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The CSLP (Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance) conducts solution-oriented research on learner success and the fulfillment of learning potential by focusing on four strand areas: educational technology, fluency and cognitive efficiency, language and literacy, and inquiry of teaching and learning. The overall focus is in the process of implementing and applying diverse methodologies to develop evidenced-based tools and strategies that would positively impact pre-kindergarten to secondary education, postsecondary education, corporations and industry, health and social services as well as the NGO/community sector.

The ministry is responsible for early learning, kindergarten to grade 12, post- secondary education, adult learning and offers information on education programmes, the curriculum, reports and funding.

The Canadian Association of University Teachers is the national voice of university academic staff in Canada. Established in 1951, CAUT is a federation of faculty associations/unions and represents members in every province by: promoting the interests of teachers, professional librarians and researchers in Canadian universities and university colleges, advancing the standards of their profession, seeking to improve the quality of higher education in Canada. The CAUT-web site provides information on the association and its activities, services and policy, government relations and affinity programs. A link list provides access to: Local and Provincial Faculty Associations, Other Associations, Federal Government, Provincial Government, Education Resources.

CBIE is the Canadian leader in scholarship administration. It offers partial and complete management of scholarship programs, comprising the following services: scholar selection, institutional placement, in-country and on-arrival orientation workshops, academic and social monitoring, allowance distribution, return travel arrangements, and interim and overall program evaluation. The site provides links to international and Canadian institutions and information on: publications, programs and services, Canadian awards, study in Canada.

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is the federal research funding agency that promotes and supports postsecondary-based research and training in the humanities and social sciences. By focusing on developing Talent, generating Insights and forging Connections across campuses and communities, SSHRC strategically supports world-leading initiatives that reflect a commitment to ensuring a better future for Canada and the world.

Canadian Literacy and Learning Network is the national hub for research, information and knowledge exchange, increasing literacies and essential skills across Canada. CLLN, a non-profit charitable organization, represents literacy coalitions, organizations and individuals in every province and territory in Canada. The project is funded by the Government of Canada´s Office of Literacy and Essential Skills.

TACT is a virtual community of support and communication for professional development. The acronym TACT stands for TéléApprentissage Communautaire et Transformatif (French), and for Technology for Advanced Collaborative Teaching (English). It stresses that successful integration of web-based facilities into the learning and, later, working environment implies extensive reconceptualization of the professional teacher’s pedagogy. TACT is a professional development community on the web. Its designers builds on computer-mediated communication (CMC) research and on computer-support for collaborative learning (CSCL) research which increasingly reveals the potential for support, communication, and joint ventures as knowledge-building, collective understanding, and co-construction of meaning occur. Pre-service and in-service teachers who use this professional development website ( PDW) are encouraged into a more collaborative type of learning and instruction. The site provides information on the TeleLearning Professional Development School is a multi-site network of teacher educators from Canadian Faculties of Education engaged in collaborative research with practitioners working on effective integration of telelearning activities in partner associated schools. It is a research activity of the TeleLearning Network of Centres of Excellence, funded in September 1995 through the Social Science Research Council of Canada, which aims at building new models of professional development and teacher education that are required today to address the new needs for technology knowledge and use of technology of practicing and graduating school teachers.

Colleges and Institutes Canada is the national, voluntary membership organization representing colleges, institutes and polytechnics in Canada and internationally. The Secretariat represents members with the federal government and industry. It also organizes conferences and workshops for college staff, students and board members to facilitate networking and participation in national and international programs, services and awards.

TACT is a virtual community of support and communication for professional development. The acronym TACT stands for TéléApprentissage Communautaire et Transformatif (French), and for Technology for Advanced Collaborative Teaching (English). It stresses that successful integration of web-based facilities into the learning and, later, working environment implies extensive reconceptualization of the professional teacher’s pedagogy. TACT is a professional development community on the web. Its designers builds on computer-mediated communication (CMC) research and on computer-support for collaborative learning (CSCL) research which increasingly reveals the potential for support, communication, and joint ventures as knowledge-building, collective understanding, and co-construction of meaning occur. Pre-service and in-service teachers who use this professional development website ( PDW) are encouraged into a more collaborative type of learning and instruction. The site provides information on the TeleLearning Professional Development School is a multi-site network of teacher educators from Canadian Faculties of Education engaged in collaborative research with practitioners working on effective integration of telelearning activities in partner associated schools. It is a research activity of the TeleLearning Network of Centres of Excellence, funded in September 1995 through the Social Science Research Council of Canada, which aims at building new models of professional development and teacher education that are required today to address the new needs for technology knowledge and use of technology of practicing and graduating school teachers.

These reports were published from 2009 till 2020. They were a product of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). They were intended to facilitate the comparison of educational systems in Canada’s provinces and territories with those of countries that belong to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The documents presented a series of indicators harmonized to the definitions and methodologies used by the OECD in Education at a Glance. The indicators were designed to serve as a basis for decision making and for development of programs in the field of education. [Summary: Information provided by the editors of the site and supplemented by the editors of Education Worldwide]