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Executive Committee

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Richard Kistabish

President

Canadian Commission for UNESCO

President of Minwashin, an Anishinaabe cultural and arts development organization

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Magda Fusaro

Vice-President

Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

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Alternate member representing the Canada Council for the Arts

Michelle Chawla

Member representing the Canada Council for the Arts

Director and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Council for the Arts

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Yves-Gérard Méhou-Loko

Secretary General, Canadian Commission for UNESCO

Canadian Commission for UNESCO

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Stephane Moraille

Alternate member representing the Canada Council for the Arts

Canadian Commission for UNESCO

Lawyer and Artist

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Anna Kapellas

Member representing Global Affairs Canada

Director, United Nations Division, Global Affairs Canada

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Member representing Canadian Heritage

Flavie Major

Member representing Canadian Heritage

Director of International and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Human Rights

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Chantale LeClerc

Member representing the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada

Canadian Commission for UNESCO

Executive Director, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada

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Sandra Melançon

Member representing the Government of Quebec

Director, Organizations and International Forums, Ministry of International Relations and Francophonie

Kimberley Fraser-Airhart

Member representing youth

Métis Education Manager, Rupertsland Institute (RLI)

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Francine Compton

Francine Compton

Member representing civil society, elected by the Annual General Meeting

Associate Director, Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA)

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Jeremiah Ellis

Jeremiah Ellis

Member representing civil society, elected by the Annual General Meeting

Youth and Sport Team Lead, Free Play for Kids

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Member representing civil society, elected by the Annual General Meeting

Jean-François Kacou

Jean-François Kacou

Member representing civil society, elected by the Annual General Meeting

Author and speaker

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Jean-Philippe Messier

Jean-Philippe Messier

Member representing civil society, elected by the Annual General Meeting

Founder and director, Manicouagan-Uapishka Biosphere Reserve

Working Groups

International Decade of Indigenous Languages

Barbara Filion, Programme Officer, Culture, Canadian Commission for UNESCO (Ottawa, Ontario)
Katelynne Adams - Deputy Chair, CCUNESCO Youth Advisory Group (Victoria, British Columbia)
Elder Marilyn Capreol - Shawanga First Nation (Ontario)
Dr. Belinda kakiyosēw Daniels - Assistant Professor and Founder, nēhiyawak Language Experience Incorporated (Victoria, British Columbia)
Skw'akw'as (Sunshine) Dunstan-Moore - CCUNESCO Youth Advisory Group and Indigenous Climate and Policy Advisor, VIDEA (Victoria, British Columbia)
Leena Evic - President, Pirurvik Centre (Iqaluit, Nunavut)
Bernie Francis - Mi’kmaw Linguistics Expert (Sydney, Nova Scotia)

Tom Johnson - Chairperson, Working Group and Executive Director, Eskasoni Fish and Wildlife Commission (Eskasoni, Nova Scotia)
Richard Ejinagosi Kistabish - President, Minwashin and President, CCUNESCO Executive Committee (Abitibiwinni, Quebec)
Aluki Kotierk - Member, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (Iqaluit, Nunavut)
Caroline Lemire - Executive Director, Minwashin (Abitibiwinni, Quebec)
Dr. Onowa McIvor - Professor and President’s Chair in the Department of Indigenous Education, University of Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia)
Yvette Mollen - Associate Professor of Innu Language - Innu-aimun, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Linguistics and Translation, University of Montreal (Montreal, Quebec)

Dr. Imelda Perley - Elder-in-Residence,University of New Brunswick and Co-founder, Wolastoq Language and Culture Center Inc. (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
Heather Souter - Managing Director at Prairies to Woodlands Indigenous Language Revitalization Circle Inc./Wiichihitotaak ILR Inc. and Faculty Member, University of Winnipeg (Manitoba)
Aiyana Twigg - Language contractor, Ktunaxa Nation Council; CCUNESCO Youth Advisory Committee member (British Columbia)
Dr. Lorna Wanosts'a7 Williams - Lil’watul, Professor Emerita, University of Victoria; Chair First Peoples Cultural Foundation (British Columbia)

International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

Zoe Compton, Programme Officer, Natural Sciences, Canadian Commission for UNESCO (Ottawa, ON)
Marie-Elaine Boivin, Senior Science Advisor, Ocean Decade Office, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Gatineau, QC)
Lisa (Diz) Glithero, Director, Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition (Chelsea, QC)
Dorothy Hodgins, Research Assistant, University of Victoria School of Environmental Studies (Victoria, BC)
David Maggs, Metcalf Foundation (Toronto, ON)

