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United for Literacy (French: Littératie Ensemble) a Canadian literacy organization established in 1899 by Alfred Fitzpatrick. It was founded as the Reading Camp Association and was renamed Frontier College in 1919. [1] In 2022, Frontier College changed its name to United for Literacy.
Pages in category "Educational organizations based in Ontario" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Canada conducted its first literacy survey in 1987, which discovered that there were more than five million functionally illiterate adults in Canada, or 24 percent of the adult population. Statistics Canada then conducted three national and international literacy surveys of the adult population—the first one in 1989 was commissioned by the ...
Rita Marjorie Cox (born 1929 or 1930) is a storyteller, community leader and retired librarian based in Toronto, Ontario.As the head of the Parkdale branch of the Toronto Public Library, she pioneered services that promoted multiculturalism and literacy.
The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario in Canada. It was legislated into creation [ 1 ] in 1996 in response to recommendations made by the Royal Commission on Learning in February 1995.
The largest student organization in Canada, The Canadian Federation of Students first appeared in 1981 along with its services branch, the CFS-Services, with its mandate to work for high quality, accessible post-secondary education at the federal level and provincial levels. CFS provides students with an effective and united voice, provincially ...
Education in Ontario; Educational oversight; Minister of Education: Jill Dunlop: National education budget (2024–2025) Budget: CAN$ 35.4 billion [1] General details; Primary languages: English, French: System type: Regional school boards shares power with provincial government: Literacy; Male: 99% [2] Female: 99% [2] Secondary: 645,945 (2022 ...
The provincial secondary school literacy requirement can be met through passing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test with a score of 75.0% or above. If one fails the Literacy Test, they must rewrite the test the following school year, or complete the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OLC 3O or 4O) in grade 11 or 12.