPPU), and the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) have lent their support to the strike by students in Quebec against a...
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Standards and working conditions 13 March 2012 Canada: unions step up to the plate on Quebec’s education future
Over 400 education professionals along with lecturers (sociologists, academics and trade unionists) from Quebec and France, discussed the big issues in education today at the two-day Grand Rendez-vous de l’Education (Education Summit) 2012 hosted by its affiliate, Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ), on 21-22 February 2012 in Laval.
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Equity and inclusion 9 January 2012 Canada: CTF welcomes UN decision to conduct inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) Executive Committee has endorsed the decision made by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to conduct an inquiry into the murders and disappearances of Aboriginal women and girls across Canada.
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Equity and inclusion 8 December 2011 Canada: Enhancing indigenous peoples’ education
The Advisory Committee on Aboriginal Education of the Canadian Teachers Federation (CTF), one of EI’s national affiliates, has endorsed the Initiative of Ashoka Changemakers, a global online community, aiming at sharing ideas or projects about supporting First Nations, Métis and Inuit learners.
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Union renewal and development 7 November 2011 Canada: Media Literacy Week raises students’ online awareness
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), an EI affiliate, together with the Media Awareness Network, is organising the Media Literacy Week from 7-11 November under the theme “Digital Citizenship.” This year’s event aims at inspiring young people to reflect on their online lives, and their rights and responsibilities as they navigate...
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Union renewal and development 23 September 2011 Canada: Study shows ways to improve bilingual education
A new survey by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) has found that the poor use of technology is hampering learning in bilingual education. The national survey, which considered the impact of technology among students attending French-language schools in minority settings in Canada, involved more than 1,600 Canadian students.
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Climate action and literacy 19 September 2011 Canada: National green schools programme launched
The Canadian Teachers' Federation is supporting the launch of a new green high schools programme to encourage secondary students to create environmental projects while exploring the wealth of environmental career opportunities available.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 16 September 2011 Report warns on public services in Canada-EU trade talks
A new report commissioned for the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and the Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour says the European Union is weakening protections for public services like education in current trade negotiations with Canada.
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Union renewal and development 14 September 2011 Canada: Web resources for teachers in Democracy Week
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) is supporting the first-ever national Democracy Week from 12-16 September initiated by Elections Canada, an independent agency responsible for conducting federal elections and referendums, which has launched a new website.
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Standards and working conditions 20 July 2011 Canada: Teachers report on state of public education
The Canadian Teachers Federation (CTF), a member of Education International, has published a report on the state of Canadian public education from the perspective of teachers. The study involved 434 teachers from around Canada and highlights the growing concerns about budget and staff cuts.
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Standards and working conditions 27 May 2011 Canada: Teacher union announces withdrawal of voluntary services
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF), which is affiliated to EI’s member organisation the Canadian Teachers’ Federation, has announced that its members will be withdrawing their voluntary services as part of an on-going dispute over terms and conditions.
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Standards and working conditions 6 May 2011 Canada: Teachers support Saskatchewan colleagues without contract
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), one of Education International’s national affiliates, has urged the provincial Government of Saskatchewan and its School Boards Association to quickly return to the bargaining table with the unions 12,000 teachers who have been without a contract since 31 August, 2010.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 March 2011 Canada: education is a key issue in major elections
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), EI’s largest affiliate in Canada, has responded to the Prime Minister’s call for early federal elections on 2 May by asking people to “vote for candidates who give priority to education and public programs that support the well-being of children and youth.”
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 February 2011 Canada: CTF conference tackles issues facing families
Participants at the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) Women's Symposium have debated issues facing families including violence; poverty reduction; marginalisation of children; diversity and healthy lifestyles at a three-day event.
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Union renewal and development 2 February 2011 Canada: Teachers in shock as education program is rejected
The Conservative government in Canada is to end funding for the international program of the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) after a year-long process of arduous negotiations.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 January 2011 CTF announces funding for School Community Projects
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) has announced that it will inject an additional $40,000 of funding into projects related to the Imagineaction initiative which links schools and communities in through social action.
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News 3 November 2010 Media Literacy Week explores gender representation in media
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), together with Media Awareness Network, a not-for-profit centre for media and digital literacy, have launched Canada’s fifth annual Media Literacy Week.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 October 2010 Study warns of environmental impact from Canada-EU trade pact
A report released the end of August cautions a comprehensive free trade deal between Canada and the European Union could lead to rising greenhouse gas emissions, privatization of water services, and disruptions to "First Nations" communities.
Study warns of environmental impact from Canada-EU trade pact