In 2019, Saskatchewan will honour a family literacy volunteer through the Saskatchewan’s Council of the Federation Literacy Award. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Canada’s Premiers’ Council of the Federation Literacy Award (COFLA) until June 14th, 2019.
Family literacy volunteers work with Saskatchewan families by contributing to strengthening family engagement and increasing families’ capacity to support their children’s learning.
The nominees should be those that promote literacy through programming, awareness, collaborative partnerships and education. This year’s award will go to an unpaid literacy volunteer living in Saskatchewan who has made a significant contribution to literacy in our province.
A review panel will make the selection and the recipient will be honoured at a ceremony to be held at the Saskatchewan Legislature later this fall.
COFLA is an annual award that recognizes the valuable contributions made by Canadians across the entire field of literacy, including family, Aboriginal, health, workplace and community literacy. The Council of the Federation is made up of all provincial and territorial premiers. It enables premiers to work collaboratively on key initiatives that are important to all Canadians.
To make a nomination, please visit the website for the nomination guidelines, criteria, form and a list of previous award recipients.
More information about the Council of the Federation is available online.
