On Friday, September 25 in honour of Essential Skills Day, ABC Life Literacy Canada (ABC) hosted a roundtable discussion: Skills for Tomorrow, Today in Toronto, Ontario. Leaders in the essential skills and training sectors participated in a rich conversation that concluded that increased literacy and essential skills training in Canadian workplaces will result in better outcomes for the economy and the lives of workers. Participants included:

Gillian Mason, President, ABC Life Literacy Canada

Shaun Thorson, CEO, Skills Canada

Scott McNeil Smith, Director, Strategic Planning and Communications at EMC. President at Canadian Manufacturing Network

Rob Pearson, President, The Institute for Performance and Learning

Warren Everson, Senior Vice President, Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce

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