Council of the Federation Literacy Award

The Council of the Federation Literacy Award recognizes outstanding achievement, innovative practice and excellence in literacy. The awards are presented annually, in each province and territory, to recognize the excellence of educators, volunteers, learners, community organizations and businesses in many areas, including family, Indigenous, health, workplace and community literacy.

The Council of the Federation Literacy Award – Canada’s Premiers (canadaspremiers.ca)


Application

Nominations are accepted in Spring/Summer each year.

Link to current press release: https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2023/exec/0428n02/


2023 nominees

  • ABC Life Literacy Canada
  • Academy Canada
  • Discovery Centre
  • Keyin College
  • Learning Disabilities Association of NL
  • Murphy Centre
  • NL Laubach Literacy Council
  • Rabbitown Learners Program
  • Stella’s Circle
  • Thrive


Former winners

Year Name Category
2005 Jamie Garland (Stephenville) Adult Literacy Learner
2006 Evelyn Keener

(Happy Valley-Goose Bay)

Volunteer Literacy Tutor in an Adult Program
2007 Stella Burry Community Services (St. John’s) Community Organization
2008 Lillian Moores (Grand Falls-Windsor) Literacy Leader
2009 Dr. Marc Glassman (St. John’s) Literacy Leader
2010 Robin Grant (St. John’s) Literacy Leader
2011 Nancy Murphy (Corner Brook) Literacy Leader
2014 Linda Anne Richards (St. John’s) Adult Literacy Learner
2015 Russell Simms (Fortune) Adult Literacy Learner
2016 Evelyn Lewis (St. John’s) Adult Literacy Learner
2017 Rosalie Simon (St. John’s) Adult Literacy Learner
2018 Suna Dau Yath (St. John’s) Adult Literacy Learner
2019 Gladys Pardy (Marystown) Adult Literacy Learner
2020 Elaine Johnson-Chafe (St. John’s) Adult Literacy Learner
2021 Ashley King (St. John’s) Adult Literacy Learner
2022 Krista Stephens Adult Literacy Learner
2023 To be announced Community Organization


Contact information

For more information on the Council of the Federation Literacy Award in the province, including programs and services, please contact:

Lauren Power
Program & Policy Development Specialist
Literacy and Institutional Services Division
Department of Education
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
PO Box 8700, St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6
Email: laurenpower@gov.nl.ca
Telephone: 1-709-729-2450