| March 1988 |
Lucien Bouchard, Secretary of State |
| November 1988 |
Progressive Conservatives re-elected |
CASE STUDY PERIOD 1 |
Foundation Building (1988-1995) |
| 1988-1989 |
First full year of the National Literacy Secretariat (NLS), Department of the Secretary of State. The mandate was to facilitate the involvement of all sectors of society in creating a more literate Canada. Funding was $21 million per year. |
| September 8, 1988 |
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney officially launched the National Literacy Secretariat at Frontier College. |
| January 1989 |
Gerry Weiner, Secretary of State |
| 1990 |
United Nations International Literacy Year (ILY). |
| 1991 |
Statistics Canada releases Literacy Skills Used in Daily Activities (LSUDA), the first literacy survey to assess real life activities. |
| April 1991 |
Gerry Weiner, Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship |
| 1991 |
National Literacy Secretariat is moved to Multiculturalism and Citizenship Canada. |
| 1993 |
National Literacy Secretariat is moved to Human Resources Development Canada—budget was cut by 10% that year. |