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https://policyoptions.irpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Zeroing-in-on-Canadas-literacy-and-numeracy-skills-gap.jpg2000700Good literacy and numeracy skills will help everyone prepare for the rapidly evolving needs of the modern workplace. These information processing skills are essential to allow workers to perform their jobs, to help them acquire job-specific skills, and to improve their earnings and employment opportunities. However, international surveys of adults’ levels of literacy and numeracy […]