Fanny Noisette, Professor in Biological Oceanography, Institut des sciences de la mer, Université de Québec à Rimouski (Rimouski, QC)
Ken Paul, Member of the Wolastoqey Nation at Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation, NB)
Arthi Ramachandran - Polar Science Advisor, Arctic Basecamp (Montreal, QC)
Gerald Singh - Assistant Professor & Ocean Nexus Chair of Global Change and Sustainable Development, School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria (Victoria, BC)

Andrea (Andi) White - A/Director, Office of Partnership and Collaboration, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Gatineau, QC)

Advisory Committees

Memory of the World Committee

Alban Berson
Cody Groat
Laura A. Millar

Ian Milligan
Geneviève Morin
Charmaine A. Nelson

Claude Roberto
Anthea Seles

Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities

Jeremiah Ellis, Graduate student, Writer/Activist, Edmonton, Alberta
Jean Francois Kacou, Manager and Speaker, Quebec
Candies Kotchapaw, Founder and Executive Director, DYLOTT (Developing Young Leaders of Tomorrow Today), Toronto, Ontario

Sheila James, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist and Strategic Liaison, City of Ottawa, Ontario
Thilak Tennekone, Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Sub-Committee, Town of Stratford, Prince Edward Island

Canadian Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Committee

Zoe Compton, Programme Officer, Natural Sciences, Canadian Commission for UNESCO (Ottawa, ON)
Jean-Philippe Messier, Founder and Director of Manicouagan Uapishka Biosphere, Chair of CC-MAB (Baie-Comeau, QC)
Tom Johnson, Executive Director of Eskasoni Fish & Wildlife (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia)

Olaf Jensen, Director of Protected Areas at Environment and Climate Change Canada (Ottawa, ON)
Brian Ilnicki, Executive Director of Beaver Hills Biosphere (Edmonton, AB)
Becky Pollock, Executive Director of Georgian Bay Biosphere (Parry Sound, ON)

Jenica Ng-Cornish, Project Coordinator, Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo, BC)
Manda Maggs, Executive Director of Tumbler Ridge Geopark (Tumbler Ridge, BC)
Alexandra Hawkins, Student, University of Toronto (Toronto, ON)

Youth Advisory Group

Uswah Ahsan
Béatrice Allard
Arthur Amadi
Norbert Banyi
Shafaq Batool
Natalie Bravo
Mamadou Diallo

Gurjashan Singh Dhummi
Skw'akw'as (Sunshine) Dunstan-Moore
Jacey Firth-Hagen
Carmelle Freudlyne Amoussou
Deanna Galati
Kyla Judge
Vicky Laprade

Betalihem Lemma
Taranjeet Singh Manchanda
Lauren Salim
Aubrianna Snow
Aiyana Twigg
Madeline Watson
Sher Yao

Biosphere Regions

Beaver Hills Biosphere, Alberta
Bras d'Or Lake Biosphere Reserve, Nova Scotia
Charlevoix Biosphere Region, Quebec
Clayoquot Sound Biosphere, British Columbia
Frontenac Arch Biosphere, Ontario
Fundy Biosphere Region, New Brunswick
Georgian Bay Biosphere, Ontario

Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound Biosphere Region, British Columbia
Lac Saint-Pierre Biosphere Reserve, Quebec
Long Point Biosphere Region, Ontario
Manicouagan-Uapishka Biosphere Region, Quebec
Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region, British Columbia
Mont Saint-Hilaire Biosphere Region, Quebec

Niagara Escarpment Biosphere, Ontario
Redberry Lake Biosphere, Saskatchewan
Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve, Manitoba
Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve, Nova Scotia
Tsá Tué Biosphere Reserve, Northwest Territories
Waterton Biosphere Reserve, Alberta

Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities

UNESCO Schools Network

COORDINATORS

Sergio Rodriguez, National Coordinator, Canadian Commission for UNESCO - Ottawa, Ontario
Monique Gravel, The Alberta Teachers’ Association - Edmonton, Alberta
Nichelle Penney, Teacher, Sa-Hali Secondary School - Kamloops, British Columbia, and Susan Hall, Arts Educator and Consultant - Vancouver, British Columbia
Linda Connor, Social Studies Consultant, Instruction, Curriculum & Assessment Branch, Manitoba Education - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Tomalyn Young, Teacher, Forest Hills School - Saint John, New Brunswick
April Poole, Teacher, St. Lewis Academy - St Lewis, Newfoundland and Labrador
Carter Chiasson, Teacher, Allison Bernard Memorial High School - Eskasoni, Nova Scotia
Lorraine Otoide, International Education Officer, Ministry of Education - Toronto, Ontario

Tommy Bureau, Advisor, Établissements verts Brundtland (EVB-CSQ) & UNESCO Schools Network in Quebec - Quebec
Larissa Matechuk, Teacher, Hafford Central School - Hafford, Saskatchewan
Michel Emery, Teacher, Innovator, Instructional Leader - Yukon Government

SCHOOLS

ALBERTA

BELLEROSE COMPOSITE HIGH SCHOOL (Candidate School) - St. Albert, Alberta
CALGARY FRENCH AND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (Member School) - Calgary, Alberta
ÉCOLE AIRDRIE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Member School) - Airdrie, Alberta
ÉCOLE FRANCOPHONE D’AIRDRIE (Member School) - Airdrie, Alberta
ÉCOLE DE LA SOURCE (Candidate School) - Calgary, Alberta
ÉCOLE LE RUISSEAU (Candidate School) - Brooks, Alberta

ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE SAINTE MARGUERITE D’YOUVILLE (Member School) - St. Albert, Alberta
ESCUELA VISTA GRANDE SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Red Deer, Alberta
GLENGARRY SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Edmonton, Alberta
GRIFFITHS-SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Member School) - Millet, Alberta
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Member School) - Fort McMurray, Alberta
JOSEPH WELSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Red Deer, Alberta
KEENOOSHAYO SCHOOL (Member school) - St. Albert, Alberta

LILLIAN OSBORNE HIGH SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Edmonton, Alberta
M E LAZERTE HIGH SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Edmonton, Alberta
NITON CENTRAL SCHOOL (Member School) - Niton Junction, Alberta
OLDS HIGH SCHOOL (Member School) - Olds, Alberta
QUEEN ELIZABETH HIGH SCHOOL (Member School) - Edmonton, Alberta
ROSEMONT SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Calgary, Alberta
SPITZEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Candidate School) - High River, Alberta

BRITISH COLUMBIA

CANYON LISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Member School) - Canyon, British Columbia
HATZIC MIDDLE SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Mission, British Columbia
HAZELTON SECONDARY SCHOOL (Member School) - Hazelton, British Columbia

MOUNT BOUCHERIE SECONDARY SCHOOL (Member School) - Kelowna, British Columbia
SA-HALI SECONDARY SCHOOL (Member School) - Kamloops, British Columbia
TRAFALGAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Member School) - Vancouver, British Columbia

VANCOUVER TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL (Member School) - Vancouver, British Columbia
VERMILION FORKS ELEMENTARY (Member School) - Princeton, British Columbia
WESTSYDE SECONDARY (Member School) - Kamloops, British Columbia

MANITOBA

ACADIA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
AL-HIJRA ISLAMIC SCHOOL (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
BAIRDMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
BEAUSEJOUR EARLY YEARS SCHOOL (Member School) - Beausejour, Manitoba
BROCK CORYDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
CHURCHILL HIGH SCHOOL (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
COLLÈGE GARDEN CITY COLLEGIATE (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
COLLÈGE JEANNE SAUVÉ (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
COLLÈGE PIERRE-ELLIOT-TRUDEAU (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
ÉCOLE/COLLÈGE RÉGIONAL GABRIELLE-ROY (Candidate School) - Île des Chênes, Manitoba

ÉCOLE COMMUNAUTAIRE RÉAL BÉRARD (Candidate School) - Saint-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba
ÉCOLE DIEPPE (Candidate School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
ÉCOLE DUGALD SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
ÉCOLE LAURA SECORD SCHOOL (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
ÉCOLE POINTES-DES-CHÊNES (Member School) - Ste-Anne, Manitoba
ÉCOLE TUXEDO PARK (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
ELM CREEK SCHOOL (Member School) - Elm Creek, Manitoba
GENERAL BYNG (Candidate School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
JOHN PRITCHARD SCHOOL (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
LINDEN MEADOWS (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
NIJI MAHKWA (Candidate School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba

ONANOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Member School) - Onanole, Manitoba
RIVER EAST COLLEGIATE (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
ST. EMILE CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
ST. JAMES COLLEGIATE (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
ST. JOHN'S-RAVENSCOURT SCHOOL (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
STEVENSON-BRITANNIA ADULT LEARNING CENTRE (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
VINCENT MASSEY COLLEGIATE (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
WEST ST-PAUL SCHOOL (Member School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba
WESTDALE SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Winnipeg, Manitoba

NEW BRUNSWICK

DORCHESTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL (Member School) - Dorchester, New Brunswick
FOREST HILLS SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Saint John, New Brunswick
HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL (Member School) - Hampton, New Brunswick

LAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Member School) - Hampton, New Brunswick
LOCH LOMOND SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Saint John, New Brunswick
ROTHESAY PARK SCHOOL (Member School) - Rothesay, New Brunswick

SAINT-JOHN HIGH SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Saint John, New Brunswick
ST. MALACHY'S MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Saint John, New Brunswick
ST. STEPHEN'S MIDDLE SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Saint Stephen, New Brunswick

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

ST. LEWIS ACADEMY (Candidate School) - St. Lewis, Newfoundland and Labrador

NOVA SCOTIA

ALLISON BERNARD MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Eskasoni, Nova Scotia
LOCKEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Lockeport, Nova Scotia

LOCKEPORT REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Lockeport, Nova Scotia
NORTHEAST KINGS EDUCATION CENTER (Member School) - Canning, Nova Scotia

ONTARIO

BRUCE PENINSULA DISTRICT SCHOOL (Member School) - Lion’s Head, Ontario
CAPE CROKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Wiarton, Ontario
ÉCOLE ÉLÉMENTAIRE CATHOLIQUE D'ENSEIGNEMENT PERSONNALISÉ ÉDOUARD-BOND (Member School) Ottawa, Ontario
ÉCOLE ÉLÉMENTAIRE CATHOLIQUE ELDA-ROULEAU (Member School) Alexandria, Ontario
ÉCOLE ELÉMENTAIRE CATHOLIQUE SAINT-JOSEPH DE WENDOVER (Member School) Wendover, Ontario
ÉCOLE ÉLÉMENTAIRE ET SECONDAIRE PUBLIQUE, L'ACADÉMIE DE LA SEIGNEURIE (Member School) - Casselman, Ontario
ÉCOLE ÉLÉMENTAIRE GABRIELLE-ROY (Member School) - Toronto, Ontario

ÉCOLE ÉLÉMENTAIRE JEANNE-LAJOIE (Candidate School) - North York, Ontario
ÉCOLE ÉLÉMENTAIRE LA MOSAÏQUE (Member School) - Toronto, Ontario
ÉCOLE ÉLÉMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DES SENTIERS (Member School) - Orleans, Ontario
ÉCOLE ÉLÉMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MADELEINE-DE-ROYBON (Member School) Kingston, Ontario
ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE PUBLIQUE MILLE-ÎLES (Member School) - Kingston, Ontario
FRED C. COOK PUBLIC SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Bradford, Ontario
FULFORD ACADEMY (Member School) - Brockville, Ontario
HAVERGAL COLLEGE (Member School) - North York, Ontario

KAPAPAMAHCHAKWEW - WANDERING SPIRIT SCHOOL (Member School) - Toronto, Ontario
KING'S TOWN SCHOOL (Member School) - Kingston, Ontario
LAWRENCE PARK COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE (Candidate School) - Toronto, Ontario
LEASIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Candidate School) - East York, Ontario
PICKERING COLLEGE (Member School) - Newmarket, Ontario
ST. EDMUND CAMPION CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL (Member School) - Brampton, Ontario
ST. GEORGE SCHOOL (Member School) - Ottawa, Ontario
ST. PETER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Ottawa, Ontario
STEPHEN LEWIS SECONDARY SCHOOL (Member School) - Mississauga, Ontario
THE GILES SCHOOL (Member School) - North York, Ontario

