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42 per cent of Canadian adults, 16 to 65, do not meet minimum literacy levels for coping

Toronto, ON — ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation today issued a four-page Report Summary of the international literacy survey recently released by Statistics Canada and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Toronto, ON — There has been considerable growth in demand by learners and their teachers for eLearning approaches in adult literacy, and a consequent growth in the development of services to meet those needs, according to the findings of a major two-year research study released today by ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation.

Toronto, ON - Prevailing low-literacy rates in Canada, released today by Statistics Canada and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), underscore the importance of the federal government adopting the Pan-Canadian Comprehensive Strategy spearheaded by The Hon. Claudette Bradshaw, Minister of State - Human Resources Development.

TORONTO, ON — An Ipsos-Reid survey, released today, indicates that many Canadians identify low adult literacy as “very important” and “a major problem” in this country.

TORONTO, ON – As part of the Conservative government’s spending cuts announced yesterday, $17.7 million, otherwise available to literacy organizations through Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD), will be slashed over the next two years.

Federal spending cuts jeopardize the welfare of adult Canadians with low literacy and undermine Canada’s economic future, say ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation and the Movement for Canadian Literacy, a national group representing provincial and territorial literacy coalitions and learners throughout the country.

ISSUE OF FEDERAL SPENDING CUTS RAISED

TORONTO, ON - ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation today launched a national, bilingual television public service announcement (PSA) campaign that uses haunting imagery and an original score to reach out to Canadian adults who face literacy challenges to let them know that help is ‘just a few steps away’ in their Yellow Pages™ directory.