The FNFMO report outlines its four funding programs, one of which pertains to employee training. Program objectives include:

• determining employee training needs;
• conducting training activities for corporate in-house trainers – emphasis was placed on employee training in relation to the workplace learning program;
• carrying out employee training activities – emphasis was placed on activities related to developing literacy and French-language skills, and on activities recognized under the general framework for skill development and recognition.

The report indicates that in fiscal year 2003–2004, only employers that had a payroll of $250,000 to $1 million in 2002 were eligible for the program. Labour organizations representing the employees of these firms were also authorized to submit projects. However, all employers – regardless of the size of their payroll – were and still are eligible to submit projects concerning literacy or French-language skills.

According to section 1 of the guide to the Act to foster the development of manpower training,

• If you are an employer with a payroll exceeding $250,000 during the calendar year, you are subject to the Act for that year;
• Similarly, the Act applies to non-profit organizations, governments, municipalities (emphasis added), and health, social services and educational institutions.

The following text is from “Education matters: insights on education, learning and training in Canada” Statistics Canada

Drawing on the 2003 Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey, this article compares literacy score levels by educational attainment and by age. The research shows that individuals who have completed college or university not only begin their working lives with higher skill levels, they also maintain those skills at a high level into their advanced years.