This document reports the results of a study of literacy in Canada conducted for the Southam News in 1987. During the study, 2,398 Canadians were surveyed to determine the levels of literacy they possessed and how they coped in society if they were illiterate. The research methodology is based on an assessment of literacy conducted in 1985 by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in Princeton, New Jersey. This report contains 131 tables reporting results of the research, as well as a copy of the questionnaire. Some of the highlights of the findings are the following: (1) the incidence of illiteracy generally increases from west to east across Canada; (2) women are marginally more literate than men, and younger Canadians are more literate than older Canadians; (3) illiteracy in either of Canada's official languages is higher among immigrants (35 percent) than native-born Canadians; (4) illiterates earn two-thirds of the income of literates; (5) reading and writing are not considered important on the job for 54 percent of illiterates; (6) only 10 percent of illiterate people are enrolled in, or thinking of taking, remedial courses; (7) one of six working Canadians is illiterate; and (8) Canadians aged 21 to 25 perform at a slightly lower level than Americans in the same age group who have taken the same survey. (KC)