WHO WE ARE
Inclusive Education Canada (IEC) advocates for equitable and inclusive education across Canada, ensuring every student, regardless of ability, has the support and opportunities they need to succeed.
Our website is a hub for parents, educators, and communities to share ideas, tackle challenges, and access updates and best practices in inclusive education. Through our Network of Associates, we provide ongoing support to make inclusion a reality in schools. As an initiative of Inclusion Canada, IEC empowers individuals with tools and strategies to support students with diverse learning needs, promoting inclusion as vital to the well-being of all students.
Inclusive Education Canada
Inclusive Education Canada was established in 2002 as an initiative of Inclusion Canada.
Our Goal
All learners are fully included with their peers in Canada’s education system, with appropriate support to ensure personal success from early childhood to post-secondary and adult life-long learning.
Benchmarks for Achievement
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Implementation of Inclusive Practices: Classrooms, schools, and post-secondary institutions across Canada consistently apply effective inclusive practices that support the participation and success of students with intellectual disabilities alongside their peers.
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Supportive Education Policies and Resources: Federal, provincial, and territorial education policies actively prioritize inclusive education, ensuring access to appropriate supports and resources for all learners.
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Public Advocacy and Awareness: A broad base of public understanding and advocacy exists, recognizing inclusive education as a cornerstone of equitable, high-quality education for all students, regardless of ability.
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Comprehensive Training and Resources: Educators and school staff are equipped with ongoing training, tools, and resources to successfully implement and sustain inclusive education practices.
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Monitoring and Accountability: Clear accountability measures are in place to monitor the progress and effectiveness of inclusive education policies and practices, ensuring continuous improvement.
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Collaborative Community Involvement: Partnerships between schools, families, and community organizations foster a supportive network advancing inclusive education for all learners.
Our Guiding Principles
At Inclusive Education Canada, we are driven by core principles that reflect our commitment to fostering an equitable and inclusive education system for all. We evaluate policies, publications, actions, and statements to ensure alignment with these fundamental principles, which guide our work and shape our vision for a more inclusive society.
Our guiding principles include:
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Respect and Dignity: Acknowledging every individual's inherent value and worth, regardless of ability or background.
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Equality & Equity: Committing to fairness and equal opportunities for all, ensuring every student has access to the resources and support needed to succeed.
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Diversity: Celebrating the richness of diverse perspectives, experiences, and identities and recognizing that diversity strengthens communities.
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Human Rights: Advocating for the protection and promotion of the rights of all individuals, ensuring that every person has access to education and opportunities free from discrimination.
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Self-Determination: Empowering individuals to make choices and decisions that affect their lives fosters independence and autonomy.
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Mutual Responsibility: Recognizing that inclusion is a shared responsibility, where all community members actively create a supportive and inclusive environment.
Our Values & Beliefs
All persons are entitled to equal access and opportunity.
Equality demands protection from all forms of discrimination or harm, and access to the supports necessary to enable equal participation.
All persons have inherent capacity for growth and expression.
Every person has the right to be nourished physically, intellectually, socially, emotionally and spiritually.
All persons have inherent and equal worth and are entitled to respect.
Our value as persons is neither earned nor accumulated. It is unrelated to health status or any genetic or other personal characteristic.
Respect requires recognition of and concern for the dignity of every person. Dignity is fragile. It must be protected from all harm.
All persons have equal, inalienable, and inherent dignity.
Dignity does not depend upon physical, intellectual or other characteristics. Neither does it depend upon the opinions that other people have about these characteristics. It cannot rightfully be ignored, diminished or taken away. belongs to us just because we exist. It is not something we earn or receive.
All members of the human family are full persons.
Our human essence cannot be reduced to words, labels, categories, definitions or genetic patterns. Every person is unique. No one can be replaced or copied. All persons are ineffable.
How We Help
At Inclusive Education Canada, our goal is to provide parents, educators, and communities with the tools, insights, and support they need to create inclusive learning environments for all learners.
Our Network of Associates offers expert advice, training, and consulting services to support schools, educators, and families. Our network is flexible and adaptable and can provide
resources and guidance on a wide range of topics related to inclusive education, including:
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Classroom and school-wide strategies and practices
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Support strategies for students and teachers
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Focus on leadership by parents and educators
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Managing change for inclusion
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Strategies for parent and family engagement
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And more …
Our Values & Beliefs
All members of the human family are full persons.
Our human essence cannot be reduced to words, labels, categories, definitions or genetic patterns. Every person is unique. No one can be replaced or copied. All persons are ineffable.
Edited in CMS
(FAQ Collection)
All persons are entitled to respect.
Respect requires recognition of and concern for the dignity of every person. Dignity is fragile. It must be protected from all harm.
Edited in CMS
(FAQ Collection)
All persons have equal, inalienable, and inherent dignity.
Dignity does not depend upon physical, intellectual or other characteristics. Neither does it depend upon the opinions that other people have about these characteristics.
Dignity cannot rightfully be ignored, diminished or taken away.
Dignity belongs to us just because we exist. It is not something we earn or receive.
Edited in CMS
(FAQ Collection)
All persons have inherent and equal worth.
Our value as persons is neither earned nor accumulated. It is unrelated to health status or any genetic or other personal characteristic.
Edited in CMS
(FAQ Collection)
All persons are entitled to equal access and opportunity.
Equality demands protection from all forms of discrimination or harm, and access to the supports necessary to enable equal participation.
Edited in CMS
(FAQ Collection)
All persons have inherent capacity for growth and expression.
Every person has the right to be nourished physically, intellectually, socially, emotionally and spiritually.