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The research asks whether federal agencies cross constitutional jurisdiction by promoting a pan-Canadian identity, and whether their materials align with provincial learning outcomes. 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By producing teaching and learning material that is neither provincially sanctioned nor provincially focused, are federal agencies crossing constitutional jurisdictions in ways that compete with provincially prescribed curricula? While scholars have considered federal involvement in education from an administrative and legal standpoint, they have done less to examine the actual teaching and learning material produced by federal departments and agencies. Such teaching and learning material represents an unofficial federal curriculum in Canada aimed at promoting a pan-Canadian shared sense of identity. Using the Quebec Education Program as a case study for comparison, this study suggests that the material in many instances conflicts with the aims and intentions of provincial curricula.  \nIn Canada, the constitution clearly makes schooling the exclusive domain of the provinces. For matters of political and social autonomy, the federal government should not be interfering with provincial curricula; and, considering the financial cost of public schooling, one might suppose that it should be happy to stay out of matters within provincial jurisdiction. Yet, it is not. Inside of Canadian classrooms, and in particular social studies classrooms, it is not uncommon to find resources that are designed, produced, and distributed by federal agencies. Various federal departments have been involved since at least the mid-twentieth century in the production of educational material for Canadian public school students. Since the advent of the internet, the sheer amount of resources, lessons and lesson plans, and direct curricular content produced beyond the borders of the provinces – disseminated despite these borders – has compounded exponentially. By producing teaching and learning material for teachers that is neither provincially sanctioned nor provincially focused, are federal agencies crossing constitutional jurisdictions in ways that complement or compete with provincially prescribed curricula? Is the federal government, through teaching and learning material created by federal agencies, instilling a Canadian national ethos within the learning environments of provinciallyrun schools? Are the materials produced by federal agencies compatible with learning outcomesand expectations established by provincial ministries of education? Using the Quebec Education Program as a case study for comparison, this study argues that such material is in many instances incompatible with provincial curricula. As such, the federal government may be interfering with a provincial jurisdiction in ways that negatively influence provincial education programs.  \nThe province of Quebec offers a unique and exceptional opportunity upon which to base a case study that juxtaposes and analyzes federally produced teaching and learning material with  \n15  \na provincial curriculum. Perhaps in no other province is the question of nationalism and provincial rights of autonomy more contested. Moreover, a central public debate has occurred in Quebec in recent years about the extent to which the History and Citizenship curriculum promotes a type of federal nationalism that is incompatible with the province’s history and heritage. In 2006, the newspaper Le Devoir opened that debate in an overview of the new Quebec Education Program that suggested that the History and Citizenship Education program was written to promote Canadian nationalism through the purposeful concealment of historical and contemporary events and issues that have led to the development of a Quebecois identity (Robitaille, 2006). While critics of such arguments immediately pointed out that the Quebec History and Citizenship ","cbCaisVfc1SBi3OS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisVfc1SBi3OS","pdf",163784,16,"English","# Abstract\n## Federal influence on Canadian education\n## Case study: Quebec Education Program\n## Nationalism and the History and Citizenship curriculum\n## Limits of existing scholarship on federal involvement","[{\"question\":\"How does the study define an “unofficial federal curriculum” in Canada?\",\"answer\":\"It describes teaching and learning materials produced by federal departments and agencies that are not provincially sanctioned or provincially focused, and that circulate in classrooms across provinces.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is Quebec used as the case study for comparison?\",\"answer\":\"Quebec is presented as offering a unique opportunity because debates over nationalism and provincial autonomy are especially contested there, particularly in the History and Citizenship curriculum.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the study’s main conclusion about the compatibility of federal materials with provincial curricula?\",\"answer\":\"The study argues that federal teaching and learning material is often incompatible with provincial curriculum aims, potentially interfering with provincial education programs.\"}]","The Unofficial Federal School Curriculum in Canada - Issues and Implications for Quebec Education | PDF",1792085302]