Teacher shortages have intensified across several OECD countries, making this an urgent priority for education systems. Between 2015 and 2022, the share of students whose principals reported shortages rose from 29% to 46.7% on average across the OECD. Simultaneously, rapid technological advances, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and broader…

In Canada, language learning is viewed as an international, national and local need. Herein an international perspective is provided that guides the reader into a National language perspective which is uniquely Canadian. For instance, within Ontario there are concerns about French language education and the multiple entry points for students and…

This two-year study (2007-2009), which examined teacher supply and demand issues in northern Canada--Fort Nelson School District (BC), the Fort Vermilion School Division (AB), the Yukon Department of Education (YK), and the Yellowknife School District (NWT)--comprised three research objectives: (a) to ascertain in which subject areas acute and…

Discusses teacher supply-and-demand issues in Canada. Includes a review of current research, the consequences of a teacher surplus, and efforts to address teacher shortages in Newfoundland and Labrador. Suggests teacher labor-market policy implications involving school districts, provisional governments, and teacher-training institutions. (PKP)

This research brief looks at student enrollment growth, faculty aging and attrition rates, institutional restructuring, and changing government and public expectations to show how a combination of factors has created an unprecedented opportunity for renewal. It also explores how universities are using faculty renewal in a strategic way to…

In July 2001, the Alberta Ministry of Learning established a working group to make recommendations on improving Alberta's ability to attract and retain faculty. This report presents the findings of this group's evaluation of the ability of the province's postsecondary institutions to attract and retain college faculty. The working group identified…

Current school board practices for recruitment and retention of teachers in Canada are described in this report. Following an introduction that explains trends in teacher supply and demand, general information is presented from a 1991 survey of 102 school boards conducted by the Canadian Education Association. The geographical factor in recruiting…

This report summarizes findings from a national survey to gather information about current and future demand for teachers in Canada and to identify underlying policy concerns. The Teacher Demand survey was conducted with a sample of school districts in all provinces and territories and in both official languages. The survey contained 18 questions…

The mandate of the Manitoba Teacher Supply and Demand Task Force was to investigate the magnitude of a possible teacher shortage in the province, examine possible strategies to deal with it, and recommend an action plan. The final report of the task force is presented here. Following an executive summary, the report is organized into eight…

This paper on teacher hiring for 1989-90 addresses differences among the geographic regions of the province of Alberta, as well as the differences between the urban and rural school boards regarding the proportion of new teachers on staff, teacher turnover, teacher vacancies, teacher recruitment, teacher mobility, teacher hiring by specialty…

Describes a teacher-training program designed to give nonrural students the knowledge, background, skills, and attitudes necessary for successful rural teaching and living. Outlines the two-year course of study which emphasizes early field experience and includes topics such as rural demography, personal satisfaction predictors, and alternative…

The citizenship status of full-time teachers at Canadian universities, with emphasis on faculty appointed between 1977-78 and 1980-81, is examined in view of the May 1981 announcement of the Minister of Employment and Immigration that universities must advertise for Canadian faculty before looking abroad. In 1977-78, 75 percent of full-time…

TESL is a field in the process of professionalization. As TESL organizations in Canada struggle to gain professional stature for the field, market demands for ESL teachers in Canada and around the world increase exponentially. This creates a dilemma; whereas professionalization require making the field more difficult to access without specialized…

Comprehensive, systematic planning provides the overall direction for education through the development of policies and objectives. An understanding of demographic, social, and economic trends is necessary for educators to make decisions for the future. The 1986 demographic forecasts for the province of Newfoundland are updated in this report,…

This document reports the results of a survey conducted to determine the employment status of the 1989-90 cohort of graduates from the Faculties of Education of the Province of Alberta. Also under investigation was the proportion of graduates who entered the teaching profession in Alberta immediately upon graduation. Recent projections of teacher…