It was established on January 24, 2005, by members of the Canadian University Press—a co-operative and newswire service composed of about 70 student newspapers—during its 67th national conference in Edmonton, Alberta.
It was established on January 24, 2005, by members of the Canadian University Press—a co-operative and newswire service composed of about 70 student newspapers—during its 67th national conference in Edmonton, Alberta, when they unanimously declared the last full week of every January, Sunday to Saturday, to be National Student Press Week.
The city of Prince George, British Columbia, became the first jurisdiction to formally recognize National Student Press Week in February 2005.
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, followed with a proclamation in March.
Other governments across Canada also proclaimed National Student Press Week that year.