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Yukon Literacy Coalition
The Family Literacy Centre
The Family Literacy Centre at the Canada Games Centre in Whitehorse houses a broad range of programs, activities and resources to meet the literacy and essential skills needs of Yukon children, families, youth and adults.
Yukon Resources
Contact us if you would like to be added to the following list of local resources. Phone 867-668-6535 or email communications.literacy@northwestel.net.
Canada Games Center
The Canada Games Centre opened October 2005. It is the main centre for indoor recreation activity for the City of Whitehorse and surrounding communities.
Contact information:
2121 Second Avenue
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1C2
For recorded Schedule Information: 667-4FUN (4386)
Registration and Inquiries: 668-8360
Fax: 668-8675
Council of Yukon First Nations
The Council of Yukon First Nations is the central political organization for the First Nation people of the Yukon. It has been in existence since 1973 and continues to serve the needs of First Nations within the Yukon and the MacKenzie delta.
Contact Information:
2166 – 2nd Avenue
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4P1
Phone: (867) 393-9200
Fax: (867) 668-6577
Email: Reception@cyfn.net
Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon (LDAY)
The Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon (LDAY) is a volunteer, non-profit organization which provides services and programs for Yukoners with learning disabilities.
Contact Information:
107 Main Street,
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2A7
Tel: 867-668-5167
Fax: 867-668-6504
E-mail: ldayoffice@northwestel.net
Rendezvous Rotary Club of Whitehorse
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
Service Canada
“People serving people”
Service Canada was created in 2005 to improve the delivery of government programs and services to Canadians, by making access to them faster, easier, and more convenient. Service Canada offers single-window access to a wide range of Government of Canada programs and services for citizens through more than 600 points of service located across the country, call centres, and the Internet.
Contact Information:
300 Main Street
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 2B5
Phone Toll-Free: 1 800 O-Canada (1 800 622-6232)
Visit the website for lots more contact information!
Service d'Orientation et de Formation des Adultes (SOFA)
SOFA is a one stop service that caters in French to the needs of adults and families in the Yukon with regard to basic and French-language literacy, employment skills, professional development, career development and postsecondary education. In addition, SOFA is in charge of the pilot project on centralized immigrant intake services.
Contact Information:
302 Strickland Street
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2K1
Phone: (867) 668-2663
Fax: (867) 668-3511
Email: afy@afy.yk.ca
Skills/Compétences Canada
Skills/Compétences Canada is a national, not-for-profit organization that actively promotes careers in skilled trades and technologies to Canadian youth.
Skills/Compétences Canada est un organisme national sans but lucratif qui vise à promouvoir activement auprès des jeunes Canadiens et Canadiennes les perspectives de carrière qu'offrent les métiers spécialisés.
Contact information:
108 Lambert Street
Whitehorse, YT
Y1A 1Z2
Tel.:(867) 668-2709
Fax: (867) 668-2704
E-mail: skills.admin@northwestel.net
Teslin Tlingit Council
The Teslin Tlingit Council is mandated to cooperatively continue to preserve and develop the social, economic, political and cultural well-being of the Teslin Tlingit First Nation, to maintain our pride and independence based on trust and respect, and to conserve the wildlife habitat and traditional territory for the well-being of our future generations.
Contact information:
Teslin Tlingit Council
Box 133
Teslin, Yukon, Y0A 1B0
Phone: 867.390.2532
Fax: 867.390.2204
E-Mail: admin@ttc-teslin.com
Yukon College
Everything you need to succeed in your studies and your career is right here at Yukon College. Let us help you meet and even exceed your academic and career goals.
Whether you want to complete a degree, diploma or certificate program, or start with university transfer courses, Yukon College is the place to be. We can help you get ready to enter the workforce. We can also help you get into our programs, if you don't yet have the prerequisites.
Contact information:
500 College Drive,
PO Box 2799
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Y1A 5K4
Switchboard: 867-668-8800
Toll Free: 1-800-661-0504
Yukon College Partners for Children Program
Contact information:
Phone: 867-668-8794 or 800-661-0504
E-mail: partnersforchildren@gmail.com
Yukon Government Education
Literacy is the foundation for life-long learning, and the Department of Education strives to ensure that Yukon learners acquire the necessary literacy learning skills to become independent readers, writers and thinkers. The Department is committed to literacy and appreciates its partnership with community organizations and literacy groups throughout Yukon. The Department supports literacy for pre-K to 12, post-secondary, and adults, as well as essential skills through a variety of programs and services.
