National Adult Literacy Database

The Elles pour LeadershIPE project will create initiatives for girls and young women aged 15 to 24 to identify and overcome barriers to leadership while developing their skills and confidence in such areas as facilitation, public presentation and debating.

Ontario is bringing together job creators from across the province to ensure that the skills of newcomers better match the needs of employers. As part of Ontario's Immigration Strategy, the Minister's Employers Table will partner with business leaders to help the province identify labour market needs. The province is also unveiling the Ontario Award for Leadership in Immigration Employment.

For the first time children are reading more on computers and other electronic devices than they are reading books, magazines, newspapers and comics. This is potentially detrimental to children’s reading levels, says the UK's National Literacy Trust. The group believes that those who read on-screen only are much less likely to be good readers than those who read in print.

Essential Skills Ontario and its partners, Literacy Link South Central, the Literacy Network of Durham Region and Literacy Northwest, are pleased to announce their collaboration on a new initiative titled Career Ladders: Helping Communities Toward Integrated and Responsive Service Delivery.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Laubach Literacy Council Inc. is seeking individuals across Newfoundland and Labrador who are interested in helping others reach their full literacy potential by becoming a tutor. Training is provided.

Literacy Partners of Manitoba (LPM) is proud to announce its 3rd Annual Aboriginal Literacy Symposium slated for November 6-7, 2013, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. LPM understands the need to work in partnership with the Aboriginal community at a grassroots level to achieve the common goal of increasing literacy in the Aboriginal community.

"The strength of this research is that it takes a large number of factors into account. These include work organization, family and employment relationships, and certain personality traits, such as self-esteem, as well as other potential risk factors, like chronic illness or alcohol misuse." -- Professor Pierre Durand, Université de Montréal

Like most phased-in retirement programs, the Stanley Consultants engineering firm approves participants case by case. Those who take part before officially resigning must work at least 20 hours to maintain their health benefits. Once they've officially retired, workers can cash in shares through the company profit-sharing plan and make 401(k) withdrawals, even if they continue to work part time.

Premiers recognize that a skilled and productive workforce is critical to creating good jobs and driving economic growth. This is why provinces and territories design, deliver, and report publicly on training programs that reflect local labour market needs. These programs, including some funded in part by the federal government, achieve measurable outcomes and help a wide variety of workers get the essential training they need to find jobs.

Co-op programs have been around for decades however they are not mandatory and are not offered at all universities. These programs, in which students alternate between full-time coursework and real-world employment, enable students to evaluate the market demand for their degree and skills while they still have time to course-correct.

Twenty-three community organizations from across Canada have received funding from the TD Financial Literacy Grant Fund. This round of contributions will support programs focused on financial education and initiatives for seniors, women, newcomers, at-risk youth, women in conflict with the law, persons with disabilities, and Aboriginal people.