About ABC Life Literacy Canada

ABC Life Literacy Canada is a national charitable organization that champions literacy by empowering adult learners, raising awareness, and supporting the adult learning sector. We develop and support the use of foundational learning materials and help to build the capacity of the sector by convening and connecting the adult literacy community, and advocating for skills programming. We envision a Canada where everyone has the skills and opportunities to fully participate in learning, life, and work.

Vision: We envision a Canada where everyone has the skills and opportunities to fully participate in learning, life, and work.

Mission: ABC Life Literacy Canada champions literacy in Canada by empowering adult learners, raising awareness, and by collaborating with and supporting the adult learning sector.

Core Services:

• Develops, publishes, and distributes foundational learning materials.

• Supports access to those materials by providing them at no cost to educators and learners.

• Builds awareness of the importance of helping adult learners and families improve their literacy skills.

• Advocates for literacy skills programming and for the adult foundational learning sector.

• Builds the capacity of the sector by convening and connecting the adult literacy community.

ABC Life Literacy Canada programs include:

ABC Connect for Learning – A digital literacy program that offers free resources to those looking to improve their digital skills.

ABC Skills Hub – An online learning portal that offers free at-home delivery of ABC Life Literacy Canada’s many adult literacy programs. 

Activate Learning – A literacy program focused on supporting and empowering the population of Newfoundland and Labrador, to improve the number of training opportunities for adult learners, employees and workplaces.

ABC Health Matters – Health literacy program that empowers adult learners to manage their health more effectively and increases confidence when talking about and making decisions regarding the health of themselves and their families.

Family Literacy Day – Created in 1999, promotes the importance of reading and engaging in learning activities together as a family on a daily basis. Canadians celebrate this special day at literacy-themed events across the nation annually on January 27.

Family Literacy First – A free family literacy program that encourages learning together as a family and offers learning modules in English, French, Simplified Chinese, Tagalog and Arabic.

LEARN – A national program, first launched in 1994, which connects adult learners to literacy organizations in their community for help with reading, writing and math.

Learning at the Museum – Aims to increase learner confidence in cultural activities by making cultural spaces more accessible through workbook-based, supportive workshops.

Money Matters – A free introductory financial literacy program for adult learners which helps to build confidence in managing personal finances.

Skills for Success Day – Raises awareness about the key skills needed to succeed in learning, work, and life and enable people to evolve with their jobs and adapt to change.

UP Skills for Work – A literacy program to help adult learners develop key employability and life skills through free workshops and downloadable workbooks.