Canada’s Challenge: Workforce Skills for Global Competitiveness, a panel discussion and a presentation by ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation regarding its new plan to address the issue of adult literacy in this country, was held at the Dominion Club in Toronto, on March 27.

Panel members offered a lively exchange of views on the theme of Canada’s workforce preparedness for global competition, and Margaret Eaton, President of ABC CANADA, unveiled the organization’s new plan in addressing this country’s significant adult literacy challenge.

View the PowerPoint presentation outlining some key points regarding ABC CANADA’s new plan.

A video providing some key moments during the event will be posted on our site when it is available.

Panel members were:

• Evie DoCouto, Director of Learning and Development, Program Development Division, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) of Ontario
• Herman Hansen, Manager, Employee Relations and Training Development, Boeing Canada
• Scott Murray, DataAngel Policy Research Incorporated
• Bryan Neath, Special Assistant, Training and Education Department, United Food and Commercial Workers Canada

The panel was moderated by Alan Middleton, Executive Director, Schulich Executive Education Centre, York University, and Chair of ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation

Read the panelist bios.