Manitoba and Conference Board of Canada

Conference Board of Canada: According to a release put out by the Conference Board of Canada this morning, Manitoba earned an overall grade of "D" in the How Canada Performs: Education and Skills report card. Overall, the province ranked 17th among 26 jurisdictions, which included 10 provinces and countries like the United States, Japan, France, Australia, Finland and the Netherlands. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "Manitoba compares favourably with peer countries on the share of the overall population that have completed high school and college," offered Conference Board of Canada vice-president of business strategy Michael Bloom in a statement. "On the downside, Manitoba students perform poorly on reading, math and science skills compared to other provinces and international peers." Manitoba barely earns a passing grade when it comes to educational performance measured against other Canadian provinces and international jurisdictions. The report looked at education data from 2011 and 2012. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.