Table 1: Key informants by sector
| Literacy programs/ Organizations respondents |
ESL literacy program respondents |
Researchers
and/or
Academics |
Policymakers |
| 8 |
6 |
3-ESL; 2-Literacy |
3 |
Table 2: Key informants by Province/Territory
| British Columbia |
4 |
Nova Scotia |
2 |
| Alberta |
3 |
Newfoundland |
2 |
| Manitoba |
3 |
Northwest Territories |
2 |
| Ontario |
4 |
Nunavut |
1 |
| Québec |
1 |
|
Key informant interviews focused on:
- definitions of ESL literacy
- profiles of immigrants and refugees with literacy needs
- where adults with ESL literacy needs attend programs
- what kind of professional development practitioners receive
- good practice in programming for ESL literacy
- policies that support the development of ESL literacy
- the challenges and gaps in delivering ESL literacy programming
- strategies to address gaps and challenges
- role of MCL in addressing common national concerns