Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Commonwealth of Learning – Institutional Support 2025-2027
Agreement Number:
7465987 P013467001
Agreement Value:
$7,800,000.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 24, 2025 - Dec 31, 2027
Description:
This grant represents Canada's institutional support to the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The COL uses these funds, along with other donor funding, to achieve its mandate, which is to help governments, institutions and organizations expand the scale, efficiency and quality of learning by using appropriate open, distance and technology-enabled learning.
Guided by its 2021-2027 Strategic Plan, the COL focuses its programming and advocacy using distance learning and technologies to achieve improved outcomes in education, skills development and lifelong learning across the Commonwealth. It acts as an enabler, a capacity-builder and a catalyst to empower people through learning that leads to economic growth, social inclusion and environmental conservation.
Project activities of COL include: (1) improving the capacity of government staff to develop and implement appropriate open and distance learning (ODL) strategies, policies and programs; (2) improving the capacity of staff and trainers to use, implement and scale up gender-responsive, quality ODL opportunities offered by institutions; (3) facilitating access to learning opportunities, particularly for women and girls, through community sensitization and support; (4) providing mentorship and facilitating access to services and financial resources for entrepreneurship and livelihood development; and (5) establishing partnerships with labour markets, finance and the service industry to facilitate the transition between learning and its practical application in the market.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved national effectiveness in leveraging open and distance learning (ODL); (2) improved institutional effectiveness in leveraging ODL; and (3) increased, equitable and inclusive access to quality learning opportunities, especially for women, girls and people with disabilities.
Location:
BURNABY, Ontario, CA V5H 4M2
Reference Number:
064-2024-2025-Q4-00110
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
3203892100884
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Commonwealth of Learning
Federal Riding Name:
Burnaby South
Federal Riding Number:
59003
Program:
Grants - Multilateral Programming
Program Purpose:
Subvention Programmation multilatérale