A case study report of the Net Zero Economy Authority and Future Made in Australia program. It provides an overview of the background and context of the two Australian initiatives, program implementation, and impact and relevance. It identifies funding mechanisms, implementation challenges and adaptations, the lessons learned and relevance to Canada.

Canada faces a severe housing crisis. Two major initiatives over the past six years aimed at encouraging more homebuilding have not alleviated the lack of supply for many low to median-income households. This report argues that the best way to improve this is a co-ordinated approach that combines mechanisms available to all levels of government.

This paper argues that the divide extends beyond access to technology and is fundamentally about the ability to benefit from it, which hinges on digital literacy. It advocates for sustained core funding for adult education programs and establishing a national platform for resource sharing.

Having reliable access to the internet is a fundamental part of everyday life — but not for everyone. Indigenous and northern communities are behind the rest of Canada in being able to access the internet at speeds needed to take advantage of essential online services, such as health care, education, banking and employment. To close...

This paper argues that a comprehensive, national adult literacy knowledge infrastructure must be reinstated in Canada to support literacy practitioners, learners and policy-makers.