Annex D
List of partners

A study of the size and magnitude of the IALSS cannot be efficiently conducted by a single agency. The expense and workload is such that efforts of this scope can only be successful with the help of dedicated professionals working in agencies from across the country and, indeed, given its international scope, from around the world. While the international report acknowledged the international partnerships, a few of which are repeated below, this national report would like to gratefully acknowledge our transnational supporters.

The following includes a list of Federal, Provincial and Territorial partners who, through funding, analysis and various other forms of support, were instrumental in making this study a reality. Statistics Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada would like to thank them for their support and encouragement.

While all of our partners provided important support for the study, special mention should be made of the Institut de la statistique du Québec (Direction Santé Québec) for their help and support across all operational phases of the study. They participated in international meetings and greatly helped with the adaptation of the assessment materials into French, translation of survey materials, the scoring of the assessments returning from our collection and with in-depth analysis of data quality. The National Literacy Secretariat of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada must also be acknowledged for assuming leadership role, over several years, in supporting, championing and promoting the survey. Securing the participation of provincial and territorial partners was only one of the Secretariat’s important contributions, and we are grateful for the Secretariat’s consistent commitment to improving and understanding literacy in Canada.

Federal partners and contributors