Manitoba pledges $2.5M for adult education programs
Posted May 19, 2026 2:28 pm.
Last Updated May 19, 2026 3:39 pm.
Manitoba’s government is investing $2.5 million in education programs for adults.
Education Minister Renee Cable says that brings the province’s total funding for adult learning and literacy to nearly $25 million.
“An investment in adult learning and literacy is an investment in Manitoba’s economy and in our people,” said Cable. “We have heard from the community about the impact that adult learning and literacy programs have. We are supporting Manitobans to obtain high school credits and diplomas and improve basic literacy and numeracy skills to help them find good jobs to lift their families out of poverty and increase the chances their children will go on to graduate.”
Half of the latest investment is set to boost programs in the province’s First Nation and northern communities.
Additionally, $2.5 million will be invested into stabilizing and strengthening existing adult learning and literacy programming in priority communities, support front-line delivery needs and support recruitment and retention of professionals to deliver quality programming, the minister noted.
Lastly, the province will be “providing an additional $100,000 through the Mino’Ayaawag Ikwewag: All Women Doing Well strategy to support 60 Indigenous women enrolled in the Early Childhood Education, Adult Education and Employment, and Family Support Worker programs at Urban Circle. The funding will enhance programming by further incorporating ancestral teachings, traditional ceremonies and land-based learning opportunities.”
