National Adult Literacy Database

ABC Life Literacy Canada applauds the work of Canada’s Financial Literacy Task Force who released a new financial literacy strategy to build a more financially literate Canada. The organization also looks forward to working with the Government of Canada, business and literacy partners to implement solutions on this critical literacy and numeracy issue.

Canada's Task Force on Financial Literacy today made public its report to the federal Minister of Finance, recommending urgent action on a national strategy to strengthen Canadians' financial literacy.

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.”

The launch of this group marks the start of a Europe-wide campaign to address the root causes of low literacy levels. The initiative will help address the taboo that exists to this day.

Canadian fleets now have access to comprehensive online tools that combine economic indicators and labour trends, making it possible to generate reports that can be used to support everything from business plans to recruiting strategies.

The Financial Basics workshop offers participants a hands-on learning experience on topics of vital importance to responsible management of personal finances and teaches them money management skills for life.

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.

Experience has demonstrated that CAMA members have every right to be proud when it comes to excellence in municipal management. Year-after-year there are countless examples of outstanding projects and programs designed, developed and implemented in Canadian municipalities to improve the quality of life for citizens.

For the first quarter of 2011, 45.9 per cent of respondents indicated that their organization was preparing for new hires, versus a mere 3.3 per cent who reported that it was considering cutbacks.

Since its release in December, the Oscar-bound historical drama has been inspiring stutterers and raising public awareness of the speech disorder like nothing else before it.

Are you uncertain and/or maybe a bit overwhelmed by the new and ever-changing technology and online tools you are exposed to every day? Considering using some of them but not sure where to start?

Despite impressive increases in the participation of various demographic groups, employers are still faced with an aging workforce and a looming labour shortage, according to the Mining Industry Human Resources Council, which has developed a number of products and resources to help provide industry with practical solutions to address this challenge.

The Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) is a business census of non-farm payroll employees. Its key objective is to provide a monthly portrait of the level of earnings, the number of jobs and hours worked by detailed industry at the national, provincial and territorial levels.