ISSN: 1488-8157 March 2026
Resources
Check out our newest resource to support literacy classrooms. The literacy orientation kit explores teaching EAL/ESL literacy. The kit is designed to be accessible and clear for instructors who are new to teaching EAL literacy but robust enough to support more experienced instructors. The first section is a “quick start” guide, and the other 9 sections explore this information in greater detail. Key topics include learners, levels, approaches and resources. The kit will be updated as needed over time.
Explore the kit by clicking: literacy.language.ca
The newest PD sessions available for programs are now available for Lead Teachers to deliver. One session focuses on literacy support called Getting Started with Literacy Learners and the other session covers important considerations around AI called AI and Professional Judgement in PBLA.
The Center has produced 50 module plans and 50 sample lessons as part of the Lignes directrices nationales du curriculum CLIC. Visit CLIC.language.ca to access the resources.
Conferences
Metropolis, Halifax, NS, March 11-13, 2026.
Participant and Presenter:
- Empowering CLIC Instructors Through CCLB Digital Resources
- Clarity in Chaos: The Role of Language Standards in Canada’s Immigration Future
La francophonie en mouvement, Ottawa, ON, March 18, 2026.
Host and presenter:
- L’IA au service du personnel instructeur CLIC (et FLS)
Webinars
On February 13, 2026, the CCLB presented a webinar: Follow-Up Information Session About the EAL Literacy Resource Package. If you missed it, you can view the recording from our website.
The CCLB is offering a two-part webinar on Intelligence artificielle générative en contexte autochtone. If you missed the first part, which took place on February 12, you can view the recording from our website.
To register for the second part, which will take place on March 16, please contact ELBP@NCLCenLigne.ca.
On February 25, the CCLB presented the webinar: Les Lignes directrices nationales du curriculum CLIC. This webinar helps instructors better orient themselves in their teaching practices, save time, and facilitate lesson preparation. Its goal is to support and guide participants in exploring and discovering new resources, particularly the Lignes directrices nationales du curriculum CLIC. You can view the recording on our website.
The CCLB presented the Tutela Webinar: Orientation to Tutela resources and PBLA Checklist on February 12, 2026. You can view the recording under the CCLB Webinar Recordings collection.
Stay tuned for an invitation to the webinar on the Projet Pilote du Didacticiel, which will be held in March. This will be a presentation of the resources created for the Projet Pilote du Didacticiel, which will be posted on Avenue.ca. The goal is to enable instructors and participants to easily navigate these new resources and explore their detailed content for optimal overall and practical understanding.
For more information or to register, please contact ELBP@NCLCenLigne.ca.
Training
Introduction to PBLA for new IRCC classroom instructors (supported training)
Course timeline: April 29th to June 3rd, 2026.
LINC classroom teachers (part-time or full-time) are eligible for training, but must have completed the CLB Bootcamp as a pre-requisite.
Registrations are only accepted from program coordinators by emailing: PBLA@language.ca after the call for participants is received in early April.
Guided PBLA PLAR
The PBLA Lead Teacher/Instructor Prior Learning Assessment Review (PLAR) is an alternative to the PBLA Lead Teacher/Instructor Foundation Course. The PLAR process expedites PBLA Lead Teacher/Instructor certification for individuals who are experienced in using PBLA in the classroom.
If your site has recently lost a Lead Teacher, please contact pbla.plar@language.ca to get details on certifying Lead Teachers and the process for PLAR. There will be a guided PLAR intake this winter between April-June.
Community News
On March 12, the CCLB will participate in the Metropolis conference, in Halifax, with the panel Clarity in Chaos: The Role of Language Standards in Canada’s Immigration Future.
The session will bring together experts from across sectors to examine how the language standards support Canada’s immigration system and policy consensus, how the Canadian Language Benchmarks and the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens are adapting to shifting immigration patterns and digitalization, and how these standards position Canada in the global immigration landscape.
If you are attending the conference, we invite you not to miss this session!
The CCLB is organizing a first-of-its-kind knowledge-sharing event focused on the NCLC. This will be a unique professional development and networking opportunity for CLIC and adult FLS instructors.
Under the theme La Francophonie en Mouvement : construire ensemble les pratiques d’enseignement basées sur les NCLC the event will take place in person in Ottawa on March 18, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Thanks to those who confirmed their participation.
Registration for this event closed on February 25, 2026.
