National Adult Literacy Database

Despite having time on their side, three-quarters of young Canadians say it's unlikely they will retire with a million dollars in the bank.

Three years ago this literacy-building concept took shape, as two professionals in the reading business collaborated on a project with help from a one-time government grant. They hoped it would galvanize young people into reading more and benefitting for a lifetime.

Ontario schools now ask students to participate in interviews to review their accomplishments and identify areas for improvement. Parents and educators can help children who are experiencing difficulties by raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of vision problems, both by asking children specific questions about vision and by observing their visual behaviours at school and at home.

Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The SASET mission is to increase First Nation and Inuit participation in employment and training opportunities to create a sustainable future for self-governing citizens.

Impact Public Affairs has been selected as a Leader Award winner in the 2010 Summit Emerging Media Award competition for its contribution towards Ottawa’s Amethyst Women’s Addiction Centre website redesign.

Bell Let’s Talk Day invited Canadians to join the conversation to lift the stigma around mental illness. Led by national Bell Let’s Talk Day spokesperson Clara Hughes, they talked and texted even more than the day her fellow Olympian Sidney Crosby scored hockey Gold for Canada at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games.

Practitioners, researchers and others involved in the field of Adult Basic Education are invited to submit proposals for 90-minute presentations reflecting the 2011 conference theme “Transitions & Transformations: Embracing Change.”

Small business owners aim to offer competitive wages that will help them attract and retain good staff. However, a new report says large jumps in the minimum wage force business owners to reduce hours, reduce training or even eliminate jobs.

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.”

The Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation is currently recruiting underemployed and unemployed English-speaking Montreal citizens, aged 45 years and older, to participate in a survey on employability.

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.

LNS invites adult learners to celebrate the power of adult learning by putting your words to paper or recording your story on video. Describe your new skills and new confidence. What have been your experiences on the road to literacy?

“In Canada, the real gender divide is the north-south boundary,” said Derrick Hynes, director of Centre for the North. “Both demographic and economic factors can help to explain why the North has more males than females.”