Government Action Will Help More Than 13,000 People Across Ontario

Waterloo Region - Ontario is expanding literacy and basic skills programs in Waterloo Region. The province is investing $650,046 in seven organizations providing literacy training in Waterloo Region. The following organizations are receiving additional funding to expand literacy and essential skills training so more Ontarians can train for more high-skill jobs.

Organization Location 09/10 Funding Increase

Conestoga College Institute
of Technology and
Advanced Learning
Cambridge $134,348

The Literacy Group of
Waterloo Region
Cambridge $38,815

Waterloo Catholic District
School Board
Cambridge $87,575

The Literacy Group of
Waterloo Region
Kitchener $59,061

Conestoga College Institute
of Technology and
Advanced Learning
Kitchener $32,455

Conestoga College Institute
of Technology and
Advanced Learning
Waterloo $204,652

Waterloo Region District
School Board
Kitchener $93,140

The government is investing an additional $25 million in colleges, school boards and community literacy organizations in the Employment Ontario network across the province to help laid-off workers and other adult learners train for highly skilled jobs.

In addition, Ontario is investing $5 million across the province to expand online literacy training. The e-channel project helps English-speaking, French-speaking and Aboriginal learners living in remote communities.