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Literacy
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Tools and resources
- A Plain Language Audit Tool (Government of the Northwest Territories) (PDF Version Approx. 144 KB) (Help on File Formats) (www)
- BCSC Plain Language Style Guide (British Columbia Securities Commission) (PDF Version Approx. 268 KB) (Help on File Formats) (www)
- Clear Writing: What is it? How do you do it? (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario) (www)
- Directory of Plain Language Health Information (Canadian Public Health Association) (www)
- Language and Literacy: A Canadian Educational E-journal (www)
- Literacy and Access to Administrative Justice in Canada, A Guide for the Promotion of Plain Language (Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals) (www)
- National Adult Literacy Database (www)
- Online Thesaurus (Clear Language and Design - CLAD) (www)
- Plain Language Online Training (Plain Train) (www)
- Programme de formation en ligne sur le style clair et simple (www)
- Putting Plain Language Into Practice (Northwest Territories Literacy Council) (PDF Version Approx. 540 KB) (Help on File Formats) (www)
- Reading Effectiveness Tool (Clear Language and Design (CLAD)) (www)
- Successful Communication: Tool kit - Communication Canada (PDF Version Approx. 268 KB) (Help on File Formats) (www)
- Write For Your Readers (Northwest Territories Literacy Council) (PDF Version Approx. 0.99 MB) (Help on File Formats) (www)
Educational institutions
Organizations
- Canadian Council on learning (www)
- Centre for Literacy (www)
- Literacy Foundation (mostly in French) (www)
- National Literacy Secretariat (produced by the Human Resources and Social Development Canada)
- Northwest Territories Literacy Council (www)
- Quebec English Literacy Alliance (www)
- Victoria READ Society (www)
- World Literacy of Canada (www)
- Yukon Literacy Coalition (www)
