(a) to exercise all of the powers and discharge all of the duties of the corporation and administer and manage its affairs;

(b) to assess and respond to the literacy needs of the people of the province as those needs are perceived by community committees, local organizations, private citizens or other groups and to ensure that quality literacy programming and services are provided;

(c) to coordinate literacy programs and services in the province, through the promotion and fostering of

(d) to take steps by personal or written appeals, public meetings or otherwise that it may consider expedient for the purpose of obtaining contributions, in the form of donations or annual subscriptions or otherwise, to its funds.

(a) to institute a strategic provincial plan for the provision of literacy programs and services and the utilization of technology for the delivery of those literacy programs and services;

(b) to enter into agreements with

for literacy programming, or the transfer of courses for credit for programs leading to a high school completion certificate or equivalent;

(c) to establish various literacy services of the council, including the development of evaluation, certification and program standards, policies and procedures;

(d) to establish committees of the council that may be necessary or desirable, and to appoint advisory and other committees necessary to achieve the purpose of the Act and to pay reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the work of the committee;

(e) to provide facilities and grants, enter into agreements for research and to conduct research related to all aspects of literacy, and to prescribe terms and conditions under which research may be conducted by, or on behalf of the council;

(f) to adopt personnel procedures which generally follow the personnel administrative procedures of the government of the province, including the development and application of conflict of interest guidelines for members of the council and employees of the council;

(g) to accept and disburse grants, gifts and bequests to the council and to fix, receive and collect payments for services and research;

(h) to accept subscriptions and donations, whether lands, buildings, money or other property and devises and bequests, for a purpose referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e) and, to sell and dispose of or to lease and accept surrenders of leases of and manage all land, buildings and other property so received and not required to be or capable of being occupied or used for the purpose of the council and generally, but subject to the approval of the minister, to manage, invest, spend and dispose of that money and property;

(i) to administer, in furtherance of the objects of the council, all funds which it may receive and to sell and dispose of or to lease and accept surrenders of leases of and manage all real property donated or devised to the council;

(j) to ensure

(k) to adopt by-laws for the regulation of its proceedings and generally for the conduct of its activities, subject to the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council.

(a) appoint, promote or remove any employees as are necessary for the proper conduct of the work of the council; and

(b) prescribe the duties of employees and prescribe the conditions of their employment.

(a) the funds that may be appropriated by the Legislature and granted to the council;

(b) money that the council may charge and collect from users of its services or other programs or facilities;

(c) fees received for services provided by the council; and

(d) other money received by the council for its general purpose.

(a) a report concerning the work of the council during the financial year;

(b) an audited financial statement setting out the assets and liabilities of the council and its receipts and expenditures for the financial year immediately preceding that date; and

(c) all management letters relating to the audited financial statement required under paragraph (a).