National Adult Literacy Database

This college offers courses for people who want to update their skills. Participants in the program can work toward their high school equivalency. Mature students have the opportunity to continue their education, to further their educational pursuits.

Landmark East is a co-ed international school for students diagnosed with learning disabilities in grades 3 through 12. It prides itself in being able to provide quality academic programs with personal growth experiences for students.

The Language Portal of Canada is a website that showcases Canadian expertise in the area of language. It informs readers about Canadian resources including online language tools; articles and writing tips; word games and exercises (the Well Written, Well Said section); a collection of links to language-related works and sites (the Discover section); and Canadian writing tools and content produced by governments, universities and others. Information is available in English and French, and in some Aboriginal languages.

Laubach Literacy New Brunswick is a volunteer organization offering confidential and free literacy and numeracy training in communities throughout the province.

This website features practical ideas to make it easier to teach and learn when you or people you work with are faced with violence or hard times. You will also be linked to people and organizations that are exploring violence and learning through research and practice. Most of the information is Canadian and from the adult literacy field.

The Learning Centre Literacy Association is a non-profit organization that engages people in community-based learning and literacy development that further enables them to make positive changes for themselves and their communities.

This project is about how adults can learn about a variety of topics in an inclusive environment. The people who worked on this project came together as literacy workers.

The Prince George Dyslexic Support Society provides comprehensive services, in an emotionally supportive environment, to children and adults affected by learning difficulties.

The Calgary Chapter is a regional unit affiliated provincially (LDAA) and nationally (LDAC) with a network of agencies seeking to advance the education and well-being of children and adults with learning disabilities, who have been classified as having normal or potentially normal intelligence.

The goal of this association is to advocate for and educate about learning disabilities (LD) and attention deficit disorders (ADD/ADHD).

The Learning Disabilities Association is a not-for-profit, charitable organization dedicated to the advancement of education, employment, social development, legal rights and general well-being of people with learning disabilities. The association is dedicated to helping people with learning disabilities achieve their true potential in school, in the workplace and in society.

The Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario is a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children, youth and adults with learning disabilities.

The Learning Disabilities Association of Quebec is a non-profit organization whose mission is to increase knowledge about learning disabilities and to favour the right to education, social development and employment, as well as the well-being of the client group it represents.

The Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon (LDAY) is a volunteer, non-profit organization that provides services and programs for Yukoners with learning disabilities.

The Learning Exchange (TLE) provides confidential one-on-one and/or small tutorial instruction for adults. TLE works with volunteers to promote literacy within the community through adult and family literacy programs. They offer quality training and workshops for parents, tutors, trainers, adult learners, coordinators, and educators.

Learning Networks of Ontario (LNO) is made up of 16 learning networks each of which provides support to Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) programs through core services funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities as part of Employment Ontario. As a group, LNO shares resources to provide quality training; collaborates in areas that relate to service coordination; identifies provincial needs; and plans a response to these needs. The Learning Networks are playing an increasingly important role in system planning, coordination and integration that extends beyond the field of literacy to other partners under the umbrella of Employment Ontario.

Learn, live and work in British Columbia. That’s the message behind this provincial government website which is designed to answer any questions you may have about studying in British Columbia. It will give you an overview of BC’s internationally recognized education system, details about programs, schools and institutions, contact information, and requirements for studying in Canada. The information on LearnLiveBC will help you pick the right program in the best school for you.

The LLLP website offers valuable information, resources and links to support literacy practitioners in their ongoing training and learning needs. If you are new to the literacy field or if you are an experienced practitioner, the LLLP website has tools, resources and training links to enhance your skills.

Literacy Alberta is a provincial not-for-profit charitable coalition of over 300 members working to raise literacy levels in Alberta.

This new website from AlphaPlus identifies literacy resources, recommends tutor training programs and provides instructional tools and lesson plans. Geared toward correctional volunteer literacy tutors in Ontario, the site also links to community literacy resources and advocacy organizations. The forum section allows literacy providers to share ideas and support each other.

This self-directed training module from Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO) is designed to provide literacy agencies and others with training and resources to increase knowledge and awareness of the essential skills in Ontario’s literacy and basic skills agencies. Essential skills are foundational skills needed for work, learning and life. The training module was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

Literacy Central Vancouver Island is a community-based organization whose mandate is to promote literacy for all individuals.

The Literacy Council of Burlington's mission is to "help adults improve their quality of life at home, work and in the community by developing their reading, writing and mathematical skills."

This group is a volunteer, non-profit, charitable organization that recruits, trains and matches volunteer tutors with adult students. It was established as a Laubach Council in 1984.

This group is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that all adults have access to basic training in reading and writing. Their specific mandates are: organization of fundraising activities, awareness, community support, prevention and referral.

Literacy in Action is a not-for-profit volunteer organization that promotes literacy and lifelong learning. It develops and supports community-based programs that emphasize adult literacy, the acquiring of basic literacy skills, and non-formal education for both children and adults.

Literacy Link Eastern Ontario (LLEO) is a Non-Profit, regional literacy network serving literacy programs in eastern Ontario through a variety of referral, sharing, research and development activities.

Literacy Link South Central (LLSC) is a literacy information and referral network servicing six counties in Ontario. Its website has a workplace literacy component that suggests ways employers can get involved in the promotion of literacy and essential skills. LLSC can help you determine your workplace literacy needs, connect with literacy providers in your community and produce written materials that are clear and easy to understand.

The Literacy Network of Durham Region (LiNDR) is a non-profit agency that operates the Hotline, a literacy referral service, and supports literacy programs in Durham Region.

Literacy North Halton is a community-based organization seeking to reach and assist, through individualized and small group tutoring, adults in North Halton who wish to improve their functional level of literacy.

eCampus provides discussion forums to enhance adult literacy programs in Nova Scotia by means of conferencing, training, technical assistance and communication media. The website was designed by Literacy Nova Scotia for adult literacy practitioners, learners and coordinators.

This group actively supports members of their communities and helps people find out about literacy activities, services and programs across the region.

LPM is the largest provincial coalition of literacy workers, tutors, supporters and learners that act as the voice of literacy in Manitoba. They operate a resource centre and many other services.

Literacy Services at Parkland Regional College provides learning opportunities for adults wishing to improve living and working conditions through enhanced literacy, math and/or language skills.

Literacy Victoria is a non-profit organization providing adults with free help and support in basic reading, writing, mathematics and lifeskills.

The "Literacy Volunteers, Value Added" website was created by Community Literacy of Ontario in order to honour and promote the important role of literacy volunteers in the province of Ontario.

This group is an adult literacy organization in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It helps adults with their reading and writing skills.

The association believes that people need opportunities for lifelong learning in order to enhance quality of life. Some of the goals are to: offer a coordinated, comprehensive program of part-time, non-credit educational experiences; identify educational needs within the city of Lloydminster and the immediate vicinity; and encourage inter-agency cooperation and coordination in further education programming.

L.B.S. combines academic upgrading, training readiness, career and personal development, and job-search skills. Individualized programs are provided for students who may attend full- or part-time.