QUEBEC

ACADÉMIE DES SACRÉS-CŒURS (Member School) - Saint-Bruno-De-Montarville, Québec
ACADÉMIE LAFONTAINE (Member School) - Saint-Jérôme, Québec
CENTRE PAULINE-JULIEN (Candidate School) - Montréal, Québec
COLLÈGE BEAUBOIS (Member School) - Pierrefonds, Québec
COLLÈGE BOURGET (Member School) - Rigaud, Québec
COLLÈGE DE SAINTE-ANNE-DE-LA-POCATIÈRE (Candidate School) - La Pocatière, Québec
COLLÈGE DUROCHER-SAINT-LAMBERT (Member School) - Saint-Lambert, Québec
COLLÈGE MARIE-DE-L'INCARNATION (Member School) - Trois-Rivières, Québec
COLLÈGE REGINA ASSUMPTA (Member School) - Montréal, Québec
COLLÈGE SAINT-PAUL (Member School) - Varennes, Québec
COLLÈGE SAINT-SACREMENT (Member School) - Terrebonne, Québec

COLLÈGE SAINTE-ANNE DE LACHINE (Member School) - Lachine, Québec
ÉCOLE DE LA MORELLE (Member School) - Saint-Ubalde, Québec
ÉCOLE DES AMIS-DU-MONDE (Member School) - Côte-Saint-Luc, Québec
ÉCOLE ÉMILE-NELLIGAN (Member School) - Kirkland, Québec
ÉCOLE JACQUES-DE CHAMBLY (Candidate School) - Chambly, Québec
ÉCOLE LE SALÉSIEN (Member school) - Sherbrooke, Québec
ÉCOLE MARIE-CLARAC (Candidate School) - Montréal-Nord, Québec
ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE CAVELIER-DE LASALLE (Member School) - LaSalle, Québec
ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE DANIEL-JOHNSON (Member School) - Montréal, Québec
ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE DES GRANDES-MARÉES (Member School) - La Baie, Québec
ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE LA POUDRIÈRE (Member School) - Drummondville, Québec

ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE MONSEIGNEUR-RICHARD (Candidate School) - Verdun, Québec
ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE LE PRÉLUDE (Member School) - Mascouche, Québec
ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE PAUL-GÉRIN-LAJOIE (Candidate School) - Outremont, Québec
ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE SAINT-LUC (Member School) - Montréal, Québec
ÉCOLE SPÉCIALISÉE DES REMPARTS (Member School) - Longueuil, Québec
POLYVALENTE DEUX-MONTAGNES (Candidate School) - Deux-Montagnes, Québec

SASKATCHEWAN

BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Member School) - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
ÉCOLE CANADIENNE FRANÇAISE (Candidate School) - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
GREYSTONE HEIGHTS SCHOOL (Member School) - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

HAFFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL (Member School) - Hafford, Saskatchewan
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Member School) - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
RANCH EHRLO SOCIETY - Children and Youth Treatment Centre (Member School) - Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan

ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL (Member School) - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

YUKON

F.H. COLLINS SECONDARY SCHOOL (Member School) - Whitehorse, Yukon
GHÙCH TLÂ COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Candidate School) - Carcross, Yukon

UNESCO Chairs in Canada

ALBERTA

UNESCO Chair in Open Educational Resources, Athabasca University
UNESCO Chair on Collaboration for Indigenous-Led Biodiversity Conservation, Health and Well-Being, University of Alberta

UNESCO Chair in Mountain Water Sustainability, University of Calgary

BRITISH COLUMBIA

UNESCO Chair in Living Heritage and Sustainable Livelihoods, University of Northern British Columbia
UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education, University of Victoria

UNESCO Chair in Early Childhood Education, Care and Development, University of Victoria
UNESCO Chair in Bio-cultural Diversity and Education, Simon Fraser University

NEW BRUNSWICK

UNESCO Chair in Anticipatory Systems for Innovation and Venture Creation, University of New Brunswick

ONTARIO

UNESCO Chair in Community Sustainability: From Local to Global, Brock University
UNESCO Chair in Hate Studies, Ontario Tech University

UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning, Queen’s University
UNESCO Chair on Food, Biodiversity and Sustainability Studies Wilfrid Laurier University

UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability, York University
UNESCO Chair in Migration and Francophonie in a Minority Context: Building Inclusive, Innovative and Resilient Societies Locally and Globally, Université de l'Ontario français

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability, University of Prince Edward Island

