Canadian Education Association
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The Canadian Education Association (CEA), established in 1891, is Canada's oldest national education association. It is a bilingual, federally incorporated non-profit organization
with charitable tax status that fosters dialogue on education policy
. Their objective is to link researchers, teachers, government and education leaders and students.
. It wasn't until several years later that each province agreed to provide financial support to the association. In 1938 the CEA was renamed to the Canada and Newfoundland Education Association (CNEA) but was renamed the Canadian Education Association in 1946 upon receiving the approval of Newfoundland
.
The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) was established in 1967, which encouraged the provinces to continue financial support. The CEA became federally incorporated in 1981 after the Yukon
and Northwest Territories
joined in 1980.
From 2003 to 2006, the CEA published four annual newspaper inserts (jointly published in 2005 with AUCC
and in 2006 with ACCC) entitled New Knowledge for a New Economy.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
with charitable tax status that fosters dialogue on education policy
Education policy
Education policy refers to the collection of laws and rules that govern the operation of education systems.Education occurs in many forms for many purposes through many institutions. Examples include early childhood education, kindergarten through to 12th grade, two and four year colleges or...
. Their objective is to link researchers, teachers, government and education leaders and students.
History
The association was originally established in 1891 as the Dominion Education Association, led by the Ontario Minister of Education, G. W. Ross. In 1918 the DEA became representative of every provinceProvince
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
. It wasn't until several years later that each province agreed to provide financial support to the association. In 1938 the CEA was renamed to the Canada and Newfoundland Education Association (CNEA) but was renamed the Canadian Education Association in 1946 upon receiving the approval of Newfoundland
Dominion of Newfoundland
The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British Dominion from 1907 to 1949 . The Dominion of Newfoundland was situated in northeastern North America along the Atlantic coast and comprised the island of Newfoundland and Labrador on the continental mainland...
.
The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) was established in 1967, which encouraged the provinces to continue financial support. The CEA became federally incorporated in 1981 after the Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
and Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
joined in 1980.
Publications
The CEA's publications includes a magazine, Education Canada, published five times a year; a bilingual directory of education contacts called Ki-Es-Ki; and a school calendar of opening and closing dates for each province.From 2003 to 2006, the CEA published four annual newspaper inserts (jointly published in 2005 with AUCC
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
- See also :* G13 * Association of Commonwealth Universities...
and in 2006 with ACCC) entitled New Knowledge for a New Economy.