1. Promoting the use of official statistics in Canadian schools Second national meeting of producers and users of social, economical and territorial information at IBGE Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 24, 2006 Louis Boucher Director,Dissemination Division

2. Dissemination context Unique statistical agency for Canada By law, all aggregate data collected must be published All data released through a single dissemination vehicle, The Daily All published data are made available via Internet by Dissemination Division CANSIM is the backbone

3. Outreaching the education sector … Mandate to make information accessible, relevant and understandable to all Effort to increase numerical literacy Strong curriculum about statistics in Canadian schools 40% of www.statcan.ca users are from the education sectorwww.statcan.ca Students are our future users Teachers are powerful ambassadors

4. Our commitment… Strong endorsement from senior management Education Outreach Program –Regional education representatives –Headquarter staff –Staff in classrooms www.statcan.ca resourceswww.statcan.ca Champion teachers across Canada 25 + years already !

5. Serving the Canadian teachers Easy and free access to all statistics Updated textbooks and curricula Relevant course materials Access to our experts Lessons plans and teaching aids by level and subject

6. Helping the students Practical support to their current assignments Coordination with their curriculum Easy and comprehensive access to relevant data Supporting documentation at hand Access to our experts On-line statistical training

7. Demonstration learning resources at www.statcan.ca

8. Thank you Louis.boucher@statcan.ca