1988 - Family Literacy Interest Group founded in Ontario. This group began meeting to identify the issues of family literacy and to advocate for the funding of family literacy programs. F.L.I.G. hosted a major session at the November 1988 Literacy Conference, highlighting what was happening internationally in the area of family literacy. This was followed by a conference on family literacy in Kingston, Ontario in January 1989. The group has also published a family literacy manual, and offers support and information on family literacy programming and research.

1990 - Literacy and the Parent program started at East End Literacy in Toronto.

1992 - Born to Read program started in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Each mother of a new baby is given a book and information on the importance of reading to young children. Follow-up activities take place during health nurse visits and at the local library.

1994 - Celebrating Family and Community, a family literacy/E.S.L. conference, was held in Saskatoon. It was organized by the Saskatchewan Literacy Network and the Saskatchewan Council for Educators of Non-English Speakers.

1994 - National Conference on Family Literacy was held in Ottawa, sponsored by the National Ad Hoc Family Literacy Group.

1994 - Table Ronde Sur la Prévention de l'Analphabétisme / Round Table on the Prevention of Illiteracy was held in Québec in October, organized by Le Collectif de recherche pédagogique.

1994 - L'alphabétisation familiale en français au Canada, a national symposium on family literacy, was held in Aylmer, Québec In December, organized by la Fédération canadienne pour l'alphabétisation en français.

C. Family Literacy in Alberta

Family literacy is a relatively new type of program in Alberta. It is difficult to pinpoint its history here as programs have tended to come and go in isolation, dependent on short-term funding. The following is an outline of major events and program development in the province.

1988 - Partnership Approach to Literacy (P.A.L.) Project began in the public school system in Pincher Creek.

1988 - The Combined Agencies Project to Prevent Illiteracy (C.A.P.P.I.L.L.) began in Edmonton. Project activities included literacy, consumer education, nutrition, life coping skills, and preparing pre-school children for school.

1988 - The Rhyming Babies program began in Stettler. The program involved activities that provided socialization for both parents and babies, increased language development in Infants, increased fine and gross motor development, and supported the relationship between parent and child.

1989 - The Latin American Literacy Partnership began in Calgary. The program provided conventional classroom instruction to adults in Spanish and English. It also included one-on-one tutoring, a parallel children's program, and parent-child activities.