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e-Channel: Get the free education you need

Ontario’s online Literacy and Skills program

Do you want to find a job, get a promotion, become an apprentice, get ready for college or university, finish high school or live more independently? e-Channel can help.

You can take free online courses (live and anytime) from e-Channel’s five education providers:

ACE Distance/Online: For upgrading your education and opening doors to college, apprenticeship and employment

Deaf Learn Now: For Deaf or hard-of-hearing learners

Good Learning Anywhere: For adult learners looking to upgrade their skills for home, work and/or school with an emphasis on Northern, rural, remote and Indigenous communities

F@D (Le Programme de formation à distance): For Francophone Ontarians aged 19 and over who want to improve their skills

The LearningHUB: For upgrading your skills for apprenticeships and other jobs and exploring personal finance, technology, career options, etc.

What is Contact North | Contact Nord’s role?

We help recruit and refer students like you to e-Channel. We also help you with:

Learning supports and resources
Access to online learning platforms to take your courses
An IT helpdesk
Free access to laptops and Internet to study at home

Get free online education in English, French or American Sign Language from:

Ready to start learning for free but aren't sure where to start?

Our helpful survey will match you with the right e-Channel provider!

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We would love to hear from you

You know it’s hard to live independently without the right skills — and almost impossible to make it in the workplace or in education. If you don’t know where to start or need a hand to explore your options, we’re here to help.

Fill out the form below: for more information, to learn how to start, to explore your options.

We’d love to connect with you!

Provincial Land Acknowledgement

Contact North | Contact Nord respectfully acknowledges that our work, and the work of our community partners, takes place on
traditional Indigenous territories across the province.

We are grateful to be able to work and live in these territories. We are thankful to the First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who have cared for these territories since time immemorial and who continue to strengthen Ontario and all communities across the province.

e-Channel is the online Literacy and Basic Skills program. It is funded by Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. This Employment Ontario program provides online literacy courses to adults in Ontario.

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This Employment Ontario service is funded by the Government of Ontario.

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