Local Resources

It is important to reach out to these organizations to learn about financial support and how the WES experts can help you. Below you will find listings of provincial and territorial government departments and organization who support skills development. Check what is available in your province and territory and see what they can do for you.

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Newfoundland and Labrador

» Literacy Newfoundland and Labrador
Literacy NL can connect you to existing literacy programs and resources – or work with you to support and develop new ones – through its Opportunities Program. They offer ES training and resources.

» Advanced Education and Skills
Advanced Education and Skills provides a variety of learning options to support professional development, workplace training and lifelong learning. They can offer ES financial and advisor support; ES resources.

Prince Edward Island

» Innovation and Advanced Learning
The Department of Innovation & Advanced Learning can offer you financial support, an ES advisor and resources.

» Workplace Learning PEI
Workplace Learning PEI, working in partnership with the Department of innovation & Advanced Learning, can offer ES advisor support, training and resources.

» PEI Literacy Alliance
PEI Literacy Alliance can provide you with ES information, referrals to literacy and essential skills training, and upgrading programs in PEI.

New Brunswick

» Workplace Essential Skills
Department for Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour
Workplace Essential Skills (WES) can offer you financial support, an ES advisor, training and resources. To learn more contact the WES regional coordinator in their area listed on the website.

» Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick
The Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick can provide you with ES information and referrals to literacy and ES training.

Nova Scotia

» Department of Labour and Advanced Education
The Workplace Initiatives Division can offer you ES financial support, an ES advisor and resources.

» AWENS
Association of Workplace Educators of Nova Scotia (AWENS), working in partnership with the Department of Labour and Advanced Education, can offer you ES training.

» Literacy Nova Scotia
Literacy Nova Scotia is a not-for-profit charitable umbrella organization for Literacy and Essential Skills. They can provide you with ES information and referrals to literacy and ES training.

Quebec

» Quebec English Literacy Alliance
The Quebec English Literacy Alliance (QELA) can offer you financial support, an ES advisor, training and resources.

Ontario

» Essential Skills Ontario
Essential Skills Ontario (ESO) can provide you with an ES advisor, ES information and referrals to literacy and ES training. ESO depending on current projects might provide ES financial support.

» Ontario Native Literacy Coalition
Ontario Native Literacy Coalition (ONLC) can provide ES training for Aboriginal People and cultural awareness training to organizations.

Manitoba

» Workplace Education Manitoba
Department of Advanced Education and Literacy
Workplace Education Manitoba can offer you financial support, an ES advisor, training and resources.

» Industry Workforce Development
Industry Workforce Development (IWD), working in partnership with Workplace Education Manitoba, can offer you an ES advisor, training and resources.

Saskatchewan

» Workplace Essential Skills
Labour Market Development Programs
The Workplace Essential Skills Saskatchewan (WESS) can offer you financial support, an ES advisor, training and resources.

» Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network
Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network (SALN) can provide cultural awareness workshop and ES resources and referrals.

» Saskatchewan Literacy Network
SLN can offer you an ES advisor, training and resources.

Alberta

» Enterprise and Advanced Education
Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education can offer you financial support, an ES advisor, training and resources.

» Alberta Workforce Essential Skills Society
Alberta Workforce Essential Skills Society (AWES), working in partnership with Enterprise and Advanced Education, can offer you financial support, an ES advisor, training and resources.

» Literacy Alberta
Literacy Alberta can provide an ES advisor, training and resources.

British Columbia

» Decoda Literacy Solutions
Decoda can provide an ES advisor, training and resources.

» Douglas College
Douglas College can provide an ES advisor, training and resources.

» ACCESS
Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society (ACCESS) delivers a unique and diverse assortment of education, training, counselling, support and financial services designed to help members of the urban Aboriginal community and interested employers.

» Ministry of Advanced Education
SkillsPlus can offer you financial support, an ES advisor, training and resources.

Northwest Territories

» NWT Literacy Council
The NWT Literacy Council can offer ES training and resources to individuals and groups in all the official languages of the NWT.

Nunavut

» Nunavut Literacy Council
Ilitaqsiniq (Nunavut Literacy Council) can provide an ES advisor, training and resources in the Inuit language, English, and French for communities and workplaces.

Yukon

» Yukon Literacy Coalition
The YLC can offer you financial support, an ES advisor, training and resources.