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Adult Learning Literacy and Essential Skills Program - Contribution
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
- $15.7M
- Agreements
- 7
- Oct 2017 to Nov 2017
- Median agreement
- $2M
- Typical range
- $1.8M–$2.6M
- 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.
Applying? Skills for Success. Taking applications? No. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium of Canada | 1 | $3.3M |
| Skanehionkwaioteh Incorporated | 1 | $3M |
| NorQuest College | 1 | $2.3M |
| Yellowhead Tribal Development Foundation | 1 | $2M |
| Mining Industry Human Resources Council | 1 | $1.9M |
| LearnSphere Canada Inc. | 1 | $1.6M |
| Native Education College | 1 | $1.6M |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | $15.7M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Outside Canada or not stated | 7 | $15.7M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 7 | $15.7M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2017 | Yellowhead Tribal Development Foundation | Essential Skills in a Digital WorldContribution | $2,006,850 |
| Nov 2017 | Native Education College | Essential Skills for Aboriginal BusinessContribution | $1,566,653 |
| Oct 2017 | LearnSphere Canada Inc. | Building Skills and Scope: Empowering SMEs to participate in supply chain opportunitiesContribution | $1,601,676 |
| Oct 2017 | Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium of Canada | Manufacturing EssentialsContribution | $3,308,213 |
| Oct 2017 | NorQuest College | Improving Newcomer Workplace Readiness: ES Embedded in the National LINC ProgramContribution | $2,317,193 |
| Oct 2017 | Mining Industry Human Resources Council | National Work Readiness and Essential Skill Training for the Mining IndustryContribution | $1,899,376 |
| Oct 2017 | Skanehionkwaioteh Incorporated | Journey to Success - Essential Skills in the workplace for Indigenous YouthContribution | $2,966,400 |