{"id":58,"date":"2017-04-03T16:29:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T20:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/conferenceaodatemplate\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2026-09-04T17:53:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T21:53:47","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian School Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Canadian School Survey<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Canadian School Survey is a new, collaborative research initiative that will provide valuable insight into how schools across Canada are doing.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sondage sur les \u00e9coles canadiennes<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Le sondage sur les \u00e9coles canadiennes est une nouvelle initiative de recherche collaborative qui permettra d\u2019obtenir des informations pr\u00e9cieuses sur l\u2019\u00e9tat des \u00e9coles au Canada.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This survey was developed in collaboration with school leaders, researchers, and stakeholders from across the country. It asks about the essential resources and programs in schools to connect the dots between the health and strength of public education and building a resilient, sustainable and prosperous Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Education s<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">ystems across Canada are compartmentalized from each other, with <a href=\"https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/What-do-we-know-about-Canadian-schools-October-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>limited common data<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 espe<\/mark>cially about school programs and resources \u2013 to pinpoint differences, promote cross-jurisdictional learning on policy impact, or develop pan-Canadian strategies for change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, Laurier&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/clrie.wlu.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Centre for Leading Research in Education<\/mark><\/a> (CLRiE) partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/peopleforeducation.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">People for Education<\/mark><\/a> to work with principals and researchers across Canada to develop the <strong>Canadian School Survey<\/strong> to be able to share the stories of what is happening in schools across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings from the Canadian School Survey will provide firsthand evidence about how changes in government policy and funding impact the reality for students and staff in schools.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Red-circle-1-scaled-e1788220337874-800x800.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-403\" style=\"width:91px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Red-circle-1-scaled-e1788220337874-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Red-circle-1-scaled-e1788220337874-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Red-circle-1-scaled-e1788220337874-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Red-circle-1-scaled-e1788220337874-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Red-circle-1-scaled-e1788220337874.png 1340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce sondage a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9labor\u00e9 en collaboration avec des directions d\u2019\u00e9cole, des \u00e9quipes de recherche et des parties prenantes de partout au pays. Ses questions portent sur les ressources et les programmes essentiels dans les \u00e9coles pour \u00e9tablir des liens entre la sant\u00e9 et la force de l\u2019\u00e9ducation \u00e0 financement public et la construction d\u2019un Canada r\u00e9silient, durable et prosp\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les syst\u00e8mes d\u2019\u00e9ducation au Canada sont isol\u00e9s les uns des autres et disposent <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><strong>d\u2019un nombre limit\u00e9 de donn\u00e9es communes<\/strong>, <\/mark>en particulier sur les programmes et les ressources scolaires, pouvant \u00eatre utilis\u00e9es pour mettre en \u00e9vidence leurs diff\u00e9rences, tirer des le\u00e7ons concernant l\u2019impact des politiques sur les diff\u00e9rents syst\u00e8mes et d\u00e9velopper des strat\u00e9gies pancanadiennes pour promouvoir le changement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En 2025, le <a href=\"https:\/\/clrie.wlu.ca\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Centre for Leading Research in Education<\/mark><\/a> (CLRiE) de l&#8217;Universit\u00e9 de Wilfrid Laurier s&#8217;associe \u00e0 l&#8217;organisme <a href=\"https:\/\/peopleforeducation.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">People for Education<\/mark><\/a> pour collaborer avec des directions d&#8217;\u00e9cole et des chercheurs et chercheuses de tout le Canada \u00e0 l&#8217;elaboration du <strong>sondage sur les \u00e9coles canadiennes<\/strong>, dans le but de faire conna\u00eetre la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 du v\u00e9cu dans les \u00e9coles du pays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les r\u00e9ussites et les d\u00e9fis sont propres \u00e0 chaque \u00e9cole du Canada. Plus les \u00e9coles sont nombreuses \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 notre sondage, mieux nous pouvons comprendre de fa\u00e7on pr\u00e9cise l\u2019\u00e9tat actuel de l\u2019\u00e9ducation au pays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:296px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-406\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Brand-Images-2-edited.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Brand-Images-2-edited.png 1600w, https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Brand-Images-2-edited-768x144.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The story behind the survey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more than 25 years, People for Education conducted the <a href=\"https:\/\/peopleforeducation.ca\/topics\/annual-ontario-school-survey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Annual Ontario School Survey<\/mark><\/a>, which allowed more than 1,000 principals each year to tell the stories of their schools. Over the years it became a vital resource for policymakers, educators, researchers, and the public. Building on that success, the new Canadian School Survey replaces the Ontario survey, expanding it to every province and territory, in partnership with CLRiE and in collaboration with provincial and territorial principals\u2019 organizations, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cdnprincipals.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Canadian Association of Principals<\/mark><\/a> and academics from universities across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every school in Canada has its own unique successes and challenges, and the more schools we hear from, the more precisely we can understand the current circumstances of education in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/The-Education-Promise-and-Critical-Resources-in-Canadian-Schools-June-2026-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ THE PILOT RESULTS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Thank you to all principals for participating in the 2025-2026 pilot of the Canadian School Survey!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:296px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-406\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Brand-Images-2-edited.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Brand-Images-2-edited.png 1600w, https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Brand-Images-2-edited-768x144.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019histoire derri\u00e8re le sondage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Pendant plus de 25\u202fans, People for Education a men\u00e9 le <a href=\"https:\/\/peopleforeducation.ca\/topics\/annual-ontario-school-survey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sondage annuel sur les \u00e9coles de l\u2019Ontario<\/a>, qui a permis chaque ann\u00e9e \u00e0 plus de 1000\u202fdirections d\u2019\u00e9cole de raconter ce qui se passe dans leurs \u00e9coles. Au fil des ans, ce sondage est devenu une ressource essentielle pour les responsables politiques, les \u00e9ducatrices et \u00e9ducateurs, les \u00e9quipes de recherche et le public. Fort de ce succ\u00e8s, le nouveau sondage annuel sur les \u00e9coles canadiennes remplace celui sur les \u00e9coles de l\u2019Ontario et s\u2019\u00e9tend \u00e0 chaque province et territoire. Il est men\u00e9 en partenariat avec le CLRiE et en collaboration avec les organisations provinciales et territoriales de directions d\u2019\u00e9cole, <a href=\"https:\/\/cdnprincipals.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">l&#8217;Association canadienne des directeurs d\u2019\u00e9cole<\/a> et des universitaires de tout le pays.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chaque \u00e9cole au Canada conna\u00eet des r\u00e9ussites et des d\u00e9fis qui lui sont propres ; plus nous recevrons de t\u00e9moignages d&#8217;\u00e9coles, plus nous pourrons comprendre avec pr\u00e9cision la situation actuelle de l&#8217;\u00e9ducation au Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/specialprojects.wlu.ca\/cdnschoolsurvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/La-promesse-de-leducation-et-les-ressources-essentielles-dans-les-ecoles-canadiennes-juin-2026-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LISEZ LE RAPPORT DU PILOTE ICI<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;Merci \u00e0 toutes les directions d\u2019\u00e9cole participantes pour votre soutien avec ce projet unique!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian School Survey The Canadian School Survey is a new, collaborative research initiative that will provide valuable insight into how schools across Canada are doing. 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