Premiere of students' videos highlight digital citizenship at Media Literacy Week launch

November 7, 2011 (Ottawa) – Videos produced by Grade 3 students and teachers of Trillium Public School in Orleans were premiered earlier today at the launch of the 6th annual Media Literacy Week held by the Media Awareness Network (MNet) and the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF). The week runs Nov. 7 to 11. Thanks to the expert guidance of The Director's Cut, students and teachers at Trillium school were able to write, direct and produce the videos which focused on this year's theme.

Canadian teachers positive about technology in the classroom

Ottawa, February 15, 2012 – While Canadian educators believe that digital technologies can enrich students' learning, there are still significant challenges to overcome in making this happen – with one of the main barriers being students' lack of digital literacy skills. And school filters and policies that ban or restrict networked devices in the classroom take away the very opportunities young people need to develop digital literacy skills such as good judgment and responsible use.

National Media Education Week 2007 Kicks Off with an "e-Parenting" Theme

November 5, 2007 - (Ottawa) Media Awareness Network (MNet) and the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) today hosted the opening ceremonies for National Media Education Week 2007 in Ottawa. The goal of the week is to encourage and promote media literacy in Canadian homes, schools and communities.

Media Awareness Network Celebrates 1st Anniversary of New Site with International Awards, Record Number of Visitors

www.media-awareness.ca site traffic up by almost 2 million unique visits a year
Site traffic jumps 139%. Now attracts more than 3.2 million visitors a year.

OTTAWA, March 31, 2004 — Media Awareness Network (MNet), Canada’s leading Internet education organization, is celebrating new levels of success for its bilingual media education Web site, which has attracted more than 3.2 million unique visits since its re-launch in March 2003. This represents a dramatic 139% increase in unique visits in one year.

MediaSmarts calls on federal government to act on national digital media literacy strategy

Ottawa, ON — February 9, 2026 — MediaSmarts has sent an open letter to 10 federal decision-makers, including the Prime Minister and senior Cabinet ministers, urging the Government of Canada to develop a National Strategy for Digital Media Literacy.

The house hippo returns to tackle AI this Media Literacy Week

October 21, 2024 –  MediaSmarts has brought back the house hippo – this time to address the rise of AI-generated deepfakes and to encourage everyone to check the information they see online before they share it.

Canada’s Teen Fact-Checking Network Renewed for 2025 After Successful First Year

December 12, 2024 – MediaSmarts is pleased to announce the renewal of Canada’s Teen Fact-Checking Network (TFCN) program for a second year, continuing its mission to promote digital media literacy and fact-checking among youth.  

New research from MediaSmarts shows educational videos encourage people to fact-check

April 30, 2025

Ottawa, ON - New research released from MediaSmarts shows that educational videos like the ones featuring the house hippo as part of the Break the Fake campaign encourage people to fact-check and avoid sharing false information.

"Wait... What?” Media Literacy Week highlights growing concern over AI-driven misinformation 

Nationwide campaign launches October 27-31 to teach critical thinking skills for navigating rapidly changing online content

Canada’s First AI Literacy Day Launches March 27 

Ottawa, ON — March 27, 2026 — Canada’s First AI Literacy Day Launches March 27