| Date and Method of Creation | 14 June 1957 |
| Status | Autonomous |
| Department attached to | The Commission operates under the aegis of the Canada Council of the Arts. |
| Legislation Dates | The judicial text was accepted06/02/1958 and last revised 23/06/2006 |
| Legislation | The Canadian Commission for UNESCO was created in 1957 and operates under the aegis of the Canada Council for the Arts. Its first Constitution and By-laws were adopted at its inaugural meeting held on 5-6 February 1958. They have been amended several times since then.
The Constitution was amended by its 42nd Annual General Meeting on 24 March 2002; the amendments were subsequently ratified by the Board of the Canada Council for the Arts on 31 August 2002. The Constitution was further amended by the Board of the Canada Council in December 2006, pursuant to the provisions of Order in Council 2006-0601 of 23 June 2006.
The By-Laws of the Canadian Commission were amended by the Executive Committee of the Commission on 1 March 2002.
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| Documentation Centre | The Documentation Center of the Commission contains mainly UNESCO and Canadian Commission for UNESCO publications. |
| Structure of the Commission | The Commission includes:
- The Executive Committee (17 members), which meets at least twice a year ;
- Three Sectoral Commissions dealing with: (1) Education; (2) Natural, Social and Human Sciences; (3) Culture, Communication and Information;
- One Standing Committee: 1) the Membership Committee;
- The Secretariat (14 full-time staff);
- The Annual General Meeting of the members.
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| Members/Composition | Composed of approximately 400 members throughout Canada |
| Executive Committee | Composed of 17 members representing the Bureau (the President, the Vice-President and the Secretary-General), the Chairs of the three Sectoral Commissions (Education/Natural, Social and Human Sciences/Culture, Communication and Information); the past President of the Commission; representatives of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Canadian Heritage, Canada Council for the Arts, Council of Ministers of Education (Canada) and Minist¨¨re des Relations internationales (Qu¨¦bec); 2 members named by the Canada Council for the Arts; and 3 members elected by the Annual General Meeting for a two-year term, renewable once.
The Executive Committee meets at least twice a year.
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| General Assembly | Composed of approximately 400 members throughout Canada, including government and non-governmental organizations, and individual experts in UNESCO¡¯s field of education, sciences, culture and communication and information. It is called Annual General Meeting .
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| Committees or Sub-Committees | There are currently three Sectoral Commissions:
Sectoral Commission on Education
Sectoral Commission on the Natural, Social and Human Sciences
Sectoral Commission on Culture, Communication and Information.
Each one is composed of 35-40 members
Committees include:
Priorities and Planning Committee
Trans-disciplinary Working Committee on the Culture of Peace
Membership and Partnership Committee |
| Committees/Sub-Committees Details
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| Number of Committees or Sub-Committees | 3 |
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| Periodicity | Twice a year |
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| Sub-committee Topics | [X] Education
[X] Science
[X] Social Sciences
[X] Culture
[X] Communication
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