The literacy and essential skills needs of Quebec's anglophone adults

Based on the literature review and the input from interviews and focus groups, the report includes the contexts of health, family life, financial management and civic engagement, areas that touch the daily lives of individuals and communities, and that demand some degree of literacy. [...] Its boundaries extend from Mont St-Hilaire in the east to Mirabel in the west, and from Beauharnois in the south to St-Jérôme in the north. [...] English-speakers in the city of Quebec have the advantage of being in an urban setting in the provincial capital, but are challenged by “a small and diminishing demographic base and the risk of assimilation”. [...] Thus the mandate of the federal Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (OLES) “complements provincial and territorial responsibilities for education and delivery of training and the work of service providers of this training”, and allows groups and organizations to 11 apply directly for project dollars through occasional Calls for Proposals. [...] The Literacy and Essential Skills Needs of Quebec’s Anglophone Adults Page 15 In 2000, the Early Childhood Development Agreement signed between the federal government and the provinces and territories provided funding for family literacy that focuses on the development of early childhood literacy skills.