The province has been collecting data about the CLI networks for 5 years. The data shown below is from the most current available data in the Community Learning Initiative Learner Profile 1999 – 2000.

Data from this source suggests the following on a provincial wide basis:

• Extra Support Needs – transportation is by far the greatest need identified, followed by child care support. Wheelchair access and health supports constitute the smallest percentage. It is not known how many of the total number of learners identified the need for extra supports.
• Age distribution – approximately two thirds of the learners range in age between 18 and 39. Only 10 percent are 50 years of age and older.
• Last Grade Completed – 57% of the learners completed grade 9 or less. Only 11% of the learners indicated that they had completed grade 12 or 'other', presumably an equivalent.
• Sources of Income – 57% of the learners receive their income from social assistance, Employment Insurance (EI) or disability pension; 20% report income either from full or part time employment;
• 9% report no income.

This data is found in chart format in Appendix 7.