| 1993 | In its Throne Speech and in its first budget, the Government signalled the importance it attaches to literacy. A promised restoration of funding to the NLS was accomplished. |
| October 1993 | Liberals form government November 1993 Senator Joyce Fairbairn named Minister with Special Responsibility for Literacy |
| 1994 | National Literacy Secretariat is given responsibility for the literacy portion of The Atlantic Groundfish Strategy (TAGS) with a budget of $10 million over five years. With the ongoing responsibility for the Literacy Corps, a $1 million per year program and the restoration of its budget, the total NLS budget is $22.3 million per year. |
| January 1995 | Policy Conversation on Workplace and Workforce Literacy held. |
| 1995 | The first evaluation of the National Literacy Secretariat is produced (Norpark Consulting). |
| December 1995 | Literacy, Economy, and Society, the results of the International Adult Literacy Survey, is released. |
CASE STUDY PERIOD 2 |
Development and Demonstration (1996-2000) |
| September 12, 1996 | Reading the Future: A Portrait of Literacy in Canada is released providing the Canadian IALS data. |
| October 23, 1996 | The Minister of Finance announced a 100% GST rebate on books purchased including those purchased by literacy organizations. |
| 1996 | Working in Concert describes the NLS objective as: Promote literacy as an essential component for a learning society and to make Canada’s social, economic, and political life more accessible to people with weak literacy skills. |