This report presents initial results for Canada, Canadian provinces and selected countries from the administration in 2000 of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Canadian Youth in Transition Survey. The OECD PISA is a collaborative effort among member countries to regularly assess the achievement of 15-years-olds in three domains - reading literacy, mathematical literacy and scientific literacy - through a common international test. The Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) is a Canadian longitudinal survey designed to examine the patterns of, and influences on, major transitions in young people's lives, particularly with respect to education, training and work.

This report presents initial results for Canada, Canadian provinces and selected countries from the administration in 2000 of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Canadian Youth in Transition Survey. The OECD PISA is a collaborative effort among member countries to regularly assess the achievement of 15-year-olds in three domains - reading literacy, mathematical literacy and scientific literacy - through a common international test. The Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) is a Canadian longitudinal survey designed to examine the patterns of, and influences on, major transitions in young people's lives, particularly with respect to education, training and work.