Canada Learning Code

Educate,

Equip,

Empower.

Our mission is to equip and empower all Canadians to thrive in the digital economy.

We envision a prosperous Canada in which all people have the knowledge and confidence to harness the power of technology to achieve economic and personal fulfillment.

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The new Canadian
landscapes are digital.

At Canada Learning Code, we believe that technical skills are tools of empowerment. Our goal is to ensure that all Canadians – particularly women, girls, people with disabilities, Indigenous youth and newcomers – who have been historically underrepresented in the sector are given equal opportunity to build our future.

We are champions for coding education in Canada, driving results through program design and delivery, strategic industry and public partnerships, educator training, research, advocacy and awareness.

We aim to empower Canadians in every province and territory to develop computational thinking abilities, through code and other digital skills, equipping them to become creators – not just consumers – of technology.

We believe that diversity is Canada's strength and everyone should be given equal opportunity to learn critical 21st century skills. Our goal is to level the educational playing field to drive innovation.

Diversity is
our strength.

These statistics are combined from all of our educational programs since 2011. Learn more in our recent annual report.

36440learners across Canada in our educational programs

21% of our adult learners identify as a member of a visible minority

97% of our adult learners identify as women

9,846 mentors have volunteered to help others learn in our educational programs

228,324 hours spent coding

24% of our youth learners identify as a member of a visible minority

89% of our youth learners identify as girls

1020 educational events (August 6, 2011 was our first workshop, ever!)

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We're an organization that supports our community of learners, volunteers, and mentors in over 30 regions across Canada. Your support today makes a big difference and will help us continue to deliver amazing educational programs and encourage people to change their lives through the power of technology.

Your donation will help us improve the lives of Canadians through digital literacy.

Our educational programs are designed for specific audiences to maximize our impact and support engaged communities

Ladies Learning Code

Offers beginner-friendly workshops for adults who want to learn computer programming and other technical skills in a social, collaborative way.

Our adult programming offers hands-on, project-based learning experiences that are designed to give beginners the skills and confidence they need to become digital creators.

Our workshops and educational events are open to adults of all ages. Workshops cover everything from introductory HTML & CSS, to WordPress, Python, Ruby, web design and more. They are especially popular and successful because of the 4:1 ratio of students to volunteer mentors at every workshop, which is only possible because of overwhelming support from the technology and startup communities in the cities in which we operate.

Girls Learning Code

Designed specifically for girls ages 6 to 13 to help them see technology as a medium for self-expression, and a means for making an impact on the world.

Girls Learning Code programs encourage girls to foster an interest in technology and understand there is a place for them in the tech landscape. We run week-long camps, after school programs, field trips, workshops and "We'll Take Your Kids to Work" days where we bring girls on a tour of local technology companies to learn more about careers in tech. Programs cover a variety of topics from programming languages like HTML & CSS and Ruby, to image editing and blog creation, to 3D printing to hardware hacking with arduinos and more.

Kids Learning Code

Provides an opportunity for youth between the ages of 6 and 13 to work collaboratively in a fun and innovative learning environment.

Teens Learning Code

Offers teens an introduction to code while also teaching valuable collaborative skills and providing opportunities for mentorship.

Our educational program for youth between the ages of 13 and 17 years old is about much more than learning to code! The goal of this program is to help young people build the technical skills, soft skills, confidence, and communities that will propel them forward in their future personal and professional endeavours. High school students are encouraged to join the Teen Club to be invited to attend technical workshops, industry field trips and volunteer opportunities all year round that will help them to envision and prepare for a future in technology.

Teachers Learning Code

Demystifies coding for non-technical educators and empowers them to implement technical learning in their classrooms.

Teachers Learning Code is our newest initiative, introduced in the Summer of 2016. This program aims to empower traditional and nontraditional educators to introduce coding into their classrooms and communities. Program content has been inspired by our experiences teaching thousands of youth across Canada to code, and informed by the insights gathered through this work. Together with teachers and non-traditional educators, we will inspire the next generation of Canadian technologists.