About MCL Membership

Movement for Canadian Literacy has a thirty year history of providing a national forum for literacy organizations, practitioners and learners across Canada.  Our membership transcends all sectors with local and national representation from libraries, immigration, public health, adult education, family literacy, to name just a few. Membership is open to organizations, businesses and individuals who share in our mission to advance literacy and essential skills across Canada.

Benefits of membership:

• Get an advance look at our national e-newsletter, Literacy.caExpress, published 3 times a year, containing news items, learner profiles, upcoming events and current key issues about literacy
• If you are or have been enrolled in a literacy program, connect with your Learner Advisory Network(LAN) representative and other adult learners so your voice can be heard
• Take your place at the table at our Annual General Meeting.  Individual and organizational members are welcome.
• Make an impact.  Statistics Canada reports a 1% increase in adult literacy generates a 1.5$ increase in the GDP.  Your membership can influence a saving to Canadians of $18 billion this year alone.
• Take advantage of the opportunity to share knowledge and establish broad-based connections on a national level.  Visit our website www.literacy.ca and/or attend our forums and workshops.
• Bridge the gap.  Improve the well-being, education, health, employability and income levels of the 9 million Canadians who struggle with low literacy skills.

Types of Membership

Coalition membership is available to one literacy coalition in each province and territory. A literacy coalition is selected by the various literacy organizations in their province or territory.  The organizations choose the coalition best qualified to represent literacy at the national level. Each coalition sends one representative to sit as a voting member of MCL's board. One learner representative from each coalition may join the Learners’ Advisory Network (LAN) committee. The coalition is responsible for distributing MCL information to their members.

General membership is available to individuals who support the work of MCL and who wish to receive all MCL communications in a direct and timely manner. General members may attend and speak at the AGM and other special meetings although they do not have voting rights.
Organizational membership is available to organizations that support the work of MCL and wish to receive all MCL communications in a direct and timely manner. A representative of the organization may attend and speak at the AGM and other special meetings although they do not have voting rights.
International subscriptions are available to organizations and individuals outside of Canada who wish to receive MCL's publications.

Fees

The MCL Board will set fees in the fall of each year. For the 2009 membership year, the fees are:

• General membership           $25
• International subscription   $30

Organizational membership fees are based on annual revenue as follows:
Annual revenue:

• Less than $100,000           $100.00
• $100,000 - $200,000        $150.00
• $200,000 - $500,000        $200.00
• $500,000 - $1M                $250.00
• over $1M                          $300.00

Membership Form

At this time, MCL does not have an online membership registration system. Please download this membership form, print it and mail it back to us along with your fee.