At the request of the Council of Ministries of Education, Canada (CMEC), Alberta Learning conducted this Mathematics Comparison Study. The focus of this study is from Kindergarten to Grade 12. All provinces and territories were invited to participate, and only the Quebec region declined. Participating regions were invited to send a representative to Edmonton on September 30, 1998, for a 1-day working group meeting to discuss the project and how best to proceed in the presentation of the information to be incorporated into the study. The study focuses on: English and French mathematics programs; program philosophy; rationale; vision; aim; general outcomes; general goals or objectives; content organizers; trends or topics; specific outcomes or objectives by the end of grades 3, 6, 9 and 12; learning resource lists; authorization criteria and resource evaluation criteria (the latter two of which were not covered); implementation times for last program and resources; when next program revision is planned; course structure for secondary school, including alternative course sequences and graduation requirements (number and type of courses available, instructional time for each course); and analysis/issues in moving to a common framework--no recommendations have been made. The study focused on outcomes as well as the processes, goals, beliefs, and student attitudes identified in the WCP document. Documents of the participating regions were then searched for corresponding statements related to these elements. It is concluded that there is much conformity in the area of math that can be attributed to the impact of the work done over the past decades by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). (ASK)