QUEBEC

UNESCO Chair in Applied Research for Education in Prison, CEGEP Marie-Victorin
UNESCO Chair in Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Saving and Storage, Institut national de la recherche scientifique
UNESCO Chair on the Diversity of Cultural Expression, Laval University
UNESCO Chair for the Conception and Construction of Sustainable and Solidarity-Based Schools, Laval University, Laurentian University
UNESCO Chair for Dialogues on Sustainability, McGill University
UNESCO Chair on Global Asia and Humanities, McGill University
UNESCO Chair in Green and Sustainable Electronics, Polytechnique Montréal
UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Engineering: Applied Solar Technologies, Polytechnique Montréal
UNESCO Chair in the Prevention of Radicalization and Violent Extremism, Sherbrooke University, UQAM, Concordia University

UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape, University of Montréal
UNESCO Chair on Educational Policies and the Teaching Profession, University of Montréal, TÉLUQ University
UNESCO Chair in the Transmission of First Peoples’ Culture to Foster Well-Being and Empowerment, University of Quebec at Chicoutimi
ORBICOM – Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communication, University of Quebec at Montréal
UNESCO Chair in Open Science, University of Quebec at Montréal
UNESCO Chair in Studies of Philosophic Foundations of Justice and Democracy, University of Quebec at Montréal
UNESCO Chair in Communication and Technologies for Development, University of Quebec at Montréal
UNESCO Chair in Curriculum Development, University of Quebec at Montréal

UNESCO Chair in Global Environmental Change, University of Quebec at Montréal
UNESCO Chair on Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education, University of Quebec in Outaouais
UNESCO Chair in Socio-Economic Assessment of Ecosystem Biodiversity, University of Quebec in Outaouais
UNESCO Chair in Marine Systems Analysis, University of Quebec at Rimouski
UNESCO Chair in Early Childhood and Inclusive Early Intervention, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières
UNESCO Chair in Intervention Research on Natural Resources in Africa and Sustainable Development, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières, Laval University, University of Moncton
UNESCO Chair in Sport for Development, Peace and Environment in a Multidisciplinary and Global Perspective, University of Quebec at Montréal

SASKATCHEWAN

UNESCO Chair in Biocultural Diversity, Sustainability, Reconciliation and Renewal, University of Saskatchewan

World Heritage Sites

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Alberta and British Columbia (1984, ext. in 1990)
Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta (1979)
Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador (1987)
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Alberta (1981)
Historic District of Old Quebec, Quebec City (1985)
Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Nova Scotia (2008)
Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek, Yukon, British Columbia, and Alaska (USA) (1979, ext. in 1992 and 1994)

L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site, Newfoundland and Labrador (1978)
Landscape of Grand Pré, Nova Scotia (2012)
Miguasha National Park, Quebec (1999)
Mistaken Point, Newfoundland and Labrador (2016)
Nahanni National Park, Northwest Territories (1978)
Old Town Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1995)
Pimachiowin Aki, Manitoba and Ontario (2018)
Red Bay Basque Whaling Station, Newfoundland and Labrador (2013)
Rideau Canal, Ontario (2007)

SGang Gwaay, British Columbia (Anthony Island), British Columbia (1981)
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Alberta and Montana (USA) (1995)
Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta and Northwest Territories (1983)
Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi, Alberta (2019)
Anticosti, Quebec (2023)
Tr’ondëk-Klondike, Yukon (2023)

The UNESCO Creative Cities Network

Montréal, Creative City of Design (2006)
Quebec City, Creative City of Literature (2017)

Toronto, Creative City of Media Arts (2017)
London, Creative City of Music (2021)

The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities

The UNESCO Global Geoparks Network

Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark (Nova Scotia)
Discovery UNESCO Global Geopark (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Percé UNESCO Global Geopark (Québec)
Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark (New Brunswick)

Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark (British Columbia)

The UNEVOC Network

Bow Valley College (Alberta)
Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles (Québec)
Colleges & Institutes Canada - Pan-Canadian UNEVOC Centre (Ontario)

Honorary Members

Michel Agnaïeff
Guy Bourgeault
Ian Christie Clark
Marshall Conley
Jacques Demers
Francine Fournier

Sébastien Goupil
Louis Hamel
Gilbert Laurin
Albert Millaire
Louis Patenaude
Kim Phuc

Douglas Roche
Michèle Stanton-Jean
Swee-Hin Toh
David A. Walden
Max Wyman