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Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba, Yukon earn A- grades after having their social studies and history curriculums analyzed.Stockbyte/Getty Images

The majority of Canada's provinces and territories have been assigned high marks on a new report card on history education.

Historica Canada looked at both social studies and history curriculums from Grades 7 through 12 across the country.

The grades are a vast improvement from the 2009 report card, which focused solely on history courses offered from Grades 9 through 12. Four provinces were assigned an "F" and none received an "A."

Evaluations were conducted for three main factors: curriculum content; development of critical and creative thinking skills; and the amount of mandatory Canadian history content at junior, intermediate and senior levels.

The report card noted that curriculum changes in recent years "have demonstrated the need to better incorporate diverse perspectives," such as those focused on indigenous peoples, gender and women's history, and multiculturalism.

It also outlines recommendations for further improvements, such as mandating at least one Canadian history credit as a high school graduation requirement, and establishing a clear balance between national and provincial/regional history.

Here is the overview of final grades and percentages:

Provinces: 1. Ontario, A-; 2. British Columbia, A-; 3. (tie) Quebec, A-; 3. (tie) Manitoba, A-; 5. Newfoundland and Labrador, B; 6. Nova Scotia, B-; 7. New Brunswick, B-; 8. Prince Edward Island B-; 9. Saskatchewan, C+; 10. Alberta, C-.

Territories: 1. Yukon, A-; 2. (tie) Northwest Territories, B-; 2. (tie) Nunavut, B-.

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