Canada: Organisation of Economic Co-Operation and Development

Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development: Canadians are not quite as advanced as the Japanese or the Finns on things like literacy and numeracy, the first annual Adult Skills report by the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development found, according to The Star. This is a clear global advantage, at a time when the high-tech environment is becoming an ever more integral part of our everyday world, said Jeff Johnson, chair of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, one of the organizations that oversaw the collection of data in Canada and As the worlds most advanced economies grapple with the challenges of globalization and technological change, Canadians are relatively well prepared to meet the demands of a rapidly changing workforce, a new report shows . But Canada outscores Germany, the U.K. and the U.S., when it comes to the all important new age digital skills, the report to be released Tuesday found. See below for charts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.