Help shape the future of Yukon education
Recently, we unveiled the Department of Education’s five-year draft strategic plan. When finalized, the strategic plan will deliver on departmental commitments to implement recommendations from reports such as the Education Reform Project and the Auditor General’s Report. The draft strategic plan is a document that will shape the future of education in Yukon. To make sure that the final plan reflects our shared vision and priorities, we invite you to download a copy of the Department of Education’s Draft Strategic Plan and provide comments at: www.education.gov.yk.ca or call Jennifer England, New Horizons Project Coordinator at 456-5545.
Contact Information:
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 2C6
Phone: (867) 667-5141
Toll free (In Yukon): 1-800-661-0408, local 5141
Fax: (867) 393-6254
Email: contact.education@gov.yk.ca
Yukon Learn Society
The Vision of Yukon Learn Society is to be known as the Yukon Society that provides free, quality adult literacy services and programs to Yukon.
Their Mandate is to promote and provide free adult literacy services throughout the Yukon.
Contact information:
107 Main St.
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1Y6
Phone: (867) 668-6280
Toll Free: 1-888 668-6280
Fax: (867) 633-4576
Email: learn@yukonlearn.com
Yukon Mine Training Association (YMTA)
The Yukon Mine Training Association (YMTA) is a partnership between the Yukon's mining- and resource-related industries and First Nations. We are committed to working together to maximize employment opportunities emerging from the growth of the mining and related resource sectors in the North for First Nations and other Yukoners. The YMTA also ensures that safety training is developed and delivered, meeting industry standards.
Contact information:
Suite 120 – 205 Black Street
Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2M8
Phone: 867.633.6463
Fax: 867.633.2605
Email: info@ymta.org
National Literacy Websites
ABC Canada
ABC Canada Literacy Foundation is a national charity committed to promoting literacy to the general public and the private sector. They focus on public awareness programs, and the development and execution of national literacy awareness campaigns; provide promotional support to literacy groups; and conduct research to further the development of a fully literate Canadian population.
Canadian Literacy and Learning Network
The Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN) is a national non-profit organizations representing literacy coalitions, organizations and individuals from every province and territory. CLLN’s mission is to be a national voice for literacy for every Canadian through networking, research, government liaison, learner development, communication, collaboration and building the capacity to support the people and organizations involved with adult literacy education.
Federation canadienne pour l’alphabetisatiob en francais (FCAF)
FCAF is a national organization representing francophone literacy organizations across Canada.
Language Portal of Canada
The Language Portal of Canada is a Government of Canada Web site that showcases Canadian expertise in the area of language. It informs readers about Canadian resources that deal with different aspects of language.
Laubach Literacy of Canada
Laubach Literacy of Canada believes that literacy is a basic human right. On the national front, it trains volunteers tutors who help Canadians learn to read and write, and operated a national bookstore that provides resources to Canadian literacy workers and to adult literacy students.
National Adult Literacy Database (NALD)
The National Adult Literacy Database is an online resource for adult literacy practitioners. It has up-to-date literacy news, the latest literacy research and downloadable resources.
National Indigenous Literacy Association (NILA)
NILA serves as the eyes, ears, and voice of Aboriginal literacy in Canada, and reflects the spirit and values of Aboriginal peoples and Nations in all of its work. We emphasize Aboriginal culture-based quality in our services, and respect in all our relationships. NILA supports the development of holistic approaches to literacy education, and partnerships and links with quality Indigenous education initiatives wherever they are found.
Office of Literacy & Essential Skills (OLES), Human Resource & Skill Development Canada
The Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (OLES) focuses on improving the literacy and essential skills of adult Canadians.
OLES focuses on:
- understanding what works
- developing practical tools and supports
- providing employers, practitioners, and trainers with the tools and supports they need to improve the literacy and essential skills of adults
For example, OLES manages grant and contribution agreements with stakeholders across Canada, develops literacy and essential skills tools, and conducts research, policy development, and partnership engagement activities.
OLES works in collaboration with a variety of partners such as Government of Canada departments, provincial and territorial governments and coalitions, and national organizations.
