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First Nations Education Council

The First Nations Education Council (FNEC) is an organisation that is made up of eight First Nations of Quebec: Abenakis, Anishinabeg, Atikamekw, Wendat, Ilnuatsh, Wolastoqiyik, Mi’gmaq, and Kanien’kehá:ka. Spread-out over a large territory, its 22-member communities, make up a total of 25 elementary and high schools, Kiuna College, which represents approximately 6 000 students who have their distinct language, culture, traditions and demographic and socioeconomic reality. In addition to their First Nation mother tongue, 12 of our member communities are French-speaking, and 10 are English-speaking.

Mission

The First Nations Education Council (FNEC) contributes to the complete control of education by its First Nations member communities and the exercise of their inherent jurisdiction. ​​The FNEC represents and defends the interests of this collective force by promoting the realities of each nation and respecting their identity, culture and traditions. Excellence, student success, cultural pride and control of education by and for First Nations are at the heart of our mission.​

Vision

That the FNEC’s member communities exercise their inherent right and full jurisdiction over education at the local level and that their education system promotes lifelong learning, the strengthening of local capacities, and the well-being of learners.

Mandates

The FNEC fulfils the mandates assigned to it by its member community Chiefs and representatives. These mandates are divided into two distinct categories: 

Services to communities 

  • Support educational development, special education, professional development, parental and community participation, lifelong learning, and curriculum and program development. 
  • Offer technological support and connectivity services. 
  • Support the education administrators who deliver quality educational content. 

Defend member communities’ rights and priorities with the government 

  • Produce analyses and studies on political and administrative decisions that concern First Nations education. 
  • Collaborate with other First Nations organizations to favour the educational success, perseverance and development of competencies of First Nations student learners. 
  • Plan and coordinate General and Special General Assemblies in education to ensure the concertation of FNEC Chiefs and Grand Chiefs. 

As part of the implementation of the Regional Education Agreement (REA), the FNEC has been entrusted with the following new mandates: 

  • Produce the annual aggregate performance report for the federal government. 
  • Manage the FNEC funding formula, which annually determines the amount that each community obtains to implement its obligations and services. 
  • Support school teams in implementing the teaching of ancestral languages in an education curriculum specific to local culture and traditions.  

 

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50, Boul. Bastien
Wendake, QC
G0A 4V0

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Business Hours

Winter
Monday to Friday
8:00 am to 12:00 pm and
1:00 pm to 4:15 pm

Summer
Monday to Thursday
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am to noon

Contact Us

info@cepn-fnec.com
Toll free: 1-855-842-7672
Fax: 418-842-9988

To send a message to the FNEC media relations team, please send an email to
media@cepn-fnec.com