National Adult Literacy Database

At a meeting with national Aboriginal leaders and Canada’s provincial and territorial ministers of education (CMEC), Métis National Council Minister of Education Robert Doucette called for Métis-specific solutions to educational challenges.

Premier Jean Charest has signalled a populist shift back to more traditional values in Quebec’s education system. The biggest education-related change will focus on improving francophone Quebecers’ use of a second language.

Inclusive education benefits everyone in the classroom and it is important to recognize individuals who make an extra effort to enrich the lives of students with and without disabilities.

ABC Life Literacy Canada has once again launched the innovative Letters for Literacy campaign that seeks to raise $150,000 for literacy programming in Canada. The program allows companies to purchase one of the 26 letters of the alphabet, most often the one associated with their name.

According to a national survey by BMO Financial Group, respondents said they were more comfortable talking about politics and religion than money. And only four in 10 would tell their family members and friends how much debt they have or how much they earn.

Adult literacy education serves the general purpose of improving the entire network of minds in the society in which we live and helps to maintain our very survival as a society of human beings in contemporary times.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Explore (formerly the Summer Language Bursary Program), which was established in 1971 by the federal government and the provinces and territories, to foster the study of French and English as second languages among Canada’s youth.

Halifax high school students and community leaders joined special guest Lawrence Hill Friday at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic to launch the new Black History in Canada Education Guide created by The Historica-Dominion Institute and sponsored by TD Bank Group. At the celebrations, TD announced a donation from the bank to Dalhousie University for a black student education program.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day and discover a love of lifelong learning with this fun list of literacy tips and activities from ABC Life Literacy Canada.

Anthony Ariganello, CGA-Canada’s President and CEO, says the report on financial literacy is only the first step to a national strategy. “The government needs to act on these recommendations.”

Throughout Canada, having no family history of college or university is a significantly greater obstacle to higher education than is family income. In fact, according to two new studies, a single year of parental education has a greater positive impact on the likelihood of a son or daughter attending a post-secondary institution than does an extra $50,000 in parental income.

“The lessons from our hockey drama for Canadian learning are not encouraging. Our seeming impotence when confronted with external control diminishes a sense of community empowerment and participation.”

Citing a long list of new exceptions in the bill, including the expansion of so-called “fair dealing” to cover education, the coalition warns that C-32 will cause serious damage to markets for Canada’s cultural sector and significantly reduce current and future revenues on which creators depend for their income.

This year’s institute will focus on Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills: Embedding Practice, Preparing Providers, themes that emerged from the 2010 event. It will also continue to explore the most effective ways of engaging employers and learners.