Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant program
Adult Learning Literacy and Essential Skills Program
The purpose of the Adult Learning Literacy and Essential Skills Program (ALLESP) is to contribute to increased literacy and essential skills of adult Canadians so that they can participate in and adapt to a knowledge-based economy and society.
- Total value
- $6.6M
- Agreements
- 2
- Mar 2018 to May 2018
- Median agreement
- $3.3M
- Typical range
- $1.8M–$4.9M
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale | 1 | $6.4M |
| Canadian Career Development Foundation | 1 | $250K |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | $6.6M |
By province
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 2 | $6.6M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale | Contribution | $6,400,000 |
| Mar 2018 | Canadian Career Development Foundation | Extending Promising Practice: Updating the FIMES InventoryGrant | $249,700 |