Literacy is more than words. Literacy is the key to opportunity for individuals, families, and communities across Canada.
While Canada’s youth rank among the top countries in literacy skills, such as prose and numeracy, about nine million adult Canadians struggle with low literacy skills, including more than five million who lack the skills necessary to read a newspaper or fill out a job application.
That's why CMEC has created a literacy action plan to raise literacy levels from coast to coast to coast. Activity areas outlined in the plan include literacy policies, practices, research, assessment, and stakeholder engagement.