Etiket: Literacy
Improve your financial literacy to make good decisions
This text is part of the special Personal Finance section There is no age to be interested in economics and finances… nor to continue learning about the subject. This is…
Financial literacy, a weak point for Quebecers
This text is part of the special Personal Finance section Making money in Quebec, we know, is taboo. The annual salary and the amount of one’s savings are not the…
Developing literacy is more necessary than ever
The Literacy Foundation invites partners in the education sector, booksellers, businesses, and citizens to renew their commitment to greater mastery of reading and writing. This call is launched as the…
Foreign interference | Canada needs to boost media literacy, says EU official
(OTTAWA) Allegations that Beijing is meddling in the Canadian election could be an opportunity to improve public understanding of disinformation, according to the European Union’s head of foreign interference in…
The level of literacy is improving everywhere in Quebec
A new study concludes that the level of literacy of Quebecers has improved everywhere in Quebec between 2016 and 2021, but that the gap has widened between that of the…
Financial Literacy | Those who don’t file their tax returns are missing out on benefits
(OTTAWA) Canadians who don’t file their taxes are sometimes stunned to find out how much money the government owes them after years of missed benefits, says head of a nonprofit…
Financial Literacy | Twenty hours in the land of acronyms
About twenty hours, that is the average total time that will be devoted by Quebec schools to training in economic education on the consumption of a student throughout his primary…
Initiatives to support people with low literacy
This text is part of the special booklet Beyond a Statistic Everyone at home, riveted to their screen to do everything, from applying for a government grant to meeting the…
The library, an open door to literacy
This text is part of the special booklet Beyond a Statistic Beyond the simple loan of books, the library plays an important role in the literacy of the population. Whether…
Investing in literacy for better mental health
This text is part of the special booklet Beyond a Statistic Half of Quebecers do not have a sufficient level of literacy to function independently in our information societies. And…
Adult literacy: Quebec must act
On the eve of elections, literacy hardly appears on the radar of political parties. Yet this is a major issue, which concerns nearly three million Quebecers and whose causes and…
[Étude] Poverty and low literacy, a spiral of precariousness
The coexistence of literacy challenges and low income is giving rise to a perfect social storm in certain regions of Quebec, reveals a study by the Literacy Foundation unveiled on…
[Étude] Poverty and low literacy, a spiral of precariousness
The coexistence of literacy challenges and low income is giving rise to a perfect social storm in certain regions of Quebec, reveals a study by the Literacy Foundation unveiled on…
Literacy | Parents play a vital role
On the sidelines of World Family Literacy Day, it is high time that we talk about a reality that is too often ignored in Quebec: our province has significant literacy…
Literacy, an issue for the new municipal teams
Across Quebec, new municipal teams are being set up to ensure the daily well-being of their fellow citizens, and to contribute to the development of their community. The projects to…