Literacy Levels of New Brunswickers
aged 16 and over (IALS)

  • Level 1 (29%) - likely
    can't find information in
    a text.
  • Level 2 (30%) -
    challenged by print.
  • Level 3 (24%) -
    minimum level to
    function. Can't manage
    when challenged with
    something new.
  • Level 4/5 (16%) - can
    handle any literacy
    challenge they get.
 Literacy Levels of New Brunswickers Graph

Source: Statistics Canada - A New Brunswick Snapshot, IALS, June 1998.