Canadian Economics Educaton Network (CEEN)

What the network does

A regular forum for exchange, collaboration and mentorship among economics educators in Canadian higher education.

Events & workshops

Sessions at the CEA annual conference and professional development opportunities for instructors.

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Teaching resources

Ideas, materials and practices for teaching economics, shared by educators across the network.

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Research & scholarship

Research, scholarship and surveys on economics education and the practice of teaching economics, led by the network and its members.

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Our community

Scholars, instructors and educational leaders from universities and colleges in every region.

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About CNEE / RCEE

CNEE is a national network focused on the teaching and learning of economics. It provides a collaborative, inclusive forum for economists engaged in pedagogical innovation, evidence-based teaching, curriculum design, assessment, and the integration of new tools and methods in higher education.

Our goal is to connect scholars, instructors and educational leaders working on pedagogy in economics, and to build a visible, durable community with a regular forum for exchange, collaboration and mentorship.

CEA study groupRecognized as a study group of the Canadian Economics Association.

Research and practiceWe research topics on economics education, train instructors and share good practice to improve the quality and profile of economics teaching in Canada.

With support from

Bank of Canada
Canadian Economics Association
MNP LLP
Pearson Canada
University of British Columbia, Vancouver School of Economics
University of Toronto, Department of Economics
Wilfrid Laurier University, Lazaridis School of Business and Economics

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Events

The network’s sessions at the CEA annual conference and other workshops.

Call for papers · Annual conference

CEA 2027 Annual Conference

Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario · May 27–29, 2027

Conference details ↗Submission portal opens December 1, 2026

Submission deadline: February 13, 2027
Decisions: March 24, 2027
Conference: May 27–29, 2027

We focus on how economics is taught and learned. Submissions and proposals are welcome on topics including:

Teaching innovations and course-level curriculum design
Degree structures and program-level scaffolding
Educators in evolving institutional and instructional contexts
Data, experiments, simulations and AI in teaching economics
Equity, inclusion and accessibility
Professional development and educational leadership
Assessment, grading and evaluation practices
Empirical research on student learning
Outreach and teaching non-specialist audiences

Other events

No other events are scheduled yet. Members hear first: join the network.

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Teaching resources

A library of materials shared by economics educators across the network is coming soon.

Economics education journals

Economics education networks

Instructor toolbox

The Economics Instructor’s Toolbox

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Research & scholarship

Network-led projects and surveys, and support for members doing scholarly work on teaching and learning.

Projects & surveys

Survey · Our first CNEE survey

Generative AI and Economics Education in Canada

A national survey of how economics instructors at Canadian universities, colleges, polytechnics and CEGEPs use generative AI tools, and how AI is shaping course design, assessment practices and instructor perspectives. It is part of a broader collaboration with colleagues in the UK and the US.

Survey closed · Write-up in progress

Questions: mail@cnee-rcee.ca