CELI was created in 2021 to strengthen the English-Speaking Communities of Quebec.

 

A five-year project, CELI’s work includes a community grants and partnerships funding stream, timely research, professional development for practitioners working in English language literacy and essential skills, and employment and employability.

CELI will also host multi-stakeholder community forums in 2024, 2025, and 2026. Through these efforts, CELI aims to support and connect community-based service providers working in its target sectors across the English-Speaking Communities of Quebec (ESCQ).

Explore CELI Resources & Tools

Discover the latest CELI outputs and learning opportunities:

View the CELI Inventory

A comprehensive snapshot of 381 English-language literacy, essential skills, and employment programs across Québec.

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CELI Microlessons

Access our microlessons to build practical facilitation skills you can apply immediately in your work.

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Professional Development

Recordings of our workshops and webinars to support ongoing learning.

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Our Resources

Reports, presentations, and other materials developed through the CELI initiative.

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New CELI projects for 2025-2026

Literacy Quebec and TALQ (formerly the Quebec Community Groups Network) are pleased to announce the recipients of the CELI 2025-2026 Community Grants. A total of $468,000 has been awarded to six community organizations for projects that activate the Skills for Success framework for English-speaker in communities across Quebec.

With the financial support of the Government of Canada Office of Skills for Success, CELI champions community-based service providers in the field of English literacy and essential skills, employability, and employment. The projects selected this year will strengthen the capacity of English-speaking Quebec’s community sector, create long-lasting partnerships, and provide English-speaking Quebecers with opportunities to learn new skills, all of which allow members of our community to succeed and thrive in work and life. The six groups selected are:

  • ABC Life Literacy Canada
  • Atwater Library and Computer Centre
  • Committee for Anglophone Social Action
  • LaSalle Multicultural Resource Centre
  • Literacy Unlimited
  • YES Employment and Entrepreneurship.

To view the list of funded projects for 2025-2026, as well as past projects funded through the Community Empowered Literacy Initiative, visit our “Community Grants” section. Please note that more projects may be announced shortly.  Be sure to visit this website for updates, news, and resources.